Traditional banking approaches and practices have a nasty habit of excluding those who are in the most desperate need for economic stability around the world. Could the disruptive power of blockchain technology finally be the financial enabler that we've been waiting for? Deprived communities globally can suffer from extremely high inflation rates, high unemployment, … [Read more...] about How Blockchain Technology Could Help to Combat Poverty
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How AI Can Help Alleviate Poverty
With the many, many uses of AI, we're seeing an increase in researchers, scientists, organisations and start-ups of all kinds looking at ways we can leverage this technology for good. Whilst high-technology' has become synonymous with high wages, and high investment, there are loads of projects out there applying this technology to poverty reduction. Harnessing the power of AI … [Read more...] about How AI Can Help Alleviate Poverty
Blockchain: Transforming your Business and Our World
This week, I spoke at the Global Blockchain Conference in Kuala Lumpur and at Windays 2018 in Porec, Croatia and I had some very interesting discussions with the participants on the enormous potential of Blockchain. Blockchain has a lot of potential for organisations to improve their bottom line, but it also offers an opportunity to improve the state of our world. Currently, … [Read more...] about Blockchain: Transforming your Business and Our World
How Blockchain Could Help End Poverty in All Its Forms
Technological advancements have reduced global poverty significantly in the past 100 years. Although many people have been able to leave poverty due to this, however, still more than 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as having less than $1.25 to spend every day. There are a wide variety of causes for poverty, which differ per country, but in … [Read more...] about How Blockchain Could Help End Poverty in All Its Forms
5 Applications of Big Data in Government
One of the greatest strengths of big data is its flexibility and universal application to so many different industries. Along with many other areas, big data in government can have an enormous impact local, national and global. With so many complex issues on the table today, governments have their work cut out trying to make sense of all the information they receive and make … [Read more...] about 5 Applications of Big Data in Government
