In a Digital World, Data = Identity Identity can be broken down into two distinct aspects. The first is “the fact of being who or what a person or thing is⁵.” My earlier post, The Impact of Digital Identity, focused on the ways in which blockchain technology can be used to create a decentralized personal […]
How India can capitalize on its demographic dividend through blockchain
Share this post: India is known for its demographic dividend which can propel it to become the next China-like story or even better. For those of you who don’t know, demographic dividend as defined by the United Nations Population Fund means, “the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure, […]
Exploring blockchain as the foundation for next gen apps on Web 3.0
Share this post: Web 3.0 is the collection of next gen web applications which use emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI, IoT, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) as part of their core technology stack. These emerging technologies will shape the interactions users will have in this next generation of the web. The internet took us […]
Australian Govt Boosting National Blockchain Roadmap with AUD 71000 Fund
The Australian government is rushing to become a global leader in the blockchain industry. As announced recently, the Federal government of Australia is developing a blockchain roadmap and said to fund AUD100,000 or US$71K to advance the blockchain use-cases in the public sector. <![CDATA[ ]]> National Blockchain Roadmap and Strategy The announcement released on March […]
What blockchain means to the justice and public safety sectors
Share this post: To understand what blockchain means to the justice and public safety sectors, we first have to lay the basic foundations for what a blockchain is. An easy way to understand blockchain is to think of it as a group text message. Much like in a group text message, blockchain is a distributed, […]
Decentralized identity is poised to disrupt how you share data
Share this post: IBM recently wrapped up a very bustling week in San Francisco at THINK 2019 full of client conversations — through sessions and in the expo hall — and how technology will transform enterprises with data, AI, cloud, blockchain and more. In my blog post prior to THINK, I wrote about how blockchain […]
Exploring possibilities to disrupt financial services through blockchain
Share this post: There are over 85,000 financial cooperatives, or credit unions, worldwide. Unlike a bank, these cooperatives are non-profit financial institutions and exist to serve their members. Since these institutions are not-for-profit, their collaborative nature often causes them to work together to achieve the common goal of providing the best service to members, leading […]
The key to increasing production environments among diverse members
Share this post: Vendors are raising the stakes in the blockchain market segment, looking to differentiate by proving interoperability between disparate blockchain implementations and cloud platforms. The industry is moving beyond the education and PoC stage and into a phase which aims to demonstrate how blockchain performs in production. This requires proof of portability among […]
The clawback case for blockchain in media and entertainment
Share this post: The global media and entertainment (M&E) industry, including “new media” FANG titans, is now approaching $2 trillion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. However, a lot of the value is locked up in inefficient processes that are ripe for re-design using blockchain applications. Blockchain in media and entertainment is giving companies […]
Leading the blockchain conversations taking place at SXSW
March 5, 2019 | Written by: IBM Blockchain Unleashed Categorized: Announcements Share this post: If you are involved in the tech world, chances are you have heard of SXSW, the week-long conference and series of festivals hosted in the city of Austin, Texas. What started as a local music festival in 1987 has become throughout […]