Feb 20, 2018 | Blockchain Governance, Blog
The tracking of epidemics and creating global health solutions is a problem made for blockchain to solve. Jim Nasr, chief software architect at the CDC’s Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services is leading a team working on blockchain technology...
Jan 5, 2018 | At Work, Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
Last September, experts from 21 countries with experience in soil, water and land management and agriculture met to work on solutions for the scaling up of organic and regenerative agriculture, land management and livestock grazing. The solutions will address global...
Dec 28, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is exploring blockchain technology to combat illegal fishing and slave labor in the tuna fishing industry. The technology is currently being piloted in Fiji. Eco-conscious diners may ask restaurants whether their fish comes from a...
Dec 22, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Health & Human Security
Stateless Rohingya who fled Myanmar are set to receive digital ID cards using blockchain technology in a pilot project seeking to help them access services like banking and education. It will also begin a process of restoring their dignity, the project’s founders...
Dec 15, 2017 | At Work, Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship
As a commitment to green and healthy city streets, C40 Cities has launched the Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets initiative; an effort from 12 mayors from across the C40 network to initiate a global shift to truly livable streets. This commitment specifies procuring only...
Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security
In 2015, 100,000 girls ages 15-24 were infected with HIV in South Africa, compared with 42,000 boys. Soul City Institute for Social Justice created RISE Young Women’s Clubs to help shrink these catastrophic numbers, but calls for more funding and programming for...
