Feb 22, 2018 | Blockchain Governance, Cities
While it’s the undisputed business hub of the Middle East, Dubai has set an ambitious goal in this era of urbanization: To be the first blockchain-powered government in the world by 2020. Not as sci-fi as it sounds. Blockchain-powered smart cities are attainable. The...
Feb 11, 2018 | Blockchain Governance, Employment & Prosperity
Blockchain could well be the tool for fighting global poverty in the way that vaccines fight disease, especially in developing economies. Blockchain, and its various iterations, provides an opportunity to lift billions of people that lack access to even the most...
Feb 5, 2018 | Blockchain Governance, Climate
Blockchain technology is a leading breakthrough to tackle climate change. The UNFCCC Secretariat has helped create the Climate Chain Coalition to encourage use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The DLT blockchain technology, can continually update climate action...
Nov 20, 2017 | Blog, Cities
Smart cities are preparing for autonomous vehicles with mobility technology. The National League of Cities research on mobility and technology reports broad shifts urban life and infrastructure. Cities are becoming a proving ground for the technology that could make...
Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship
Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn this month made little progress on the disputes that have been lingering since the Paris Agreement of 2015. The UN annual conference that year culminated with a nearly unanimous agreement to voluntarily limit greenhouse gas...