May 4, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Cities, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
Young civic leaders brainstorming opportunities to improve their communities ID’d ways to combating misinformation in elections, giving support to Arabic-speaking domestic violence victims in the US, and using blockchain technology for protecting property...
Mar 16, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Cities, Employment & Prosperity
A Toronto-based research initiative, the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) was launched this week at the Blockchain Summit in DC. A multi-stakeholder partnership with government bodies, including the Canadian government and private sector companies, the organization...
Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity
Financial health is a new term in the arena of financial inclusion. It means being in possession of a daily financial system that can provide resilience in the face of economic shocks so that individuals are better able to reach their economic goals. Individuals in...
Feb 7, 2017 | Cities, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
In the refugee-hosting countries in Africa, camp-based humanitarian aid has been a default response to the protracted situations of forced displacement. In the anxiety and confusion that has been generated by the US travel ban turmoil, the residents of many refugees...
Jan 4, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Poverty Alleviation
In our 2013 study of the challenges of financial inclusion Financial Inclusion: Barter to Bitcoins, Bricks and Mortar to Mobile—Developing 21st Century Financial Services Solutions for the Unbanked Poor we looked at the limites imposed by marginal involvement in the...