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...
Dec 19, 2016 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Governance Networks, Health & Human Security, Other / Multiple / General
2017 could be the year of blockchain stewardship. In the CoinDesk 2016 in Review special feature, Don Tapscott, Founder of Global Solution Networks, and co-Author Alex Tapscott, discussed some of the hot topics from their recently published book “Blockchain...
Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Cities
The Hyperloop One Global Challenge is inviting entries in a competition to win the opportunity to work with Hyperloop on transforming passenger and cargo transportation. While commercial drone operators are working out the regulatory problems of operating package...
Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced today that Canada is contributing $15.3 million over four years (2015-2019) to improve the lives and futures of young people in Africa. This investment will help offer the training needed to find and keep good jobs,...
Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
The Legatum Insitute, a London-based think tank, does an annual ranking of countries using eight indices. Their 2015 Prosperity Index report has just come out. See the complete Legatum Prosperity Ranking data here. Among the headline findings from this...