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 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...
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...
Jan 25, 2018 | Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
Drought-hit Cape Town, South Africa, prepares to turn off the water taps as soon as April, while cities around the world confront water risks of many kinds.according to a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), two thirds of the globes cities are seeking...
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...
