Standardized and Decentralized
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/standardized-and-decentralized-rethinking-the-blockchain-stack/
Feb 28, 2018 - This project looks at the three layers of the blockchain stack—protocol, consensus, and economic—from logical and technical points of view; and it distinguishes between two types of standardization, semantic and technological. It should help executives and investors to understand the implementation challenges—such as scalability, energy consumption, and governance of each layer—and the problems that the blockchain community is attempting to solve with each innovation.
Keyword: Arun Devan,
Bitcoin,
consensus mechanism,
David Xiao,
ERC-20,
Ethereum,
Joel Monegro,
New York Agreement,
proof of stake,
proof of work,
SDG 9,
technology,
Vitalik Buterin
State of Enterprise Blockchain: A Mid-Year Review
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/state-of-enterprise-blockchain/
Jun 28, 2021 - This project reports on the state of the enterprise blockchain space. It begins with commentary on the state of the world writ large—from the pandemic’s effects on the economy and the global need for vaccinations to the K-shaped recovery and the consequences of helicopter money (e.g., inflation). It covers a series of developments relevant to enterprise users: the price volatility of cryptocurrencies, the shortcomings of consensus mechanisms for enterprise needs, the growth of stablecoins, the status of tokenless blockchains and blockchain-as-a-service offerings, and the latest on central bank digital currencies (e.g., China’s digital c...
Keyword: Amazon,
CBDC,
Chainlink,
CIO,
ConsenSys,
Cosmos,
DCEP,
Facebook Diem,
Hyperledger,
iFinex,
management,
Microsoft,
Oracle,
Polkadot,
Raft,
SDG 13,
SDG 7,
technology
Distributed Connectivity
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/distributed-connectivity/
Dec 27, 2017 - This research explores breadth of blockchain’s impact on the telecommunications industry. It presents a framework for evaluating use cases, actionable ideas for blockchain implementation, the risks and limitations of blockchain technology, and a path forward for telecom managers.
Keyword: 5G,
Corda,
distributed network management,
Huawei,
inter-carrier collaboration,
media & telecom,
mesh network,
mobile payment,
Reliance Jio,
SDG 10,
SDG 11,
SDG 9,
T-Mobile,
Verizon,
Vodafone
How Blockchain Can Help Regulators
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/how-blockchain-can-help-regulators/
Dec 07, 2018 - In collaboration with Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, researcher Alan Majer of Good Robot presents the promise and potential of blockchain applied to the safety and sustainability of Canada’s food supply. He includes in-depth interviews of Emma Weston, CEO of AgriDigital, Padraig Brennan of Bord Bia, and leaders at Agri Traçabilité Québec and BLOCKstrain. Ultimately, he describes a working model of the holistic approach that other government agencies could be taking to test blockchain solutions to pressing national problems that require public-private collaboration.
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Keyword: ACIA,
agriculture,
Amazon.com,
BIXSco,
CFIA,
chaîne d'approvisionnement,
Ethereum Swarm,
genetically modified organism,
government,
IBM,
InterPlanetary File System,
ISDE,
ISED,
law & regulation,
organisme génétiquement modifié,
SDG 16,
supply chain,
Walmart
India’s Land Registry on Blockchain
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/indias-land-registry-on-blockchain/
Dec 18, 2018 - This case details one of the United Nations Develop Programme’s projects applying technological solutions to some of the humanitarian agency’s most pressing challenges. As a test case, the UNDP sponsored Blockscale Solutions to build a reliable land registry proof of concept in the state of Haryana, India, as a means of reducing bureaucratic corruption and expediting humanitarian aid in the aftermath of natural disasters. The case compares Haryana’s current system of land administration with the long-term benefits and obstacles to implementation of a blockchain-based system.
Keyword: Blockscale Solutions,
deeds,
digital ID,
India,
Jamabandi,
law & regulation,
Murtaza Tawawala,
real estate,
SDG 10,
SDG 16,
SDG 8,
UNDP
Blockchain Revolution in Education and Lifelong Learning
File Type: Document
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-revolution-in-education-and-lifelong-learning/
Apr 22, 2019 - Updated in collaboration with the IBM Institute for Business Value, this project explores how blockchain is transforming education with an emphasis on lifelong learning and the reskilling of the workforce. It covers not just traditional educational institutions but also corporate training and development, where innovators are using blockchain to establish student identity, protect privacy, finance coursework, measure progress, and record badges of achievement and skills mastery. The implementation of microcredentialing capabilities, pay-as-you-learn funding models, and massively open online courses, plus the co-creation of open educational re...
Keyword: BlockCerts,
Credly,
Degreed,
edtech,
education,
IBM,
IMS Global Learning Consortium,
learning pathways,
MIT Media Lab,
MOOC,
OER,
open data exchange protocols,
OpenBadges,
SDG 10,
SDG 4,
SDG 5,
Sovrin Alliance,
student ID,
T&D
