Issued Patents on Blockchain Innovation
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/issued-patents-on-blockchain-innovation/
Aug 31, 2019 - This project surveys patents issued globally in the blockchain space, compares them to the nature and volume of patents in the Internet space, and puts them into categories of innovation. The author walks through a careful analysis of the claims of issued patents, for companies to decide whether to avoid such patents or to design around their claims. He identifies deficiencies in the patent office review of prior art, which—when rectified—could render a patent invalid. Finally, he discusses strategic uses of patent offices and the federal court system in the defense of or dispute over an issued patent.
Blockchain Revolution in Education and Lifelong Learning
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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
Blockchain in Global Trade
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-in-global-trade/
Apr 19, 2019 - This research explores how blockchain can improve global trade for all stakeholders—banks and financiers, corporations, logistics companies, regulatory bodies, insurance providers, and customs authorities—and lays out a road map for implementation on business and technical fronts. Deloitte’s technology consulting team provides provocative questions for enterprise leadership and practical analysis of blockchain opportunities and such challenges as governance, standards, scalability, interoperability, and integration.
Keyword: Deloitte,
distributed ledger technology,
financial services,
freight carriers,
freight forwarders,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority,
IBM,
law & regulation,
Maersk,
provenance,
SDG 12,
SDG 17,
supply chain,
we.trade
Food Traceability on Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/food-traceability-on-blockchain/
Sep 28, 2017 - This case study looks at Walmart’s pilot projects with IBM to track mangoes in the Americas and pork in China, from farm to table with focus on food safety. Blockchain technology helps to identify the source of contamination quickly, so that food producers, processors, distributors, and retailers can act quickly and protect the public from harm.
Keyword: China,
food provenance,
food safety,
IBM,
mango,
pork,
retail,
RFID,
SDG 2,
SDG 3,
Tsinghua University,
Walmart
Blockchain In Commercial Insurance
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/commercial-insurance/
Nov 21, 2019 - Insurance is a significant industry worldwide: in 2017, total global gross written premiums tallied $4.8 trillion. In this white paper, Henry Kim and Muhammad Izhar Mehar of the Schulich School of Business offer clear guidance for evaluating potential blockchain use cases in commercial insurance. They take a “first principles” approach rooted in historical and economic perspectives and provide a more scientific framework for comparisons. It is a practical work for professionals responsible for sizing up the potential of distributed ledger technology in the insurance industry.
Keyword: AIG,
Allianz,
American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS),
ANZ Bank,
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i),
ChainThat,
contributionship,
financial services,
Insurwave,
Mattereum,
openIDL,
R3,
SDG 10,
SDG 17,
SDG 9,
Standard Charter,
Suncorp,
Sweetbridge,
Willis Re,
York University