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The Networked Hotbeds of Blockchain
Don Tapscott, Hilary Carter, Jill Rundle
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-networked-hotbeds-of-blockchain/
Jan 15, 2018 - This paper showcases the hotbeds of blockchain activity around the world—those cities and nations that have become hubs for financing and incubation of entrepreneurial initiatives—and explains the conditions under which distributed ledger start-ups are thriving in each jurisdiction.
Keyword: Australia, diversity, Dubai, Estonia, fintech, government, Hong Kong, London, New York, R&D, SDG 11, SDG 8, SDG 9, Singapore, start-up, Sydney, United Kingdom, Zug
Blockchain for Planetary Stewardship, Part 1/2
Tom Baumann
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-planetary-stewardship/
Jan 30, 2018 - In the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the agenda for sustainable development, this project provides a taxonomy for analyzing what the blockchain community is doing to counter the adverse effects of human activity on the planet. It explores such approaches as developing less computationally demanding consensus algorithms, aligning stakeholder incentives, and combining distributed ledgers with other innovations such as artificial intelligence, sharing economy, Internet of Things, and big data analytics.
Keyword: carbon credit trading, clean energy, Climate Ledger Initiative, emission reduction, energy & resources, green finance, Hack4Climate, Paris Agreement, SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 15, smart standards, Veridium, wildlife conservation, Xpansiv
Blockchain Revolution in Higher Education
Don Tapscott
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-revolution-in-higher-education/
May 25, 2018 - This project explores how blockchain is transforming education with a focus on higher ed—vocational schools, community colleges, universities, and corporate training and development—from establishing student identity, protecting their privacy, financing their coursework, measuring their progress, and recording their credentials of achievement through open data exchange protocols. The development of microcredentialing capabilities, pay-as-you-learn funding models, and massively open online courses, plus the co-creation of open educational resources, are making the meta-university and lifelong learning affordable and accessible for more stu...
Keyword: academic record, BlockCerts, edtech, education, Learning Is Earning 2026, MIT Media Lab, MOOC, OER, OpenBadges, SDG 10, SDG 4, SDG 5, Sony Global Education, student ID, T&D
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