Blockchain for Planetary Stewardship, Part 1/2
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 for Planetary Stewardship, Part 2/2
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-planetary-stewardship-2/
Jan 30, 2018 - This project surveys the landscape of blockchain start-ups, applications, and networks related to climate, sustainability, and governance of planetary resources. It speaks to leaders of green initiatives and heads of corporate social responsibility programs who want to explore distributed ledgers for their coordinating members of their ecosystems. It also introduces innovators to their peers’ work—not just Climatecoin, Grid+, and LO3 Energy but thirty other endeavors including think tanks, trading platforms, and environment-related cryptocurrencies.
Keyword: carbon credits,
ConsenSys,
conservation,
energy & resources,
renewable electricity,
SDG 13,
SDG 14,
SDG 15,
SDG 6,
SDG 7,
solar energy,
sustainable supply chains,
waste management
Introducing Asset Chains
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/introducing-asset-chains/
Nov 28, 2017 - With case studies on Moog, Merck, and Sweetbridge, this project uncovers how to optimize supply chains for greater responsiveness and transparency with confidentiality, achieve network scale and efficiency, and approach autonomous supply chain functions with the industrial Internet of Things.
Keyword: Animal Ventures,
industrial Internet,
logistics,
management,
manufacturing,
network state management,
procurement,
SDG 12,
SDG 17,
supply chain,
trade finance
Blockchain at Our Borders
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-at-our-borders/
Nov 30, 2017 - This project discusses how national customs agencies and international organizations can use blockchain to expedite people, money, and things securely across borders by land, sea, air, or Internet. It showcases US Customs and Border Protection’s efforts as part of the US Department of Homeland Security to drive the global development of blockchain-based governance that will enhance the safety and security of global trade and tourism.
Keyword: BlockCypher,
CBP,
counterfeit,
cybersecurity,
DHS,
Digital Bazaar,
Evernym,
Factom,
government,
law & regulation,
logistics,
mobile passport,
national security,
SDG 16,
SDG 17,
supply chain,
trade finance
Patents and Blockchain Innovation
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/patents-and-blockchain-innovation/
Jan 29, 2018 - This research examines the basics of US patent law and its application to blockchain technologies, including the impact of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International decision. The author compares the benefits and the drawbacks of different patent strategies, such as voluntary communal coordination, and provides recommendations for future innovation and regulation so that the community can access foundational blockchain patents while the inventors and those who invested in the essential patents receive fair compensation.
Keyword: Craig Wright,
Erik Voorhees,
government,
law & regulation,
licensing,
Overstock.com,
patent strategy,
Polsinelli PC,
Questel,
R&D,
Rimon PC,
RPX Corporation,
SDG 9
