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Public Sector: Blockchain Use-Cases

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Today there are tens of thousands of pilots trying blockchain technology in numerous features of society. The public sector, specifically government, has also shown significant interest in blockchain technology. Currently  governments on all landmasses  except Antarctica are engaged in blockchain pilot projects.  The public sector is responsible for many areas of trust and services so there are a large number of use cases across countries including: the European Union (EU — anti-counterfeiting), Estonia (Digital Government), US (FDA, DHS, HHS, GSA — security, anti-counterfeiting), China (Payments), India (Payments, Land Registry), Switzerland (Identity), Denmark (Voting), Dubai (Digital Government), Georgia (Land Registry), Gibraltar (Stock Exchange), and many more. Some of the spaces in the Public sector that Blockchain can fit in to- 1.      Identity Management/Attestation Blockchain technology provides three special capabili...

Advantages of Blockchain for Health Data

The blockchain era has already begun. Taking into account the fast progress in the development of new and more efficient healthcare record systems, wearable devices, and medical examination systems implementing artificial intelligence, cryptography will become an important part of the way hospitals work. There are, however, a few improvements still needed in order for seamless blockchain adoption across the entire medical industry.  According to Hyperledger’s survey, 42.9% of healthcare organizations suppose that the interoperability of electronic health records will help for faster blockchain implementation; with 28.6% of respondents ready to use this technology in care settings today . So, what are the benefits of blockchain technology in healthcare? Data Provenance and Integrity With an ongoing increase in patient numbers, healthcare providers have to manage more and more health data on a regular basis. As the data volume increases each year, it becomes harder for hos...