Automating workplace vaccination verification — a path out of the pandemic
3 min read - Workplace vaccination mandates are coming for employers. In the United States, The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a rule on requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully…
Can the future of fintech really be found in blockchain-based smart contracts?
5 min read - Blockchain Today, smart contracts are available to optimise many financial and business processes. In essence, they are self-executing, self-enforcing protocols that are governed by explicit terms and conditions. On blockchain, smart contracts can streamline complex processes that involve several intermediaries…
3 key areas of enterprise blockchain adoption in 2021
3 min read - Many businesses are seeing the COVID-19 pandemic as a watershed for technology and innovation investment. Technology budgets have been reprioritised with a laser focus on near-term return on investment as a necessity for most. At the same time remote working,…
Quality process management keeps Qatar’s public works projects on track
2 min read - The Public Works Authority in the State of Qatar, Ashghal, is responsible for the design, construction, delivery and asset management of all infrastructure projects and public buildings of national importance, such as major roads, sanitation works, schools, hospitals, ports and…
Blockchain and sustainability through responsible sourcing
4 min read - Mining for cobalt, an essential raw material for lithium-ion batteries, carries a high cost in human suffering. More than 60 percent of the world’s supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with about 45 percent coming from large-scale…
A groundbreaking vaccine will need a groundbreaking supply chain
5 min read - News of the first successfully completed vaccine trial has the potential to bring relief to billions of people around the world. But as encouraging as trials may be, it is extremely important to note that a vaccine cannot be as…
Episode 23: Translating enterprise blockchain innovation through art
4 min read - Listen to this IBM Blockchain Pulse Podcast episode and others on iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn and Stitcher. Enterprise blockchain innovation through art The IBM Blockchain Pulse has had a lot of extraordinary guests featured on the podcast so far. They’ve featured…
How blockchain can transform a teachers’ pension system
2 min read - When teachers retire, they expect accurate pension payouts. That’s also the goal of plan administrators, who have an obligation to ensure pension system integrity. Still, inadvertent errors can occur. And if a cybercriminal breaks into the system or corrupts teacher…
Technology for good: Advancements with social responsibility
2 min read - Sweden’s blood services agency texts donors when their blood donations save a life. In Australia, underwater robots plant coral “babies” to repopulate the Great Barrier coral reef. IoT-driven, dynamic congestion tolling in the UK has led to the lowest carbon…