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How India can capitalize on its demographic dividend through blockchain
India is known for its demographic dividend which can propel it to become the next China-like story or even better. For those of you who don’t know, demographic dividend as defined by the United Nations Population Fund means, “the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the […]
Blockchain and big data use cases: Challenges and opportunities with blockchain and data science
Read the original article, published January 5, 2019 on Smartereum. Blockchain and Big Data are among the top emerging technologies tipped to revolutionize several industries, radically changing the way businesses and organizations are run. One might assume that these technologies are mutually exclusive — each forging unique paths and applied independent of one another. But […]
Blockchain in the Philippines: Revolutionizing supply chain finance
Blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize businesses and change how society operates in the digital economy with an added layer of trust and transparency. It alters the paradigm of how multi-party transactions are performed by enabling a shared, immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions between counter parties in a business network. Around the […]
Why are smart contracts important?
Why are smart contracts important? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by IBM Blockchain, providing blockchain solutions, services and expertise, on Quora: Udit Sharma, Business Account Executive, US Public Sector: Why are smart contracts important? “A smart contract […]
What are the use cases for blockchain tech in healthcare?
What are the use cases for blockchain tech in healthcare? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Software Development Company, on Quora: Constantin Yukhymenko on Quora: What are the use cases for blockchain tech in healthcare? Use Case […]
From insight to action: Lessons from blockchain first movers
When you go for a swim, do you dive right in or do you test the waters, standing by and letting others jump first? With blockchain, we have witnessed a similar pattern: certain industries and organizations have rapidly embraced the technology, while others have waited on the sideline to watch the results play out before […]
Hyperledger Fabric: What you need to know about the framework that powers IBM Blockchain
Let’s get to the bottom of it — what is really behind a blockchain network? The IBM Blockchain Platform is powered by The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger, which was formed by over 20 founding companies in December 2015, making it easier than ever for businesses to adopt distributed ledger technologies. With the core framework in place, […]
What is blockchain technology?
Every day, cutting-edge technology changes the way we connect, engage and improve the world around us. Most of the time, these innovations come to life in ways that we couldn’t have imagined, allowing us to make progress faster, smarter and more efficiently than ever. Blockchain is one of those advancements. As one of the most […]
First Mover advantage: Innovation through blockchain
In my previous post, Blockchain Rx: A cure for healthcare and life sciences? I explained some of the benefits of implementing blockchain and narrowed down which blockchain use cases in these industries are the most viable, and dove into a key blockchain use case in the life sciences industry. In this post, I will explore […]