Estonian Government Adopts Blockchain To Secure 1 Mln Health Records

Estonian Government Adopts Blockchain To Secure 1 Mln Health Records

Guardtime announced a partnership with the Estonian Government’s e-Health Foundation to accelerate blockchain-based management of patient healthcare records. Audit Trail of a Lifetime. Guardtime announces it will bring its Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) technology to all levels of Estonian Government infrastructure through a frame cooperation agreement with the Estonian Information Systems Authority (RIA). Estonia claims to be the first government in the world to have embraced the blockchain technology in its live production systems for ensuring the integrity of the records, logs....


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