How Government Organizations Can Set the pace for Blockchain Technology Adoption
All types of organizations stand to gain new benefits from blockchain technology, but governments are uniquely positioned to not only gain such benefits for themselves, but to help establish blockchain infrastructure that benefits all business and consumer sectors. To assess the progress that government organizations are making in this area, the IBM Institute for Business Value released a report, “Building trust in government; Exploring the potential of blockchains.” With the support of its economist intelligence unit, the institute surveyed 200 government leaders in 16 countries on their....
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