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South Korea Unveils Blockchain Strategy to Launch Online Voting and Election System by 2022

June 25, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Blockchain

During the 16th, 4th Industrial Revolution Committee meeting on June 24, 2020, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced plans of developing seven distributed ledger technology-based systems including the launch of a voting and election system by 2022 under the “Blockchain Technology Diffusion Strategy.” Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic...

LG CNS Partners Evernym to Develop Blockchain-Powered Identity System

May 26, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

According to an article published by Yonhap News Agency on May 26, 2020, South Korea’s LG Group’s IT service unit – LG CNS Co. - has entered into a partnership with Canada-based Evernym Inc. to develop blockchain-enabled ID system. Partnership to Power Blockchain-Based Digital ID Solutions Blockchain technology continues to...

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UN Migration Agency Leverages Blockchain to Tackle Hong Kong Migrant Worker Problem

December 17, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the United Nations Migration Agency – in partnership with blockchain startup Diginex - on December 16, 2019, announced the launch of a blockchain-based tool to mitigate the exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong SAR, China. Blockchain for A Noble Cause Unlike...

Bitcoin Argentina, Others Partner to Develop DLT-Based Digital Identity Solution

August 27, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

In a bid to foster social inclusivity and improve access to quality goods and services for residents of Buenos Aires, Bitcoin Argentina, a local non-governmental organization is collaborating with NEC and IDB Lab, to develop a blockchain-based digital identity solution, according to a press release August 26, 2019. Making Life...

Texas: Blockchain Identity Platform Receives Funding to Connect Homeless with Social and Health Services

August 4, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Blockchain

The city of Austin, Texas, received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in order to explore the benefits of a blockchain identity platform for homelessness. This according to a press release published August 2, 2019 on Govtech.com. Blockchain for Homeless The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the United...

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Ripple’s Research Initiative Onboards Fresh University Partners

July 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Ripple a San Francisco-based fintech company and creator of the XRP (XRP) altcoin, has added the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University to its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a project focused on collaborating with universities across the globe to carry out academic research on distributed ledger technology (DLT), cryptocurrency ...

German Government Publishes Blockchain Identity System PoC Report

March 29, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Blockchain, News

The German Government has successfully completed a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) which used blockchain technology to manage the refugee asylum process and published the results on March 26, 2019. A Simpler Way Blockchain and immigration are slowly but steadily building a partnership as in recent days, a dissident group is now selling...

Ascertaining Identity in the Digital World Using Schnorr Signatures

December 9, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Tech

Since humans were able to put his words into a written form, cultures have needed a way to ascertain the origin of documents. Once it became possible to communicate on paper, without the need to physically be in the same location, the necessity arose to verify that the words inscribed...

Coming Soon: Self-Sovereign Digital Identity for Refugees

December 1, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Gravity Earth is a company that is helping refugees in Africa by introducing a blockchain-based platform that allows them to prove their identity which in turn can help them gain access to financial services. Digital Identity on the Blockchain Gravity is a Nairobi-based startup has introduced a self-sovereign digital identity wallet...

Deloitte and Attest Partner To Bring Digital Identity Blockchain Solutions To Government

November 7, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Deloitte, a multinational professional services network, and Attest, an identity management organization recently partnered to help Government clients with their digital identity challenges. According to the press release published on November 5, 2018, the collaboration will help Government organizations transform their existing systems with blockchain technology. Introducing a Government-Issued Digital...

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