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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...

Australia: NSW State Government Launches a Blockchain-Based System for Digital Driver Licences

September 10, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Business, Development, News, Tech

The Australian New South Wales Government will roll out the second trial for their blockchain-based digital driver license system in Sydney’s Eastern Beaches in November 2018. According to a ZDNet report released on September 10, 2018, over 140,000 residents in the area will be able to exchange their plastic driver’s license for...

Microsoft Aims to Solve User Privacy Concern with a Bitcoin Blockchain-Backed User Data Repository

May 17, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Tech

On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, Microsoft took the stage at Consensus 2018 to showcase its flagship presentation, “Decentralized identity for a decentralized world.” The project aims to enable users to own and control their identity in a decentralized manner on a blockchain. Decentralized Tool to Enhance User Privacy Microsoft’s first...

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