Blockchain Hustle

Episode 13: Blockchain in Public sector - Part 6 (Some insights from a few projects in Europe)

In the last couple of episodes, I shared a few examples of blockchain projects undertaken in the public sector in Europe. As a quick recap, these include – Land registry in Georgia, Academic credentials in Malta, Smart vouchers in Groningen, Netherlands, Decentralized ID management in Zug, Switzerland and Pension fund management again in Netherlands. 

In this 6th episode of Blockchain in Public sector series, I list a few insights garnered from these projects.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction and Recap

[01.01]    Insights garnered from projects in Europe

[04.07]    Some common characteristics across these blockchain projects

[05.07]    Wrap-up and prelude to upcoming episode

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Episode 12: Blockchain in Public sector - Part 5 (Some examples - Netherlands, Switzerland)

Governments world over have come out with relief packages, payouts etc. to help especially the needy to tide over in this Covid-19 pandemic. Is it possible to improve ease of access/use for the intended citizens, enhance the targeting of public money, and all this within a framework of improved operational gains and auditability of public funds? 

Enhanced targetting of Public money for the needy, an improved cost efficient secure and transparent Pension administration and a Decentralized identity for citizens – all these in this 5^th part of Blockchain in Public sector series.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction to the episode

[01.09]    Smart vouchers to low income citizens in Municipality of Groningen, Netherlands

[04:56]    Decentralized identity in Zug, Switzerland

[11.26]    Wrap up and prelude to next episode

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Episode 11: Blockchain in Public sector - Part 4 (Some examples – Georgia, Malta)

Land registration is often complicated and inefficient with time delays, frauds and human errors often cited as its major challenges. In this 4^th episode of my Blockchain in Public sector series, I share Georgia’s efforts towards bringing a secure and efficient land registry via blockchain.

This episode also showcases how Malta has addressed issues with academic credential verification, storage and transferability using blockchain.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction and recap

[00.42]    Introduction towards share of what governments are doing in public sector – blockchain space

[01:17]    Land title registry in Georgia

[04.12]    Academic credentials verification in Malta

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Episode 10: Blockchain in Public sector - Part 3 (Requisite infrastructure & features)

With the context of the transforming public – private engagements shared in the last episode, I present in this episode what this entails and list out a few required facets and corresponding blockchain features that can be leveraged for the same. This is followed by main areas in public sector which hold most promise for blockchain accompanied by broad outlines of specific groups of use cases.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]     Introduction and recap

[01.24]     What does the transforming public – private engagement entail?    

                And which blockchain features can be leveraged and where?

[06.55]     So how do we go about it and what is actually happening

[07.13]     4 main areas which hold most promise for blockchain

[08.15]     Specific groups of use cases being tested

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Blockchain in Public Sector - Part 1 (Introduction)

We hear a lot on how blockchain is helping industries reinvent their operations and offerings. But what about when it comes to reshaping the public sector? Does blockchain have a role here? If so, what and how? Especially in these times when the entire public sector – citizens & businesses engagement models are getting transformed and not just incrementally.

My efforts towards this is the genesis of this Blockchain in Public Services series which I will share over several episodes over this podcast, Blockchain Hustle. In this introduction episode of this series I will share a brief outline of what I plan to cover to provide you an idea on what to expect in the next few episodes covering this topic.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction

[01.18]    Outline of the series

• Some basics (Role of public sector, expectations of citizens)
• What does this entail? How can technology, specifically blockchain help here?
• Few areas in public sector and some groups of use cases which hold most promise for blockchain
• Few examples of what governments across the globe are currently doing with blockchain along with some learnings
• Anticorruption measures and upping the efficiency in government procurement systems are 2 hot areas. Few pointers here
• Blockchain use case selection framework
• Some Learnings

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Consensus for my Blockchain - What do I need to consider?

How does your blockchain network ensure that all its nodes are working together aligned and securely? How does it reach consensus and finality?

There are different categories of blockchains out there. Which one you select depends on where and how do you intend to use it i.e. basis your application. In the previous episode, I shared on various types of blockchains and mentioned that understanding these along with the various types of consensus protocols can serve as pointers towards your blockchain selection. So, here is the one on consensus.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction

[00.47]    The problem statement – Byzantine generals problem

[02.29]    Proof of Work

[04.52]    Proof of Stake

[05.54]    Takeaway and Summary

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Which type of Blockchain should I select?

There are different categories of blockchains out there. Which one you select depends on where and how do you intend to use it i.e. basis your application. In this and the next episode I share a brief snippet on the types of blockchains along with some blockchain consensus mechanisms. Hope these will help towards your blockchain selection.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]    Introduction

[00.37]    Basic needs of a blockchain

[00.52]    Public blockchain

[01.48]    Private blockchain

[02.38]    Pros and cons of public and private blockchains

[05.38]    Consortium blockchain

[06.15]    Hybrid blockchain

[08.07]    Takeaway and Summary

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Why do you need Oracles for your Smart Contracts

Starting with the share on the importance of data in smart contracts I proceed to cover oracles – what are they, their need and some categories of oracles. I talk about the Oracle problem and how it is being addressed – taking ChainLink and TownCrier examples.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries. 

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]            Introduction

[00.36]            Data triggers in smart contracts

[01.26]            Internal and External data triggers

[02.08]            What are Oracles

[02.31]            Why do you need Oracles

[03.58]            Hardware and software based oracles

[04.31]            Oracle problem

[05.01]            Examples to address Oracle problem - ChainLink, TownCrier

[07.05]            Summary

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Why you need Smart Contracts for your Business - Part 2

This episode is the second part of the share on how some enterprises are leveraging smart contracts in their businesses. Applications include Supply chain logistics, Cloud storage, Identity and access management and Insurance and I share this along with examples of companies using these.

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries.  

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES: 

[00.17]            Introduction

[00.26]            Revisit – Smart contract business applications, Part 1

[00.49]            Supply chain logistics - Samsung

[02.14]            Decentralized and resilient cloud storage - Storj

[03.20]            Identity and Access management overview

[03.29]            (a) Secure container release - Antwerp Port Authority & T-Mining

[04.27]            (b) Sharing economy - Slock

[05.35]            Standardization in IoT data exchange and deployment

[07.09]            Insurance - AXA

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Why you need Smart Contracts for your Business - Part 1

This episode is the first part of the share on how some enterprises are leveraging smart contracts in their businesses. I speak about how some companies have improved their business process efficiencies by converting these processes to blockchain logic and incorporating smart contracts.  

Welcome to the Blockchain Hustle where I take a look at some interesting plays of how blockchain technology is opening up new business vistas across multiple industries.  

TIME STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00.17]            Introduction

[00.25]            Revisit – What is a smart contract

[01.14]            Value locked in a smart contract

[01.46]            Features of smart contract making it viable for businesses

[03.11]            Usage examples – Business process efficiencies

[03.29]            (a) Secure and efficient documents workflow: Antwerp Port Authority & T-Mining

[06.05]            (b) Letter of Credit process - Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Microsoft

[07.42]            ( c) Escrow via smart contracts – Cost & time effective

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