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Blockchain: Trends and Future Opportunities

Blockchain: Trends and Future Opportunities

Blockchain has been receiving considerable attention from the research community lately. Several research efforts have proposed the use of blockchain in many application domains. Not all of these application areas…

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Blockchain Playbook for the U.S. Federal Government

Blockchain Playbook for the U.S. Federal Government

This playbook applies the concepts of the General Services Administration’s Modernization and Migration Management (M3) unified shared services framework to help the government achieve successful outcomes and reduce risk during…

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Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Government Issue Paper: Emerging Technologies

Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee...

CBP is working closely with the private sector and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explore the application of blockchain technologies to the trade process. Blockchain is a digital…

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VeChain WhitePaper 2.0

VeChain WhitePaper 2.0

VeChainThor is a public blockchain that is designed for mass adoption of blockchain technology by business users of all sizes. It is intended to serve as the foundation for a…

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The National Blockchain Roadmap: Progressing Towards a Blockchain-Empowered Future.

The National Blockchain Roadmap: Progressing...

The Australian Government has engaged with industry and researchers to develop the National Blockchain Roadmap to highlight blockchain’s potential and some of the opportunities that exist. Blockchain technology is predicted…

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Blockchain Technology Overview

Blockchain Technology Overview

Blockchains are tamper evident and tamper resistant digital ledgers implemented in a distributed fashion (i.e., without a central repository) and usually without a central authority (i.e., a bank, company, or…

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Overview of Blockchain for Trade

Overview of Blockchain for Trade

The UN/CEFACT Blockchain White Paper Project oversaw the preparation of two White Papers. The first, which looks at Blockchains’ impact on the technical standards work of UN/CEFACT, has been published…

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Blockchain and International Trade

Blockchain and International Trade

Innovations in technology have the potential to enable and disrupt international commerce (e.g., online shopping and drone delivery services). Along with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet…

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USAID Primer on Blockchain

USAID Primer on Blockchain

This primer aims to equip international development agencies and partners to assess whether and how DLT might apply to their work. This primer cannot do justice to the complexity of…

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Establishing Blockchain Policy

Establishing Blockchain Policy

With widespread innovation comes a need for control. Blockchain has been on the lips of innovators and pundits over recent years. The level of interest and investment from technology buffs,…

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Blockchain White Paper

Blockchain White Paper

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) undertook a research project in fiscal year 2018 to understand how blockchain works, to learn how it is being used in the Federal…

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Blockchain Technology in Trade

Blockchain Technology in Trade

This Infographic shows Blockchain Technology in Trade. It discusses what blockchain technology is, how it works in action, and the benfits of using it.

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Blockchain Workflow Application

Blockchain Workflow Application

Businesses use blockchain to digitize workflows they share with other organizations, such as moving physical assets across supply chains. The anatomy of blockchain apps is similar across use cases. Here,…

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Blockchain for Local Government

Blockchain for Local Government

Blockchain is one of the most innovative technologies considered in digital government strategies. Its benefits include Efficiency gains in any inter-governmental and public-private information exchanges and monetary transaction. Reduction of…

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Decoding Blockchain For Government

Decoding Blockchain For Government

The Global Blockchain Policy Centre is the international reference point for policy makers on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT). It was created to support governments to address the…

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