Category: Knowledgebase

BlockChain: Bringing Trust Into Our Food Supply Chain

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Food industry is changing fast. During my school days in a tier-2 city of India I used to eagerly await summers, not just for the summer holidays but also because two of my favorite fruits i.e. Mangoes and Watermelon were available only during those 2 months. My 7-year son doesn’t know what seasonality of fruits is, because practically everything is available every time today. While we have made great strides in making food available at all places and all times- thanks to global trade and cold chains- we are still…

Blockchain research to support Sustainable Development Goals

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UNDP is partnering with Blockchain, the world’s leading software platform for digital assets, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) to explore the use of block chain technology for development. In a pioneering white paper titled “The Future is Decentralised”, Blockchain and UNDP offer potential solutions to a wide range of issues, including the conservation of natural resources, economic growth, and financial inclusion and security, for the benefit of our common humanity. The Future is Decentralised provides a first step in helping policy makers, regulators, and…

How to Run a Blockchain on a Deserted Island with Pen and Paper

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  Tal Kol May 10, 2018 If you’re ever stranded on a deserted island, knowing how to run the process of decentralized consensus — or in other words, operate a very simple blockchain by hand — can prove to be very useful. All you need is some fellow survivors, this post, a pen and a few pieces of paper. If you’re not certain this skill is useful for your survival, be sure to read my last post on how blockchain can vastly improve island life. Let’s go back to that…

Blockchain x Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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cliBlockchain is most renowned as the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. And while cryptocurrencies are already disrupting financial systems and creating seismic shifts in our economies, there’s an important part of the story that’s missing from the mainstream narrative, especially in Japan. And that is: How can blockchain technology be leveraged to solve the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems? And that’s exactly why we, Social Innovation Japan, organised Japan’s first-ever summit focused on Blockchain x Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are a set…

The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development Bonn, Germany

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With the support from the Federal Government of Germany the United Nations System Staff College opened the “Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development” on 1 January 2016 in Bonn. The Centre was established to equip the UN and its partners with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Centre supports policy and operational work of the UN through the development of learning tools, platforms for interaction and a mature set…

Blockchain and the Sustainable Development Goals

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By: Laura Marissa Cullell Marketing & Operations Officer Can technology progress human rights? Provide humanitarian aid? Help combat Climate Change? Address issues of identity, trafficking, and provide access to food? The answer to these questions is yes. And Blockchain is a fantastic space to explore these issues right now. In the last article of our series on Unique and Interesting Use Cases for Blockchain, I explore some of the applications of blockchain to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Part I explored just some of the use cases of this…

Riding the blockchain tide to wipe out uneasiness on the planet

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Earlier on, tech revolution was around product development. It took a while, but then it was followed by Open Sourcing of technology – making it accessible to all. Likewise, came in Cryptocurrency – attempting to design a currency for fair and free trade – unbound by the mechanics of taxation, handling charges and federal policies. Backed by Blockchain, it made significant inroads on to the global markets and choreographed some seismic shifts in the way transactions were executed and currency exchanged hands. While the merits and the demerits of such…

UNECE and SDG Lab facilitate UN inter-agency exchange on blockchain for the SDGs

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Blockchain, a form of Distributed Ledger Technology, is providing new frontiers of innovation for sustainable development through decentralized authentication processes secured by cryptography. Blockchain technologies have developed rapidly over the last few years and have the potential to transform fundamental mechanisms that define the economy. Many UN agencies have seen the potential of this technology and are exploring how it can help achieve different outcomes to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It is therefore opportune for inter-agency actors in this space to connect and engage together, share their experiences…

Blockchain Could Help Achieve The UN’s Sustainable Development Plan

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Post by: Irfan Jafrey In September 2015, the 193 member countries of the United Nations adopted a developmental agenda to end poverty, protect the planet, pursue peace and ensure prosperity and well-being for all. This agenda was called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs were built on three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. These all aim to bring nations together to support one cause — a sustainable future for generations to come. With this, each goal is interconnected in that the success of one…