This article will explore two specific examples in health/birth records and education, areas that can set African countries ahead in the right direction if blockchain technology was adopted.
Enterprise blockchain is designed slightly different from private blockchain in general. Remember, there are three main properties that are taken into consideration when designing a blockchain.
The music industry is yet another sector that could benefit immensely from Blockchain technology once adopted and fully implemented. This is another sector poised to benefit more from the potential offered by smart contracts. It is one industry with so many intermediaries and the elimination of some of these could prove beneficial.
So far, much has been written about blockchain use cases that were never thought about, but have become a reality. Can blockchain be used in Africa to reduce century-old challenges related to its abundant natural resources other than diamonds, emeralds, and other precious minerals?
There are many types of blockchain designs and each is built on any of the five pillars we will discuss in this article. However, we hasten to state that there could be something already being developed that will surpass current knowledge.
As an open source hosted by the Linux foundation, hyperledger cuts across many industries. Unlike bitcoins, it is actually more enterprise focused than any other similar platform. Nevertheless, just how unique is hyperledger?
Suffice to say, the term “younger democracy” has been abused and often used by some Presidents to rule in perpetuity. Unlike their Asian counterparts, can African self-proclaimed democracies be forced to abide by its tenets?
In the previous article entitled “Blockchain technology, a culmination of old technologies” we discussed two old technologies on which blockchain is built. These are cryptography and distributed systems. In this article, we move a step further to discuss additional features that have made blockchain what it is today.
The insurance market is one of the largest and dynamic industries. It is one industry where quick decisions need to be made based on real and authentic data as well an industry fraught with fraud, inefficiency and unprocessed claims amounting to billions of dollars. How will blockchain technology help such an industry?
Blockchain can be used to provide digital services. In monetary transactions, this has been demonstrated in many ways.
