To quote the artist: ‘bruh… this crypto space seems super interesting though and i see a ton of potential to do some weird shit nobody has done yet.’
The accounting profession and others in the financial services industry are at risk of extinction due to technological advances.
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In the face of technological threats, it may be tempting to turn finance professionals into data scientists. This isn’t the way forward. Instead, they need to find new uses for their expertise.
Blockchain can support the dissemination of open educational resources on a global scale.
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Open-educational resources are critical for increasing global learners’ access to education during COVID-19 and beyond. Blockchain technology can address concerns about plagiarism in resources.
South Africa produces about 16% of sub-Saharan Africa’s maize.
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As African economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments should explore technologies like global positioning systems and blockchain for use in the registration of land rights.
Imtiaz Khan, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Ali Shahaab, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Estonia has digitised 99% of its public services.
Do you know where your coffee comes from? The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019.
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The COVID-19 crisis highlights the importance of supply chains. But even with the increased recent attention, most supply chains remain murky. Consumers can play a key role in lifting that cloud.
The regulation of user privacy must consider potential future applications of any collected data.
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After years of food scandals caused by supply chain issues, there are hopes in some quarters that coronavirus could be the key to widespread adoption of blockchains.
The Bank of Canada is proposing a federally managed digital currency that flies in the face of the decentralized approach to money that cryptocurrencies have established.
As data breaches occur more frequently, could blockchain provide greater protection for our health data?
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With Wall Street slowly taking charge of crypto, the days of radical outsiders launching successful altcoins may be numbered.
Indonesian law schools will have to face questions surrounding ethics in technology in the coming years, if not already. How can they prepare for it?
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Scholars suggest that law schools must adopt innovative interdisciplinary curricula alongside implementation of creative teaching methods to address advancements in technology.
Associate Director, Initiative For Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3); Assistant Prof. of Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, Cornell Tech, and Co-Director, Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3), Cornell University