New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea?
A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the contex...
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| author | Chen, Christopher |
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| description | A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the context of humanitarian aid. Is this a panacea or a problem? |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/894102020-11-01T06:52:44Z New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea? Chen, Christopher S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the context of humanitarian aid. Is this a panacea or a problem? 2018-10-08T02:06:08Z 2019-12-06T17:24:54Z 2018-10-08T02:06:08Z 2019-12-06T17:24:54Z 2018 Commentary Chen, C. (2018). New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 162). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89410 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46239 en RSIS Commentaries, 162-18 Nanyang Technological University 4 p. application/pdf |
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| title | New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea? |
| title_full | New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea? |
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| title_short | New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea? |
| title_sort | new trends in humanitarian assistance blockchain for humanitarian aid problem or panacea |
| topic | Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific |
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