Presentation for Badgechain call, 8 June 2016. Topics include an ethical look at the emerging use of Bitcoin's blockchain in education, specifically open digit…
As all levels and sectors of education contemplate ongoing developments in digital technology, distributed and fragmented models of learning, stackable credentials, and educational unbundling the potential for a system like blockchain to bring security to a diverse landscape of evidence of learning, recognition of learning and acknowledgement of learning becomes more relevant. As MOOCs, SPOCs, online courses, RPL and alternative credentialling become more ubiquitous the main stakeholders in education, industry and government are realising the need for systems that enable higher levels of trust when certificates, awards and prior learning recognition are at stake.
As all levels and sectors of education contemplate ongoing developments in digital technology, distributed and fragmented models of learning, stackable credentials, and educational unbundling the potential for a system like blockchain to bring security to a diverse landscape of evidence of learning, recognition of learning and acknowledgement of learning becomes more relevant. As MOOCs, SPOCs, online courses, RPL and alternative credentialling become more ubiquitous the main stakeholders in education, industry and government are realising the need for systems that enable higher levels of trust when certificates, awards and prior learning recognition are at stake.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
As all levels and sectors of education contemplate ongoing developments in digital technology, distributed and fragmented models of learning, stackable credentials, and educational unbundling the potential for a system like blockchain to bring security to a diverse landscape of evidence of learning, recognition of learning and acknowledgement of learning becomes more relevant. As MOOCs, SPOCs, online courses, RPL and alternative credentialling become more ubiquitous the main stakeholders in education, industry and government are realising the need for systems that enable higher levels of trust when certificates, awards and prior learning recognition are at stake.
Blockchain is a system that makes health information accessible to doctors from anywhere, anytime, and on any electronic medical system. http://sco.lt/5yVeuP
On 30 October 2019, 66 cities in the world were designated as UNESCO Creative Cities by the Director-General of UNESCO. UNESCO Creative Cities are recognised for being laboratories of ideas and innovative practices, and for bringing a tangible contribution to achieving Sustainable Development...
Looking ahead to the future can be scary but it can also be exciting, too. When it comes to the supply chain, though, it falls into the latter category, especially when looking at the 2020 predictions for the supply chain, which were issued this week by Framingham, Mass.-based market research and...
Curtin University has launched an innovative new Cryptocurrency PhD Scholarship Fund, designed by Curtin data scientists, which will enable companies and individuals to donate cryptocurrency to fund PhD students in the areas of blockchain, cybersecurity and data analytics.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
“These graduates won’t just research technology, they’ll contribute positively to building a more equitable digital economy.”
These days, it seems like everyone is talking about blockchain technology. News about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is hard to resist, especially when their value shoots up and down and everyone…
Part of the CBS Executive Education Masterclass Series
Blockchain technology is developing at breathtaking pace, and has the potential to disrupt normal practices in many fields, including accounting, finance, supply chain management and business logistics. Applications in blockchain technology are being developed across many sectors, and whilst some of these are likely to fail, others will flourish and cause great disruption in certain industries. It is vital for business leaders and managers to be aware of this threat to know how to successfully navigate these changes.
This masterclass introduces blockchain technology, looks at how a blockchain is built and implemented, and discusses the potential for blockchain to cause both disruption and advancement. You’ll learn how to strategise, navigate change and successfully turn blockchain technology into a business opportunity.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Part of the CBS Executive Education Masterclass Series Blockchain technology is developing at breathtaking pace, and has the potential to disrupt normal practices in many fields, including accounting, finance, supply chain management and business logistics. Applications in blockchain technology are being developed across many sectors, and whilst some of these are likely to fail, others will flourish and cause great disruption in certain industries. It is vital for business leaders and managers to be aware of this threat to know how to successfully navigate these changes. This masterclass introduces blockchain technology, looks at how a blockchain is built and implemented, and discusses the potential for blockchain to cause both disruption and advancement. You’ll learn how to strategise, navigate change and successfully turn blockchain technology into a business opportunity.
With companies large and small racing to lock-in early market share around their blockchain solutions, it can be hard to understand what they are actually trying to sell you. This article aims to help you cut through the hype.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
With companies large and small racing to lock-in early market share around their blockchain solutions, it can be hard to understand what they are actually trying to sell you. This article aims to help you cut through the hype.
We can now participate in the human data marketplace where our inherent human data has the legal characteristics of property ownership such as involvement in sale, fair market value negotiations, sharing, lien, and security.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Our current 30 human rights protect us from history repeating itself. However, they do not protect us from the problems of today, or tomorrow.
Key Takeaways 1. CV’s on the blockchain. Verification of skills, experience and qualifications on the blockchain could be a game changer for recruiting talent and managing staff upskilling.
2. Hyper-experimentation. Traditional education institutions are now seriously experimenting with blockchain for watertight verification of their qualifications, cost reduction, fraud elimination and streamlining of cross-institution credit.
3. Infrastructure for the micro-P2P market. Blockchain technology will likely be the underpinning infrastructure for the micro-learning, P2P global market for lifelong-learning and upskilling.
4. Distributed power. Through blockchain technology, individuals can take control of managing and sharing their own learning or IP ‘assets’, thus disrupting centralized systems of authority – governments, universities, banks, publishers – expect pushback.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Key Takeaways 1. CV’s on the blockchain. Verification of skills, experience and qualifications on the blockchain could be a game changer for recruiting talent and managing staff upskilling. 2. Hyper-experimentation. Traditional education institutions are now seriously experimenting with blockchain for watertight verification of their qualifications, cost reduction, fraud elimination and streamlining of cross-institution credit. 3. Infrastructure for the micro-P2P market. Blockchain technology will likely be the underpinning infrastructure for the micro-learning, P2P global market for lifelong-learning and upskilling. 4. Distributed power. Through blockchain technology, individuals can take control of managing and sharing their own learning or IP ‘assets’, thus disrupting centralized systems of authority – governments, universities, banks, publishers – expect pushback.
In our previous article, we outlined how blockchain technology can provide tokenized incentives for a more secure, more private, and more cost-effective model of data storage. With that, we could see significant disruptions to the centralized cloud storage systems that currently dominate the market. Most blockchain-based storage projects still require significant development, however, especially when it comes to scaling. Anticipation continues to mount over what will ultimately be achieved. We now look at 3 of the most promising projects to date.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
In our previous article, we outlined how blockchain technology can provide tokenized incentives for a more secure, more private, and more cost-effective model of data storage. With that, we could see significant disruptions to the centralized cloud storage systems that currently dominate the market. Most blockchain-based storage projects still require significant development, however, especially when it comes to scaling. Anticipation continues to mount over what will ultimately be achieved. We now look at 3 of the most promising projects to date.
Reducing home loan applications from 42 days to five and enabling a complete break-up with your power company, meet the Perth women using blockchain to improve your life.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Reducing home loan applications from 42 days to five and enabling a complete break-up with your power company, meet the Perth women using blockchain to improve your life.
One of the Blockchain’s great claims is enabling commerce between people who don’t trust each other. Never mind that of course you still have to trust something — the code, the packaging of what you’re buying, the exchange, etc. You might scoff and say these are a given, but none of those things can be trusted in the current world of the blockchain. Never mind that commerce has always been done between people with little or no trust. That’s not what matters.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
One of the Blockchain’s great claims is enabling commerce between people who don’t trust each other. Never mind that of course you still have to trust something — the code, the packaging of what you’re buying, the exchange, etc. You might scoff and say these are a given, but none of those things can be trusted in the current world of the blockchain. Never mind that commerce has always been done between people with little or no trust. That’s not what matters.
Developed by Blockchain at Berkeley and faculty from UC Berkeley's premier Computer Science department, this course provides a wide overview of many of the topics relating to and building upon the foundation of Bitcoin and blockchain technology.
The course covers many key topics in the blockchain space. First, we take a look at distributed systems and alternative consensus mechanisms, as well as cryptoeconomic and proof-of-stake. We then move on to the fundamental applications of bitcoin and blockchain technology, including exploring enterprise blockchain implementations (JP Morgan’s Quorum, Ripple, Tendermint, and HyperLedger), the challenges and solutions around scaling blockchain adoption, and the measures that the government is taking to regulate and control blockchain technology. We wrap up the course by also taking a look at the various blockchain ventures today and conclude with a blockchain-based future thought experiment.
This course is open to anyone with any background. Whether you are planning your next career move as a blockchain developer, crypto trader, data analyst, researcher, or consultant, or are just looking for an introduction to Blockchain. This course will help you begin to develop the critical skills needed to future-proof your career.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Course Description Developed by Blockchain at Berkeley and faculty from UC Berkeley's premier Computer Science department, this course provides a wide overview of many of the topics relating to and building upon the foundation of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. The course covers many key topics in the blockchain space. First, we take a look at distributed systems and alternative consensus mechanisms, as well as cryptoeconomic and proof-of-stake. We then move on to the fundamental applications of bitcoin and blockchain technology, including exploring enterprise blockchain implementations (JP Morgan’s Quorum, Ripple, Tendermint, and HyperLedger), the challenges and solutions around scaling blockchain adoption, and the measures that the government is taking to regulate and control blockchain technology. We wrap up the course by also taking a look at the various blockchain ventures today and conclude with a blockchain-based future thought experiment. This course is open to anyone with any background. Whether you are planning your next career move as a blockchain developer, crypto trader, data analyst, researcher, or consultant, or are just looking for an introduction to Blockchain. This course will help you begin to develop the critical skills needed to future-proof your career.
People need opportunities for formal instruction across their lifespan. The kinds of available education and training are expanding, and current methods of managing a diversity of learning interactions do not scale. We need a new approach. The Trusted Learner Network (TLN) describes a new, secure, and decentralized approach to recording, curating, and sharing learner data on abilities and skills across the learner’s lifespan.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
What is the Trusted Learning Network? People need opportunities for formal instruction across their lifespan. The kinds of available education and training are expanding, and current methods of managing a diversity of learning interactions do not scale. We need a new approach. The Trusted Learner Network (TLN) describes a new, secure, and decentralized approach to recording, curating, and sharing learner data on abilities and skills across the learner’s lifespan.
"We see great opportunities with this platform to create a more streamlined approach to help with students transferring, receiving degrees, honoring requests to verify degrees and to admit new students and evaluate their transcripts," said ECPI University CIO Jeff Arthur. "The ability to let someone hold all of their accomplishments on their phone and have them to share with anybody in a way that is secure and reliable — without having to chase down entities to verify — is attractive to us."
Kim Flintoff's insight:
“"We see great opportunities with this platform to create a more streamlined approach to help with students transferring, receiving degrees, honoring requests to verify degrees and to admit new students and evaluate their transcripts," said ECPI University CIO Jeff Arthur. "The ability to let someone hold all of their accomplishments on their phone and have them to share with anybody in a way that is secure and reliable — without having to chase down entities to verify — is attractive to us."
Labor has unveiled plans to invest $3 million to establish a new national academy in Perth to train workers in in-demand skills related to blockchain technology.
The announcement, by shadow minister for the digital economy, Ed Husic, alongside shadow minister assisting for small business, Madeleine King, and Western Australian MPs Patrick Gorman and Matt Keogh, is part of a push by Labor to position itself as a party that is taking action to prepare business and the broader employment market for tech-led disruption, by planning for potential career changes for displaced workers.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Labor has unveiled plans to invest $3 million to establish a new national academy in Perth to train workers in in-demand skills related to blockchain technology. The announcement, by shadow minister for the digital economy, Ed Husic, alongside shadow minister assisting for small business, Madeleine King, and Western Australian MPs Patrick Gorman and Matt Keogh, is part of a push by Labor to position itself as a party that is taking action to prepare business and the broader employment market for tech-led disruption, by planning for potential career changes for displaced workers.
Data61 chief executive Adrian Turner has signalled the need for Australia to lead in blockchain adoption, rather than be a laggard.
"In the past, Australia has shown leadership in emerging science and technology areas but at times that advantage has not been realised and we have failed to convert the opportunity created," Mr Turner said during his keynote presentation at ADC Global Blockchain Summit this week.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Data61 chief executive Adrian Turner has signalled the need for Australia to lead in blockchain adoption, rather than be a laggard.
"In the past, Australia has shown leadership in emerging science and technology areas but at times that advantage has not been realised and we have failed to convert the opportunity created," Mr Turner said during his keynote presentation at ADC Global Blockchain Summit this week.
Ripple, a company that provides blockchain-based currency and payment solutions, is expanding its University Blockchain Research Initiative with 11 new institutional partners. The project is designed to foster interest and academic activities in blockchain at the collegiate level.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Ripple, a company that provides blockchain-based currency and payment solutions, is expanding its University Blockchain Research Initiative with 11 new institutional partners. The project is designed to foster interest and academic activities in blockchain at the collegiate level.
The Digital Transformation Agency says it is on track to deliver a prototype blockchain system for government by the end of the financial year.
The federal budget, handed down in May, revealed that the DTA would investigate areas “where blockchain technology could offer the most value for Government services”, with $700,000 from within the DTA’s existing resources to be allocated to the project.
At the moment the DTA is in a discovery phase with Data61 “exploring the relevance and application of blockchain for government,” a spokesperson told Computerworld.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
The Digital Transformation Agency says it is on track to deliver a prototype blockchain system for government by the end of the financial year. The federal budget, handed down in May, revealed that the DTA would investigate areas “where blockchain technology could offer the most value for Government services”, with $700,000 from within the DTA’s existing resources to be allocated to the project. At the moment the DTA is in a discovery phase with Data61 “exploring the relevance and application of blockchain for government,” a spokesperson told Computerworld.
Emin Gün Sirer is a computer science professor at Cornell University and co-director of The Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3). Sirer created a P2P proof-of-work digital currency (Karma) that preceded Bitcoin by six years, has played a significant role in the development of core consensus protocols, and has previously alerted the cryptocurrency community of previously-undetected security flaws in various protocols.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Emin Gün Sirer is a computer science professor at Cornell University and co-director of The Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3). Sirer created a P2P proof-of-work digital currency (Karma) that preceded Bitcoin by six years, has played a significant role in the development of core consensus protocols, and has previously alerted the cryptocurrency community of previously-undetected security flaws in various protocols.
Project Atlas will connect the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network and the TRON blockchain network via a set of bittorrent protocol extensions, a custom token, and an in-client token economy to address existing limitations and open a new borderless economy for exchanging value for computer resources on a global scale.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Project Atlas will connect the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network and the TRON blockchain network via a set of bittorrent protocol extensions, a custom token, and an in-client token economy to address existing limitations and open a new borderless economy for exchanging value for computer resources on a global scale.
A mathematical structure for storing data in a way that is nearly impossible to fake. It can be used for all kinds of valuable data. “I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully…
Kim Flintoff's insight:
A mathematical structure for storing data in a way that is nearly impossible to fake. It can be used for all kinds of valuable data. “I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully…
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