Opinion
Emerging technologies are essential to fasten SDGs, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of prudence and careful evaluation.
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Corruption News
Corruption is the process of using political power in order to gain personal benefit. Corruption is one of the main problems of today’s world, emerging in an absolute majority of countries and leading to hard consequences for the population. The biggest problem of it is the prevention of development caused by corruption in developing countries. The question of how to end corruption is crucially important for the future development of most nations. Solutions for corruption may be found in political, economic and technological measures. Blockchain technology may become a solution of corruption by being implemented in budget control and voting processes. Blockchain corruption-preventing measures are easier to maintain in developed countries but are possible for developing countries with the help of blockchain-based companies and support of the U.N.
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In a world where all public records are stored on an immutable ledger, it would be difficult to be a corrupt government official.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has released a report analyzing the use of blockchain in the fight against corruption.
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Kazakhstan’s digital tenge has the potential to provide “full transparency in movement of budgetary funds,” chairman at local anti-corruption service says.
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A new World Economic Forum study has revealed how blockchain technology can be used to prevent corruption in public procurement.
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The World Economic Forum looks at blockchain as a solution against foul play in government processes.
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Ukrainian officials are urged to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings as one of the national anti-corruption agencies publishes a manual on how to report crypto assets.
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An administrator of the Philippines’ crypto regulator reportedly receives an illegitimate income of $98,000 each week from gambling and cryptocurrency companies.
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A subsidiary of Overstock.com has reached an agreement to help Liberia digitize government services.
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Software company Autodesk CEO said that blockchain can help combat corruption in the construction industry.
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The city of Shenzhen and a state-owned aerospace firm now use blockchain to keep track of invoices.
6237 - Expert Take
What’s happening in the nation with the largest crypto investor base in the continent
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The ICO ban drove-out several startup healthcare Blockchain companies to launch their ICOs abroad.
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South African president resigns under cloud of financial scandal that involved several banks.
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US Government agencies launch new projects to keep up with the economy’s digital transformation. Blockchain and cryptocurrency issues are on the agenda of the World Economic Forum
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