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How Blockchain Technology Impacts Cities Worldwide

Governments and Private Companies Alike in Race to Enable Blockchain Technology Powered Smart Cities

As Neel Ratan, Regional Managing Partner and Government Leader at PwC, said in a report on how blockchain is the next innovation to make our cities smarter, “Trust is a fundamental part of the value chain in our world.” Furthermore, he said, “Blockchain technology has now made it possible to redefine the enterprise of ‘trust’ by making information inherently trustworthy. The blockchain also promises to deliver IT solutions which are more robust, resilient, tamper-proof, efficient and transparent — but can it make our cities smarter?”

Take all of the apps and software pieces that you currently are using and are regulating your living environment. From temperature, to energy use, they all need to be powered by a system that measures and enforces the value transfers and rules that will not require a central government to be the end all in decision making. The only way to make a smart city work, in short, is by creating the rules and exchange of value. This needs to be done in an automated, self-regulated fashion – free from government or private interference.

By using a distributed ledger, we can thus ensure that Smart Cities will work in citizens’ best interests.

 

THE SLOVENIAN “BITCOIN CITY”

Miro Cerar, the prime minister of Slovenia aims to make Slovenia’s largest shopping city, “BTC City.” CityPark, the main shopping mall, is just a part of the 250,000 square meter city that annually hosts over 21 million visitors.

The city’s main goal is that every single retail shop, business, venture, etc. will accept various forms of cryptocurrency and will use blockchain technology. When asked about their attendance of a recent conference, BTC City representatives said, “The purpose of Miro’s (prime minister) visit was to open the Beyond 4.0 international conference, dedicated to digital society and blockchain, and to get acquainted with the center’s newfound approach to bitcoin…”

Slovenia hopes that their BTC City creation will further validate and progress cryptocurrency and blockchain technology on a global scale. They also hope it will boost new businesses and ventures within its walls — the ultimate intention of driving mainstream attention for blockchain developments.

 

THE GLOBAL RACE

From a 2018 PwC blockchain report on global blockchain initiatives, here are some of the most important blockchain initiatives under way:

  • USA (Delaware) – Moving state archives to an open distributed ledger and stock trade via the blockchain
  • United Kingdom – Managing the distribution of grants
  • Ghana – Tamper-resistant property ownerships
  • Sweden – Real estate transactions on the blockchain
  • Estonia – Transparency in medical records
  • Georgiat – Corruption free, modern and transparent government
  • United Arab Emirates – Government-wide transactions on the blockchain
  • Russia – Secure trading and transactions between stakeholders
  • South Korea – Blockchain ecosystem for banks
  • Singapore – Prevent trade invoice fraud

 

INNOVATING SMART CITIES

The ultimate race for a true smart city includes innovations in the economy and employment, culture, health, education. It will also include how we use natural resources, how we vote, and interact with the government. As citizens, all of this will ensure the future of the world.

Furthermore, we tend to think that blockchain and cryptocurrencies make a pretty good case for most of these initiatives.

But, who knows what the future holds?

Jeffrey McGovern

Jeff is a cryptocurrency supporter and shares great admiration for both blockchain tech and Bitcoin. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Jeff graduated from North Carolina State University, but now resides in South Florida. With a background in English Literature, he never believed his 10 years of writing experience would be used towards creating and editing important crypto/blockchain related news.

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