Blockchain technology remains one of the hottest trends among financial, governmental and commercial organisations worldwide. ForkLog magazine offers a survey of the most interesting recent initiatives.
Doctors Without Borders integrated blockchain for storing medical records
The international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders and the blockchain verification firm TransCrypts have launched a joint project for decentralised storage of medical data. This is reported by Digital Journal.
The blockchain provides instant access to patients’ medical records, reducing the number of premature deaths. In India, more than 700,000 people die annually because doctors do not have access to the necessary data.
Under the collaboration, more than 6,500 immunisation records have been uploaded to the blockchain, and by early 2022 the figure is expected to reach 76,000.
Associated Press placed journalistic data on the blockchain
Associated Press, in collaboration with the decentralized oracle network Chainlink placed journalistic data on the blockchain.
The collected information includes data on sporting events, political campaigns, economic and other developments around the world. The authenticity of the data is verified by cryptographic signatures.
AP’s interest in blockchain dates back to autumn 2020. At that time the agency published political data related to the US presidential race on the blockchain.
Russian Academy of Sciences used blockchain voting to award academic degrees
The Dissertation Council of the V. A. Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded academic degrees using the WE.Vote electronic voting service, developed by Waves Enterprise.
According to university staff, the system fully complies with the Higher Attestation Commission’s updated 2021 requirements for meetings of dissertation councils.
In the future the institute plans to use the blockchain service to vote for other commissions and councils.
According to the developers, WE.Vote provides transparency of the process while preserving the secrecy of voting.
Renaissance Life Insurance to launch service for inheriting digital rights and assets
The Renaissance Life Insurance company has forged a collaboration with Alexander Lebedev, founder of the decentralized finance project Independent Decentralized Finance SmartBank & Ecosystem, to launch a service confirming a client’s death to enable the inheritance of digital rights and assets. This is stated in a press release.
The partners expect that in the next year the initiative’s audience will exceed 500,000 people. In the event of the client’s death, which will be confirmed by Renaissance Life, disposition of digital property passes to the beneficiary named by the client.
Procter & Gamble integrated blockchain to combat coupon counterfeiting
Consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble and the largest US drugstore chain Walgreens have implemented blockchain to combat coupon fraud. This is reported by Bloomberg.
The initiative will reduce the companies’ costs of validating coupons, and will allow reconciliation at the point of sale via blockchain to cut losses for retail chains.
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