All posts tagged "Blockchain"
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US city of Detroit to accept cryptocurrency for tax paymentsDetroit’s city administration is to become the latest US authority to enable residents to pay taxes and other city fees using cryptocurrency. The city’s Office of The Treasury has announced
- Posted November 19, 2024
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News in brief: UK government offers training for new ministers, Australia’s Net Zero Economy Authority passes Senate, and moreGlobal Government Forum’s weekly roundup of public service news In this edition: UK government offers training to new ministers Incoming UK government ministers have been receiving training for the first
- Posted August 29, 2024
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Digital benefit payments: Embracing the future with a human touchOne of the most important roles of governments is to provide benefits payments for their most vulnerable citizens. A recent Global Government Forum webinar with knowledge partner Visa looked at
- Posted July 31, 2024
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Massachusetts municipality issues bond via blockchain in US public sector firstA city in Massachusetts has broken new ground for US public sector use of innovative technology by undertaking a municipal bond issuance using blockchain. The City of Quincy’s public authority issued
- Posted May 8, 2024
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Fraud fighters: public authorities look to fuse technology with data to battle criminalsGovernment agencies and law enforcement bodies are looking to combine the latest technology with digital data to combat fraud. Ian Hall reports on a Global Government Fintech webinar exploring the
- Posted December 3, 2023
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Blockchain bonds: digital issuance breakthroughs build buzzA growing number of public authorities are exploring the issuance of bonds using blockchain technology. Fintech experts joined a webinar to discuss this emerging field Blockchain – a decentralised shared
- Posted April 30, 2023
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Ireland’s financial services minister to speak at Global Government Fintech Lab 2023Ireland’s minister of state with responsibility for financial services is to speak at the Global Government Fintech Lab 2023, being hosted in Dublin on Thursday 18 May. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Posted April 10, 2023
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Finding your identity: how three governments are developing digital IDDigital ID is an essential building block for rapid progress on transforming public services – but only a handful of governments have launched effective, popular systems. At the Global Government
- Posted March 23, 2023
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New US open government strategy; Turkey to use blockchain to verify service users: policy & delivery news in briefGlobal Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. White House releases action plan on open government The Biden administration has released plans
- Posted January 5, 2023
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Estonia launches research into digital currencyEstonia has kicked off research into the suitability of its e-government technology for operating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country’s central bank, Eesti Pank, has launched what it
- Posted October 8, 2020
