Blockchain technology has tremendous potential to enhance the productivty of the governments and public sectors. The modern day challenges demand a more improved ecosystem for agencies with greater performance, transparency, accountability and cost minimization. Blockchain would act as a tremendous game changer for the government and semi government agencies.
The Governments across the world are fast realizing that blockchain has the capacity to lay the foundation of a modern 21st century society which offers an architecture with maximum flexibility, security for high performance government functions. Blockchain driven government agencies offer a promising solution to the citizens of the country
Generating the trust factor with the Citizens
Securing Vital Data & Information
Minimizing Cost & Enhancing Efficiency
Minimizing the chances of corruption
The below map shows that there are a minimum of 202 government blockchain initiatives in atleast 45 countries globally
Of these 202 cases, several key use cases are beginning to emerge.
Rank | Type of project (count) |
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1 | Strategy/Research (42) |
2 | Identity (Credentials/Licenses/Attestations) (25) |
3 | Personal Records (Health, Financial, etc.) (25) |
4 | Economic Development (24) |
5 | Financial Services/Market Infrastructure (20) |
6 | Land Title Registry (19) |
7 | Digital Currency (Central Bank Issued) (18) |
8 | Benefits/Entitlements (13) |
9 | Compliance/Reporting (12) |
10 | Research/Standards (12) |