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Assets, Ledger & Future Markets

2021-07-02T09:30:38+00:00

Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology and the Future of Capital Markets WEF Insight Report Published on the 6th May 2021 This report will provide executives, regulators and policy-makers with insights on the emerging uses of DLT in capital markets to: – Explore many of the ways in which capital markets institutions and technology firms are experimenting with or building products enabled by distributed ledger technology – Illustrate how individual DLT use cases may address challenges or inefficiencies in specific markets – Share insights from relevant experts on potential paths forward, challenges or enablers for these use cases [...]

Assets, Ledger & Future Markets2021-07-02T09:30:38+00:00

DNA Data Storage

2021-06-29T09:32:31+00:00

DNA Data Storage – Top 10 Emerging Technologies According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report, by 2020 (only 4 months away) an estimated 1.7 megabytes of data will be created per second per person globally. That’s 418 zettabytes in a single year (we need a definition for these number growths!). Mostly created by social media, video and graphics. The big question the Enterprise Architect needs to ask is how much does my enterprise use, need, spend on data storage, management, security and analysis with demand escalating, costs will show in business cases over the next 5 years. As [...]

DNA Data Storage2021-06-29T09:32:31+00:00

Social Robots – Top 10 Emerging Technologies

2021-06-29T09:33:40+00:00

Social Robots – Top 10 Emerging Technologies In our blog series on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) emerging technologies we now consider Social Robots and their focus for Enterprise Architecture. Social robotics uses research into how people’s perceptions are formed, how people deduce each other’s thoughts and feelings and translates these findings into robotic analytics and solutions. Over the last 10 years there have been many trials of social robotics with end clients, particularly in the Healthcare consumer sectors. Gradually Social Robots are being used to improve the lives of elderly citizens, especially in care facilities and those living [...]

Social Robots – Top 10 Emerging Technologies2021-06-29T09:33:40+00:00

Central Banks Exploring Blockchain

2021-07-02T09:43:45+00:00

Central Banks and Distributed Ledger Technology: How are Central Banks Exploring Blockchain Today? Published on the 3rd June 2019 Central banks from dozens of countries around the world are actively researching how blockchain and distributed ledger technology can be applied to solve long-standing challenges. However, their activities are not always well known or communicated. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and highlight the key issues and areas of research, experimentation and implementation for central banks with respect to blockchain technology. It also provides an overview of key literature in this area. Importantly, DLT is an [...]

Central Banks Exploring Blockchain2021-07-02T09:43:45+00:00

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