How Can Blockchain Serve Society?
Technology and human ingenuity have a significant role to play. From quantum computing and artificial intelligence to DNA sequencing and advanced robotics, innovation can transform our approach to sustainability. Perhaps of all the new technologies that comprise the Fourth Industrial Revolution, blockchain shows the most promise for radical disruption. For example, blockchain has been introduced into the Pacific Islands’ tuna industry, to help stamp out illegal fishing and human rights abuses. This is the first such use of blockchain in the region and was implemented by the WWF in partnership with global blockchain venture studio ConsenSys, ICT implementer TraSeable, and tuna fishing and processing company Sea Quest Fiji Ltd. Blockchain is a digital, tamper-proof record of information, accessible to everyone. This means a simple scan of tuna packaging with a smartphone can reveal when and where the fish was caught, and by which vessel and fishing method. Consumers can be cer...
