Can blockchain end poverty?
Technological advancements have reduced global poverty significantly in the past 100 years. Many people have been able to leave poverty due to this.
Read MoreDr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, is a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps Fortune 500 leadership teams navigate AI and emerging technologies. Recognized by Salesforce as one of 16 global voices shaping the future of AI, he holds a PhD from University of Technology Sydney and is the author of six books on emerging technology and judgment in the AI era, including his latest book: Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change. He is the founder of Futurwise and the developer of the Intelligence Age Scorecard that helps individuals and organizations understand how prepared they are for the future.
His pioneering efforts include the world's first TEDx Talk in VR in 2020. In 2023, he further pushed boundaries when he delivered a TEDx talk in Athens with his digital twin, delving into the complex interplay of AI and our perception of reality. In 2024, he launched a digital twin of himself, offering interactive, on-demand conversations via text, audio, or video in 29 languages, thereby bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds – another world's first.
Dr. Van Rijmenam is a prolific author and has written more than 1,200 articles and six books in his career. As a corporate educator, he is celebrated for his candid, independent, and balanced insights. He is also the founder of Futurwise, which focuses on elevating global knowledge on crucial topics like technology, healthcare, and climate change by providing high-quality, hyper-personalized, and easily digestible insights from trusted sources.
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Technological advancements have reduced global poverty significantly in the past 100 years. Many people have been able to leave poverty due to this.
Read MoreAlgorithms are a set of (complex) instructions or rules that a computer needs to follow when solving a specific problem. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, is a collection of algorithms working together to enable machines to replicate human behaviour.
Read MoreBlockchain technology records and forever maintains data that cannot be changed. It also involves ‘smart contracts’ and consensus mechanisms that govern processes of automation, as well as the development, evaluation and execution of decisions. Blockchain technology has the potential to transform organisation design due to its decentralised and distributed characteristics.
Read MoreNew forms of organisation design, both decentralised and autonomous, will likely appear due to the emergence of Blockchain and smart contracts.
Read MoreThe myriad of companies that are involved in a single customer’s travel plans is one of the main reasons why many people are excited about how blockchain can transform the travel industry. Just as Bitcoin was conceived as a method for bypassing financial intermediaries, blockchain can help to improve
Read MoreBlockchain is ready to change the travel industry. The myriad of companies that are involved in a single customer’s travel plans is one of the main reasons why many people are excited about how blockchain can transform this industry.
Read MoreWe live in exponential times, and merely having a digital strategy focused on continuous innovation is no longer enough to thrive in a constantly changing world. To transform an organisation and contribute to building a secure and rewarding networked society, collaboration among employees, customers, business units and even things is
Read MoreThis week's f(x) = e^x newsletter discusses how AI can change education, self-riding bikes, and the convergence of AI and IoT.
Read MoreEarlier this year, I completed my PhD at the University of Technology Sydney. My research focused on how do emerging information technologies change the interaction of organisations and technologies. The title of my research was: Sociomateriality in the age of Emerging Information Technologies: How big data analytics, blockchain and artificial
Read MoreEarlier this year, I completed my PhD at the University of Technology Sydney. Undertaking a PhD was a great experience and an intellectual challenge. However, academic dissertations are dry and difficult to read.
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