When disaster strikes, innovation strikes back. Following the 2004 tsunami disaster in Indonesia, Dr. Jane Thomason experienced an epiphany about how blockchain could change the world for the better. (Via CointelegraphZN)
While running the London Blockchain Week Hackathon in 2017, conveniently sponsored by the Abt Associates, Thomason invited a group of central bankers from the Bank of Papua New Guinea to witness “200 of the smartest people in the world sitting there trying to figure out how to solve this problem of financial inclusion.” The winners then accompanied them to Papua New Guinea to create a proof-of-concept for a new payment system.
Dr. Jane Thomason sees opportunities for blockchain to aid climate change efforts. Source:drjanethomason.net Thomason found that affiliating herself with blockchain projects was important because “if you don’t belong to an organization, people think you’re a bit weird.” If you believe in something and have something important to say, you can build a following without maintaining it.
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