New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance – Blockchain for Humanitarian Aid : Problem or Panacea?

• Main Author: Chen, Christopher
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89410; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46239
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the contex...