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Centrelink data-matching problems show the need for a government blockchain

  • Written by Christine Helliar, Professor School of Commerce, University of South Australia
imageA blockchain could be used to record all of our interactions with the government.Shutterstock

Governments across the globe are experimenting with the blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, as a way to reduce costs and provide more accountability to the public. In Europe alone, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Estonia are experimenting with...

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