How the world is experimenting with the blockchain

Blockchain technology offers the promise of more efficient and accurate processes because of how it works. And for governments that is exciting given the amount of data that they hold on citizens and how they are pushing to digitize much of that. Nations are also responsible for a massive amount of record-keeping which could move to the blockchain.

Let’s a take a look at some key trials of blockchain technology in government.

Voting

Elections are susceptible to fraud and human error. Blockchain has been touted as a solution to fix that. A number of trials have happened around the world. One of the most recent happened during West Virginia’s primary election in May. Select votes could use a blockchain-based mobile app to vote. It was created by a company called Voatz.

So how did blockchain voting work in this situation?

People voted via a mobile app which was essentially the equivalent of a…