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Carillion & Interserve: How should the state respond?
Carillion & Interserve: How should the state respond?

The case for further government intervention in the construction industry

Project Bank Accounts (PBA) legislation is already in place for the construction industry in Scotland and Northern Ireland.  Implementing PBAs in the rest of the UK seems the obvious response to this latest crisis in the construction industry.  Is it enough?  Wallet.Services Chairperson, Rab Campbell, argues for a more imaginative response from government to better protect firms at the foot of the supply chain and to unlock additional value.   

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Think Pieces, Industry InsightsRab Campbellblockchain in the UK, blockchain in UK, blockchain, blockchain use cases, blockchain development, blockchain consultancy, blockchain for business, blockchain in Scotland, blockchain in Edinburgh, public sector, construction, dlt construction, blockchain construction, construction blockchain, construction DLT, distributed ledger, distributed ledgers, distributed ledger technologies, dlt, interserve, digital transformationComment
Our MTP? DLT!
Our MTP? DLT!

When I was at secondary school in 1989, Sir Tim Berners Lee wrote his paper proposing a World Wide Web of connected computers, which would allow digital exchange of information. I got into it immediately – recognising the potential of www to open up the internet to become a formidable engine for lowering barriers and empowering individuals, governments and businesses…

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Think PiecesHannah Rudmanblockchain in the UK, blockchain, blockchain for business, blockchain consultancy, blockchain in UK, DLT, dlt, distributed ledger technologies, distributed ledger, distributed ledgersComment
Webinar: Securing Cross-Organisational Collaboration
Webinar: Securing Cross-Organisational Collaboration

We know that the current underpinnings of the internet – databases (a fifty-year-old technology not designed for data sharing) and TCP IP (a sixty-year-old network tech not built for security) – are not fit for the level of digital life and business activities we do online today. Using the unique advantages of the distributed ledger technology, cross-organisational collaboration can be safer, faster, more cost-effective, up to date, trusted and secured.

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Think PiecesCarina Mattikasblockchain development, blockchain report, Baillie Gifford, blockchain in UK, blockchain in the UK, blockchain, blockchain consultancy, blockchain for business, blockchain in Scotland, blockchain in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Blockchain, UK BlockchainComment
Securing 5G Networks With Blockchain
Securing 5G Networks With Blockchain

5G is an emerging technology presenting exciting new opportunities for not only the telecoms industry but agriculture, mining, construction, transportation and countless more. But with this increase in connectivity, the surface area for attack expands in tow. Blockchain is the answer to securing 5G networks.

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Think PiecesHannah Rudmanblockchain report, blockchain in the UK, blockchain in Scotland, blockchain for business, blockchain in Edinburgh, blockchain in UK, UK Blockchain, 5G, industry4Comment