DCA Digital Digest: What the World’s Governments Are Saying About Cryptocurrencies

1. What the World’s Governments Are Saying About Cryptocurrencies

Getting your head around cryptocurrencies was hard enough before governments got involved. But now that policy makers around the world are drawing up fresh regulations on everything from exchanges to initial coin offerings, keeping track of what’s legal has become just as daunting as figuring out which newfangled token might turn into the next Bitcoin.

2. Can blockchain save Africa?

According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018, a product of the United Nations, GDP growth rate of at least 7% is the starting point for emerging economies’ move into the advanced group. The only possible way to achieve growth rates as strong as that is ongoing large-scale investments in their economies. However, nobody especially wants to take the risk of investing in countries where even the most basic needs represented in Maslow’s pyramid remain unresolved. This is an issue that blockchain technology can tackle.
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3. Africa must prioritise STEM skills to benefit from innovation

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame opened the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering 2018 in Kigali with a call for the continent to invest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills in order to create an innovation ecosystem and leverage the benefits.
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4. Digital Transformation – Is It Real or Just Science Fiction?

While digital transformation has emerged as a top priority for most organisations, there are concerns that it is being oversimplified and that companies are focusing only on the front-end or user experience. Many organisations don’t even realise they’re in a blind spot and they don’t see the immediate need to embark on digital transformation because they haven’t seen how their businesses might be impacted.
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