European Union is joining UN to help refugees use Etheruem

The EU is joining up with the UN to use the Ethereum Blockchain to provide transparent help to refugees. Details of the latest meeting of the European Parliament this week show its dedicated distributed ledger (DLT) taskforce set up earlier this year has already spent half its €850,000 ($1 mln) budget.

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Dubbed the ‘Horizontal Task Force on Distributed Ledger Technology,’ a use case defined in the EU’s latest documentation relates to refugee aid in addition to DLT research. “One specific use case that ought to be explored is the potential of DLT based solutions for the 10 management of the situation of refugees,” the amendment states. Many refugees, and people in refugee-like situations, are unable to prove their identity or access essential services. Blockchain, powered by Ethereum, could thus ease the integration process by providing new, more efficient ways of identifying undocumented persons arriving in the EU. “[…] EU governments in partnerships with other countries and organizations (e.g. NGOs) need innovative solutions to manage increasing flows of migrants and their temporary stay in different countries,” the European Parliament continues.

http://www.altcointoday.com/european-union-is-joining-un-to-help-refugees-using-ethereum/