Using Blockchain to Keep Public Data Public Brian Forde

Data is under attack. And it is the very leaders of our government and economy who are waging the war. They have made it acceptable to manipulate raw data in a way that benefits them financially or politically—and it has caused public confidence in the veracity of information to completely erode. If anyone is allowed to simply change a number, or delete a dataset, who are citizens supposed to believe? Where, or how, can we get our data back? The answer lies with the public—or public blockchains, to be more specific. Our data problem doesn’t have to be a crisis; it can be an opportunity – a chance for our business leaders and policymakers to rebuild a foundation of trust in the critical data we all depend on.


HBR: Using Blockchain to Keep Public Data Public Brian Forde