HSP Seminar (#255) “Can Blockchain Improve UN?: Possibility of Decentralized Assistance” (May 29, 2019)
| Title | HSP Seminar (#255) “Can Blockchain Improve UN?: Possibility of Decentralized Assistance” |
| Description | The technology of Blockchain is now applied for the UN humanitarian operations, such as assistance for refugees. The Western NGOs seem to have already used it. We examine the possibility of non-centralized international cooperation and network governance beyond the limitation of nation-state system through technological innovation. |
| Date | May 29th, 2019 (Wed) 17:00 – 19:00 |
| Venue | Bldg. No. 18 (Map), Collaboration Room 1 on the 4th floor, Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo |
| Lecturer | Yoshiyuki Yamamoto (Special Advisor for UN Engagement and Blockchain Technology) by Skype |
| Commentator | Masaru Yarime (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| Moderator | Yasunobu Sato (Professor, The University of Tokyo) |
| Languages | Japanese and English |
| Organizers | Graduate Program on Human Security, University of Tokyo (HSP) Research Center for Sustainable Peace, Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), University of Tokyo Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Study of Network Governance for Access to Justice in East Asia” |
| Co-organizer | Research Center for Sustainable Development, Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), University of Tokyo |
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