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You're correct, I misphrased that somewhat. The government uses a blockchain (the Keyless-Serveless Infrastructure or KSI blockchain) to ensure data integrity i
by sebmellen 6y ago
You're correct, I misphrased that somewhat. The government uses a blockchain (the Keyless-Serveless Infrastructure or KSI blockchain) to ensure data integrity in their government systems. As I understand, this is also used for their digital voting system.
> The Estonian Government started testing blockchain technology in 2008, as a response to 2007 cyber attacks and with an aim to mitigate possible insider threats. Estonia was the first nation state in the world to deploy blockchain technology in production systems - in 2012 with the Succession Registry kept by the Ministry of Justice.
> Which Estonian state agencies are utilising blockchain technology today?
> → Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
> → Ministry of Justice
> → Ministry of Finance
> → Ministry of the Interior
> → Ministry of Social Affairs
See their whitepaper here: https://e-estonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019sept-faq-ksi-blockchain-1-1.pdf https://e-estonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019sept-faq-ksi-bl....