Blockchain in Scotland

Blockchain offers many potential benefits for healthcare, which is the focus of the third episode in the Blockchain in Scotland series.The guest is Chaloner Chute, Chief Technology Officer at Scotland's Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre. Chaloner has been involved with several projects in healthcare that harness distributed ledgers and other trust technologies. Scotland has a rich history of health innovations. Blockchain could join them as the understanding grows around the advantages. This episode also explores some of the obstacle to overcome to fully unlock the strengths of blockchain for patients and health services alike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 of our Blockchain in Scotland series looks at the evolving uses of the technology in financial services, from original uses in crypto to more mainstream applications. Our guest is James Ball, who leads product development at Nethermind for strategic projects and institutional offerings. Nethermind is a blockchain research and engineering company. The company was founded in 2017, and James led the opening of its Scottish office in 2024.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blockchain has the potential to transform data privacy and transparency in a diverse range of industries. For the technology to fulfil its immense promise, challenges around trust are being overcome in Scotland. This first episode of the Blockchain in Scotland series will look at the potential applications and economic benefits of the technology, while also addressing the misconceptions and exploring the multi-faceted national strategy to build trust. Our guests are:- Peter Ferry, chair of Scotland’s Blockchain and Digital Trust Taskforce- And Sarah Forbes, digital economy specialist at Scottish Enterprise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.