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The analysis is based on two parallel surveys conducted in 19 cities: one of 6,746 residents and another of 969 business executives. It explores expectations of citizens and businesses for smart-city development in some of the world’s major urban centres. This report explores the expectations of citizens and businesses for smart-city development in some of the world’s major urban centres.Īccelerating urban intelligence: People, business and the cities of tomorrow is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Nutanix. Why Bitcoin may herald a new era in financeīitcoin may be risky investment, but the technologies that underpin it are a safe bet to disrupt the finance sectorĪn animation examining Bitcoin and its potential impact on the financial services industryĭo you consider Bitcoin to be a viable currency for businesses to use? Or do you see useful applications for the blockchain? To share your thoughts, join the discussion on the Future Realities LinkedIn group, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes. The technological mechanism that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could theoretically be used to anonymously verify any kind of transaction – and its impact could be enormous. Click below to read the content that has been published so far.īeyond Bitcoin: the revolutionary potential of the “blockchain”

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In a series of content sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, The Economist Intelligence Unit is exploring what those consequences might be. This is an exciting and potentially revolutionary development that could have far-reaching consequences for trade, commerce and the global monetary system as a whole. Whatever happens to Bitcoin itself – whether it gains mainstream adoption or fizzles out as a fad – the point has been made that a decentralised currency is possible, and the technological mechanism that underpins has been proven.

No central authority governs, monitors or controls its use, which is one reason it has proved so popular in the criminal underground.

The defining innovation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is not that it is digital – only a tiny proportion of the world’s money takes the form of physical cash today – but that it is decentralised.

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