Author: Andrew
The herd effect Autonomous Vehicles
When I approach one of a dozen or so junctions, I start to get tense and look out for the car that will fly in and cut me off. Which inevitably they do. I have often wondered why the same traffic infringements often happen in the same places and are allowed to continue, to the… Read more
A blockchain for history
Introducing Block Patterns This is a call for participants in creating a blockchain implementation to record history immutably to eliminate negating revisionism for future generations. Would it not be positive for international relations if historical events could be immutably recorded for posterity? Capitalism, communism, nazism and many other movements have bred their fair share of revisions of… Read more
Why do cities need a smart platform?
Here is the text of today’s ITP article on Nexgen’s unique Smart City Platform concept: Published Tuesday, 26 July 2016By Andrew Rippon Smart City is a concept that has been gaining strength over the last few years and concerns the improvement of lives and business environments through the use of technology. However, it is not… Read more
Empowering economic growth through smart trusted transactions
All developing economies, and plenty of mature ones, are looking for ways to boost economic activity. One key aspect of this is the speed and reliability at which businesses, big and small, can carry out transactions with other businesses and respective governments. Transactions could range from the procurement of machinery or services, to financial… Read more