This is about a technology that might one day be relevant in Records Management. So stop here if you are not interested in technology.
The BBC Radio 4 programme "FutureProofing" yesterday featured an interesting technology called "blockchain" (or "Block chain"). Essentially, it is a distributed approach to storing and communicating immutable data in a way such that it cannot be disputed. It's not new - it underlies Bitcoin and similar currencies. However, what is novel is the proposition that it might be used for many other purposes that require "trust", including many sorts of record keeping. The programme suggested various applications, many of which were sheer flights of fancy that failed to recognise the difficulty of building applications, no matter how clever the underlying storage system. But the programme's assertion that many major corporations and governments are working on blockchain projects is enough to make one wonder if it might actually end up being significant.
The programme is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b066wfp4.
Marc Fresko
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