The UN will use blockchain technology during efforts to reconstruct Afghanistan's urban centres, including ensuring the government's Land Records are transparently and securely maintained. Blockchain, a distributed ledger that records transactions in digital form, is being used by many organisations around the world for various purposes, from tracking goods across borders to verifying identities of individuals online.
The UN will use blockchain technology during efforts to reconstruct Afghanistan's urban centres, including ensuring the government's Land Records are transparently and securely maintained. It is part of a collaboration between the UN's Office of Communication and Information Technologies and UN-Habitat's City for All programme, which is also at work in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.