Blockchain is a business and accounting tool that has the prospect of changing the way organizations handle money. Its built-in safeguards prevent electronic hacking of financial accounts. Beyond accounting, it has the potential for securing the authenticity of court documents and even identities. But are we willing to pay the cost of Blockchain technology? Paul Embley and Di Graski explore the opportunities to courts and the limits of this technology.
This is a fascinating episode for listeners interested in trial courts, court administration, emerging technologies, digital security, and accounting and finance, and emergency response plans.
A link to Di and Paul’s paper, “When Might Blockchain Appear in Your Court?” is in the Show Notes section on our website.
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Show Notes
>Additional Resources to Learn More About Blockchain
Paper: “When Might Blockchain Appear in My Court?”
>About the Presenters
Di Graski is grateful to be celebrating her eleventh anniversary with the National Center for State Courts’ Technology team. She is an attorney licensed in Colorado, a certified Project Management Professional, and a member of the IJIS Institute’s Blockchain Working Group. At NACM’s Annual Conference in July 2019, Di will participate in the panel discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science.”
Paul Embley is the CIO and Technology Division Director at the National Center for State Courts. He began his career in Silicon Valley working for the “who’s who” of high tech (along with the “who’s no longer”). After 25 years in the for-profit sector, Paul shifted to public sector work on integrated justice.
