Kevin C. Desouza

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The current landscape of central bank digital currencies

Chen Ye and Kevin C. Desouza

Friday, December 13, 2019

How should governments respond to Facebook’s Libra initiative?

Erwin Fielt, Kevin C. Desouza, and Chen Ye

Friday, July 26, 2019

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks about India's digital initiatives at the Google campus in Mountain View, California September 27, 2015. The Indian premier continues his Silicon Valley tour on Sunday with visits to Facebook and Google Inc headquarters before an event at the San Jose Convention Center that 18,000 people are expected to attend. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - GF10000223829

How India can prepare its workforce for the artificial intelligence era

Kevin C. Desouza and Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi

Monday, April 22, 2019

The San Francisco skyline is seen behind a woman as she walks past a condemned area on Treasure Island, near San Francisco, California, U.S. October 18, 2018. Picture taken October 18, 2018. To match Special Report USA-MILITARY/LEGACY REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage. - RC1EDF07AC90

How technological progress can cause urban fragility

Kevin C. Desouza and J. David Selby

Thursday, February 7, 2019

People are seen inside the world's first autonomous pods which was launched by the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates February, 28, 2018. Picture taken February, 28, 2018. REUTERS/Satish Kumar - RC1DBA1AFD20

Dubai offers lessons for using artificial intelligence in local government

David Swindell, Kevin C. Desouza, and Rachel Hudgens

Friday, September 28, 2018

An operator works on his table while enrolling villagers for the Unique Identification (UID) database system at an enrolment centre at Merta district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan February 21, 2013. In a more ambitious version of programmes that have slashed poverty in Brazil and Mexico, the Indian government has begun to use the UID database, known as Aadhaar, to make direct cash transfers to the poor, in an attempt to cut out frauds who siphon billions of dollars from welfare schemes. Picture taken February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1AM201

India’s data dilemma: How to protect all of it

Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi and Kevin C. Desouza

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Shanghai's landmark building Oriental Pearl TV Tower is lit up in blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris attacks, in Shanghai, China, November 14, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song - GF20000059181

How China’s local governments and academia propel blockchain business

Kevin C. Desouza, Chen Ye, and Xiaofeng Wang

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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Is China leading the blockchain innovation race?

Kevin C. Desouza, Chen Ye, and Xiaofeng Wang

Thursday, July 19, 2018

A man votes at a small, desk-style voting booth.

How blockchain could improve election transparency

Kevin C. Desouza and Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Blockchain and U.S. state governments: An initial assessment

Kevin C. Desouza, Chen Ye, and Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi

Tuesday, April 17, 2018