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Anne V. asks a definition of blockchains as we understand, and then see if it fits the use-case. Marc states if smart-contracts could be used to improve efficiency/automation while leaving out use-cases that don't benefit from it. Kathleen: rule engine running & coming up decisions. John Thomas: blockchain as one-function ledger (e.g. bitcoin mining node) and Ethereum node as highly programmable nodes (smart contracts). John W: at IIW one working defintion of block chain is a system with distributed ledger and a leader selection process. Also notes difference between ledger and smart contracts. PoW systems and Non-PoW system (eg. Stellar).
Anne: bimodal description is useful.
Thomas: does this bimodal view help the use case, such as Alice and consent to research data. Kathleen: the consent model is what the industry understands today. Alice could have a life-threatening situation and she has to consent to her data being accessed. Policy-enabling vs policy agnostic.
Tuesday August 2
Agenda:
- Work on "Trust and verification in a health research context" (was: Alice Consents to Health Research) and discuss implications for technologies sections in the report
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