Public Sector SIG Update April 2019 Q1
Special Interest Group
Public Sector SIG
Working Group Health
Working Group has been in operation for three quarters now. Number of participants on calls is holding generally steady at around 12 per call, with variation. Last call had 22 participants. A sub-group has recently formed and is holding its own scheduled calls. The purpose is to draft a White Paper on Public Sector uses and dynamics.
Issues
Chair hopes to continue to improve the balance of group tasks distributed between Chair and membership. This has been shifting positively, but is still evolving.
Overall Activity in the Past Quarter
Regular meetings have been held, no meetings have been missed. The chat channel still has low activity. The mailing list is still primarily used for Agendas as well as call follow up discussions.
- We have a new sub-group formed, which is developing active momentum. Its topic is to write a White Paper on Public Sector uses of blockchain. The group has sought support from Hyperledger Community Architects to add their weekly calls to the Community Calendar.
- The Public Sector SIG continues to attract a diverse range of presenters for each call. This year to date, we have had:
January 18:
The Netherlands is putting serious support behind Blockchain technologies for the Public and social good sectors.
Be among the first to know about this countrywide, national strategy. Koen Lukas Hartog, Program Manager Blockchain Pilots for Governmental Organisations, is going to join us, present, and answer questions about the large public-private cooperations that the DBC is activating.
The mission of the Dutch Blockchain Coalition is to realise fully reliable and socially accepted
blockchain applications, to create the best possible conditions to allow blockchain applications to arise, and to facilitate the use of blockchain as a source of trust, well-being, prosperity and security for citizens, companies, institutions and government bodies. The Dutch Blockchain Coalition acts as a catalyst and facilitator in this process and activates its large public-private network for this purpose.
Planned Work Products
- White Paper subgroup
- Other projects as suggested by the membership.
Participant Diversity
The balance of Public Sector representatives, civil society, and private sector representatives remain a fairly even level. Gender diversity remains acceptable, with about a third of participants on a given call being female identified. Participants are joining from all around the world, both as presenters and as membership.
Additional Information
The Public Sector SIG is off to a good start this year. We anticipate a continued diverse range of presentations, and look forward to collaboration around our first work product - the White Paper. The SIG welcomes new members - both with an interest in the Public Sector, as well as looking for generalist members who seek out key community strengthening activities, such as documentation, communication, reporting, etc. Additional suggestions and nominations of presenters and use cases are welcome on an ongoing basis.