I can't say I have a direct, service-centric, deliverable blockchain technology that is going to roll out in the coming months.
As a general distributed ledger, blockchain is very good for issues of disclosure. You could imagine in the future utilizing blockchain technology for ownership registries or for basically any sort of database where you would want a real-time, public record that you could track, do research on or make available to academics. There are a variety of uses where that could be incredibly valuable.
I believe there are governments that are dabbling in different areas. I know there are private companies that are looking at carbon credits and the like.
There are lots of opportunities there. I think the immediate opportunity is from a Service Canada perspective. It tends more towards the customer user experience with AI, automation, machine learning and process orientation, etc.
Thank you for allowing me to nerd out at the HUMA committee. I really do think that in Canada we have some of the smartest people in the world. We're also a leader in blockchain, so there's no reason why we shouldn't be utilizing those technologies in the business of our government.