A lawmaker in the U.K. has called for the government to advance the use of blockchain in the public sector.
In order to pursue applications that rebuild social trust and boost transparency in government, Eddie Hughes, a member of Parliament from the U.K. Conservative Party, argued in a report released Wednesday that the government should “appoint a public-facing chief blockchain officer,” according to a report from City A.M.
The lawmaker further claimed that a blockchain strategy led by the U.K. government would be an effective way to make the country more competitive worldwide.
Hughes’ suggestion comes at a time when an increasing number of startups are looking to advance blockchain applications in the U.K. under a regulated environment.
The House of Lords, the upper chamber of the U.K. Parliament, released a report in November that stressed the opportunities around blockchain for government services, as previously reported by CoinDesk.

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