Congress should accelerate the adoption of mobile payment technology by standardizing banking regulations, encouraging new services through fintech regulatory sandboxes, and facilitating mobile payment options for such government services as transit. 

To Do: Accelerate Adoption of Mobile Payments

Congress should establish an e-government modernization fund for federal, state, and local agencies to upgrade their IT systems.

To Do: Establish an E-government Modernization Fund

Policymakers can and should do more to support blockchain innovation and adoption, such as ensuring regulations are targeted and flexible, so as to encourage blockchain experimentation.

A Policymaker’s Guide to Blockchain

A Policymaker's Guide to Blockchain

New Report Outlines How Policymakers Can Support Blockchain Innovation

How Can Policymakers Support Blockchain-Based Innovation and Consumer Protection?

Congress should require all government agencies to implement contactless biometrics wherever feasible to reduce the potential spread of infections during a pandemic.

To Do: Make Agencies Use Contactless Biometrics

ITIF’s New Blockchain Guide Encourages ‘Targeted and Flexible’ Government Policies

ITIF's New Blockchain Guide Encourages 'Targeted and Flexible' Government Policies

Congress should allocate funds for the departments of State and Commerce to educate developing nations on digital regulation and its repercussions.

To Do: Educate Developing Nations on Digital Regulation

Daniel Castro speaks about blockchain technology on a panel at NALEO's 40th Annual Conference in New York City.

To Do: Fund a Government Blockchain Pilot Program

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