Rob van Gijzel, ambassador of the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, presented a national blockchain research agenda, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, on May 8. The Ministry created a designated unit, ‘TopTeam ICT,’ tasked with researching the further development of blockchain across technology, legal issues, economic impact and ethics.
The research agenda outlines the three key areas - proposed as design briefs - that it aims to address in order for blockchain to be adopted nationwide “with positive societal potential.”