As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the Biden–Harris administration has begun implementing new strategies to restore the U.S. economy. While notable, implementing emerging technologies, while ensuring data privacy, should also be a top priority for the White House administration to consider.
Don Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute — a think tank aimed at advancing blockchain and other emerging technologies — told Cointelegraph that the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an era, in which government leaders must now acknowledge digital realities: “This is the time for government leaders to develop a comprehensive framework for achieving prosperity, justice, sustainability, social cohesion and good government.”