BLOG Blockchain strategy for the Portuguese Government, a couple of suggestions. By José Reis Santos | 28th of August 2020 I must have come across João Vasconcelos in Fontelos for the first time, a mythical tavern that served the people of Lusíada University, or somewhere by the Students Association, at the time led by the late João Catarino. We went on for many years to see each other at a distance, whether at the college, at the night, at Politika or Alcântara, or later at JS / PS. I always had him as a person full of drive, unable to ...
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BLOG Block by block, things advance By José Reis Santos | 2nd of August 2020 Recently Professor António Costa Silva presented his Strategic Vision for the 2020-2030 Economic Recovery Plan, where he outlined a set of reflections that seek to answer the question of: what to do in the day after? The day after in the sense of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we should understand. This vision is broad, as it should be, and broad enough to contemplate a wide range of options, mostly strategic (although some are quite specific), with a global reach and national impact. Such ...
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BLOG Covid-19, blockchain, crypto and masks ... lots of masks and other medical supplies. By José Reis Santos | 6th of May 2020 Corona / Covid-19 The last time I wrote, Corona was a Mexican beer that was drank with a lime, or a player from Porto - depending on our choice. Many of us were thinking about what to do over Easter, what pre-season bathing diets to do, on the final days the championship, about the Euro 2020, or about the next summer holidays or festival, or which destination to choose for any upcoming weekend trip. This world, and ...
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BLOG Entrepreneurship, Blockchain and 4.0 economy By José Reis Santos | 2nd of July 2019 Few will dispute that the future will be dominated by a set of new technologies that today are at their first steps. Terms like IoT (internet of things), AI (artificial intelligence) or Blockchain, exclusive to geeks and enthusiasts a few years ago, have made their way into the mainstream, and today are common knowledge for those looking to follow the great trends of digital geopolitics, the so called 4.0 Economy. Large and medium-sized companies, SME’s, Governments and international institutions, NGOs and even the European Union ...
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BLOG «Better done than perfect» By José Reis Santos | 3rd of April 2019 I must have come across João Vasconcelos in Fontelos for the first time, a mythical tavern that served the people of Lusíada University, or somewhere by the Students Association, at the time led by the late João Catarino. We went on for many years to see each other at a distance, whether at the college, at the night, at Politika or Alcântara, or later at JS / PS. I always had him as a person full of drive, unable to stand still, unable to stand aside ...
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BLOG Slava and imparities and Block Chains By José Reis Santos | 1st of March 2019 This is a late article. The idea was originally to write about the Christmas season, and to focus on the interesting differences between Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox, starting from the fact that I am culturally Catholic (Portuguese), living in Budapest (a city with a huge Protestant tradition) and for personal reasons having celebrated orthodox rites and moments (Christmas on January 6, and Slava on January 24). But afterwards, when I learned about the Caixa Geral de Depósitos impairments report, and the way hundreds and ...
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BLOG Blockchain: the future is here, now By José Reis Santos | 28th of November 2018 Today I write as CEO and founder of DKJ International, a company that I set up a couple of months ago, that deals with providing solutions, consultancy and advisory in the areas of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. It is - as you know - a new area, with vast implications, that has existed since Satoshi Nakamoto published in 2008 the white paper that introduced the concept of Bitcoins (the first cryptocurrency), and the innovative technology that stands at its base: blockchain. The main intention of ...
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