UNDP And Blockchain For Good Put Public-Service Security Ahead Of New Payment Rails

UNDP and the Blockchain for Good Alliance announced a two-year cybersecurity programme on October 19. The initiative brings a practical question into blockchain adoption by public institutions: whether the people operating a service can prevent failures, respond to them and restore access. TL;DR Public payment systems depend on people and processes as well as software. A correct blockchain transaction can still originate from a compromised workflow. Training outcomes should be measured through working controls and recovery exercises. A secure ledger still needs a secure payment instruction The programme announcement describes training and advisory support for public institutions, including work on digital payments and data protection. Consider a hypothetical public grant system that records payments on a blockchain.

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