Could Governments utilise Blockchains for transparency, trust and potholes?

Latest VideoBytes brought to you by Jonny Fry about Governments, blockchains and potholes.

UK Government paid out £30 million due to pothole damage – actual damage £2.8 billion to British motorist’s on their suspension, tyres etc

Local councils had 700,000 pothole reported to them in 2019

Only 10% of local authorities are meeting their own Pothole repair targets

UK Gov website reporting pothole data – have a look it is totally illegible thus of limited use!

Could Governments utilise Blockchains for transparency, trust and potholes?

UK road traffic in March 2020 more than halved on Motorways, surely now is the time to blitz road repairs so we have better infrastructure when the lock down restrictions end?

In Bangalore in India Blockchain technology being used to track waste management reporting.

Governments could use Blockchain-powered platform so people can report potholes. There would then be a public record showing which when and how many times potholes have been reported and when they were repaired

While improving roads in a very transparent manner and improve trust citizens have in government pledges.

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