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Philadelphia could be just \u201ca matter of weeks\u201d away from adopting a blockchain pilot program within city government, Chief Information Officer Mark Wheeler told StateScoop on Monday.<\/p>\n

Wheeler, who signaled his interest in the distributed ledger technology<\/a> earlier this year on Twitter, on Monday published a new page<\/a> to Philadelphia\u2019s Office of Innovation and Technology website asking blockchain experts and developers to come to the city with their best blockchain ideas and local government applications. Wheeler\u2019s team \u201cis starting an initiative to examine crypto technology\u2019s potential use within city government,\u201d beginning with informal conversations with experts outside of Philadelphia and hopefully, he said.<\/p>\n

Eventually, Wheeler said, the project could become a more formal initiative, modeled after Philadelphia\u2019s \u201cPitch and Pilot\u201d program, an initiative that would see the city request blockchain-based solutions to local problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d come up with a problem, and say, \u2018Hey, we want to understand … how you\u2019d approach this, help us on the solution side, here\u2019s a budget we may be able to bring or can you do it as a co-creation item with us?\u2019\u201d Wheeler said.<\/p>\n

The city doesn’t have a set timeline to research blockchain, he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to subject matter experts, Wheeler\u2019s team is also planning to engage policymakers at city and state agencies who are already researching cryptocurrency technology \u2014 likely including city leadership in Miami<\/a> and New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to get a very good sense of the use cases, and why there could be a value proposition here,\u201d Wheeler said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what the website is all about. We\u2019re ready to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The website encourages blockchain enthusiasts seeking an audience with Wheeler’s team to contact the city via phone or email, while residents who have questions about the city\u2019s plan can educate themselves with several \u201cfoundational\u201d cryptocurrency and blockchain documents, including the original white paper explaining how Bitcoin works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia CIO Mark Wheeler said the city is calling for blockchain and cryptocurrency experts to share their ideas for local government applications of the 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