1st Edition
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact Social Business Models and Impact Finance
By Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl
Copyright 2023
158 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
31 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact provides an accessible overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies, and explores their applications for social enterprise and impact investing.
The opening chapter introduces the impact space, exploring different social business models, the role of technology, the impact investing market and general... Read more
1. Introducing the Impact Space 2. Basic Principles of Artificial Intelligence 3. AI-first Impact Business Models 4. Artificial Intelligence and Impact Life 5. Basic Principles of Blockchain Technologies 6. Blockchain-enabled Impact Business Models 7. Blockchain and Impact Finance 8. Outlook and Future Developments
Biography
Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl is Co-Director of the European Center for Social Finance at the Munich Business School and Managing Director of Next Generation Impact in Vienna. Since completing his doctorate on ‘financing social enterprises’ at the Technical University of Munich, he has worked on the development of the social finance market for the European Commission and written studies on social finance for the European Parliament or the European Liberal Forum, among others. In 2017, he co-authored a book on impact investing. He regularly advises social finance intermediaries and is currently developing AI and blockchain-based concepts for the impact sector.
