We Don’t Need Political Solutions for Global Trade — We Need Practical Ones

Introducting the concept of the Internet of Agreements: “Machine-readable laws and machine-readable contracts enable machine-managed supply chains.” Theorectically, using computers to manage the supply chain process, conduct due diligence, and ensure parties in a trade agreement are holding up to their agreements, would make the who process smoother and enable transparency between nations. As of now, verification of agreed upon processes along the global supply chain is a patchwork of paper forms such as payslips, bills of lading, safety certificates. Makes a lot of sense to fully digitize this.