#3 - The President of Palau

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What comes after Google, Facebook, Bitcoin, and Ethereum? Perhaps it's the startup country — the network state. Balaji interviews tech founders and policymakers from around the world on managing billions of dollars and millions of people, as well as what it might take to start a new kind of state.

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#3 - The President of Palau

The Network State Podcast

51 minutes 9 seconds

2 years ago

#3 - The President of Palau

The President of Palau and Balaji discuss how the tiny island country is becoming a digital leader, experimenting with everything from on-chain identity to drone delivery.

Despite having less than 20,000 citizens, Palau is a full UN member state. Its path to diplomatic recognition holds many lessons for aspiring founders of new communities. Joining Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. in this chat is William Wang, founder of rns.id, the Palaun government’s crypto identity partner.

OUTLINE

0:00 - Intro

2:03 - The Republic of Palau

6:18 - Palau's path to sovereignty

8:35 - How Palau is using crypto

10:40 - The President's background

16:51 - Returning to Palau

18:42 - What is RNS.ID?

25:08 - Palau's government structure

27:23 - Partnerships in Palau

34:15 - Diplomatic relations

36:29 - The advantages of small countries