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1.  ''Information technology - hardware - operating systems.''
''Not for profit - limited liability companies - UK.''


Defined narrowly, an information technology platform is the hardware and operating system environment, in which a piece of software is run.
Community Interest Company, one of the legal structures available in the UK for establishing or incorporating a social enterprise.




2.  ''Information technology - hardware - operating systems - software - applications.''
==See also==
*[[Community interest company]]
*[[Company]]
*[[Company law]]
*[[Limited liability company]]
*[[Not-for-profit]]
*[[Social enterprise]]


More broadly, any dimension of the information technology environment in which an application is run.


In this broader sense, the platform may include software, storage, and any other supporting frameworks.
==Other resources==
*[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c86b9ed915d6969f457f6/10-1388-community-interest-companies-benefits-of-a-cic-leaflet.pdf CICs compared with charities and ordinary limited companies - the CIC Regulator]
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-regulator-of-community-interest-companies UK Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies - about us - what we do]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''DeFi platforms - financial stability - regulatory challenges'''''</span>
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
 
:"The highly decentralised and global structure of the DeFi sector along with the difficulty to trace end users provide a unique set of challenges for regulators.
 
:... the degree of decentralisation currently varies across platforms.
 
:However, in an extreme form, a DeFi platform could be completely decentralised with no identifiable legal entity, ownership nor even a point of human contact."
 
:''Is 'crypto' a financial stability risk? - Bank of England - Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability - October 2021.''
 
 
3.  ''Discussion and representation.''
 
Any forum for the exchange of ideas and for collective advocacy.
 
 
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Neutral platform for best practice'''''</span>
 
:"The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) is an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment.
 
:It is established to be a neutral platform for best practice in worldwide public-private sector exchanges."
 
:''Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum - the Treasurer's Wiki.''
 
 
4.  ''Learning and development.''
 
Any foundational structure, or body of knowledge.
 
 
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Economics helps understand business'''''</span>
 
:"The study of economics provides a platform for understanding business and a reference framework for business systems and techniques."
 
:''Economics - the Treasurer's Wiki.''
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Algorithm]]
* [[Application]]
* [[Bank of England]]
* [[CeFi]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Crypto]]
* [[Cryptoassets]]
* [[Cryptocurrency]]
* [[DeFi]]
* [[Distributed ledger]]
* [[Economics]]
* [[Exchange]]
* [[Financial institution]]
* [[Financial intermediary]]
* [[Financial stability]]
* [[Hardware]]
* [[Information technology]]
*[[Invisible FX]]
* [[Learning and development]]
* [[Monetary]]
* [[New Payments Platform]]
* [[Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum]]
* [[Operating system]]
* [[Pension fund]]
* [[Prudential]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Sovereign wealth fund]]
* [[Smart contract]]
* [[Think tank]]
 
 
==External link==
*[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2021/october/jon-cunliffe-swifts-sibos-2021 Is 'crypto' a financial stability risk? - Bank of England - Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability - October 2021]
 
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Latest revision as of 06:44, 1 February 2024

Not for profit - limited liability companies - UK.

Community Interest Company, one of the legal structures available in the UK for establishing or incorporating a social enterprise.


See also


Other resources