Users of the system need to have a basis for being confident about their financial contracts, institutions, markets, and payments networks. Absent a basis for confidence, the scope for welfare enhancing economic and financial exchange is diminished.
While it is important to keep abreast of developments with regards to enhancing the security features of banknotes and attempts by criminals to forge currencies, it is equally essential that we enhance public awareness and education. From this workshop, let us individually and collectively find ways to relay the message to the population.