Blockchain applications in government

Abstract

In the past few years, researchers and practitioners have highlighted the potential of Blockchain (BC) and distributed ledger technology to revolutionize government processes. Blockchain technology enables distributed power and embedded security. As such, Blockchain is regarded as an innovative, general purpose technology, offering new ways of organization in many domains, including e-government for transactions and information exchange. However, due to its very characteristics of peer to peer information exchange, its distributed nature, the still developing technology, the involvement of new actors, roles, etc., the implementation of blockchain applications raise issues that need governance attention. BC initiatives have implications for citizen trust, privacy, inclusion and participation. Governmental organizations need a thorough understanding of the BC design principles, the possible applications in the domain of e-government and the exploration of governance mechanisms to deal with the limitations and challenges of the BC technology when used in a myriad of sectors, ranging from the financial and business sector to the social domains of healthcare and education. In this panel we explore the impact of block chain technology on all levels of government and create an awareness of effects or applications in society that raise governance issues.

Blockchain adoption drivers: The rationality of irrational choices

“…Many people have questioned the rationale behind blockchain adoption. 55,56 To support such claims, methodologies have been proposed to see if blockchain suits a particular scenario. 10,12 Such methodologies are mainly based on technical drivers, which are properties inherent to a scenario.…”

“…Many people have questioned the rationale behind blockchain adoption 55,56 . To support such claims, methodologies have been proposed to see if blockchain suits a particular scenario 10,12 .…”

Drivers of Blockchain Adoption in Financial and Supply Chain Enterprises

“…Therefore, the research model of this study will be based on the TOE framework in order to explore the detailed rationales behind blockchain adoption under these three domains. Various technology adoption studies have used the TOE framework (Bhatiasevi & Naglis, 2018;Chiu et al, 2017;Espadanal & Oliveira, 2012;Gangwar et al, 2015;Li et al, 2015;Matias & Hernandez, 2021;Troshani et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2010), as have studies of multiple blockchain adoption, both completely and partially (Carter & Ubacht, 2018;Clohessy et al, 2020;Holotiuk & Moormann, 2018;Ramanathan et al, 2017;Wong et al, 2019).…”

Economia compartilhada e governança pública

“…A utilização da internet das coisas e de blockchains e a integração e abertura de bases de dados do governo também podem propiciar o desenvolvimento de aplicativos responsáveis por promover a interação direta entre o governo e os cidadãos -G2C (Cherry & Pidgeon, 2018;Janssen, Konopnicki, Snowdon, & Ojo, 2017). Entre as vantagens geradas por essas formas de compartilhamento se destacam: 1) a maior qualidade, transparência e eficiência na prestação dos serviços públicos; 2) a simplificação de processos legais e de elaboração de contratos; 3) a segurança; 4) a maior participação da população na elaboração e na aprovação de leis; 5) a redução na poluição e nos engarrafamentos; 6) o maior rastreamento de surtos de doenças; 7) os ganhos de eficiência energética; 8) o rastreamento das transações financeiras; e 9) o desenvolvimento de novos serviços intensivos em informação (Allessie, Sobolewski, & Vaccari, 2019;Carter, 2018;Hou, 2017;Jun, 2018;Lyons, Courcelas, & Timsit, 2018;Ojo & Adebayo, 2017;Ølnes, Ubacht, & Janssen, 2017;Rivera, Robledo, Larios, & Ávalos, 2017).…”