Challenges for Connecting Citizens and Smart Cities: ICT, E-Governance and Blockchain

Oliveira, Thays A.; Oliver, Miquel; Ramalhinho, Helena

doi:10.3390/su12072926

Cited by 107 publications

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“…Because of the benefit of real-time transparency, blockchain technology is a recommended tool for sustainability in the manufacturing industry [39]. Transparency as an extrapolation of "trust" is needed both inside and outside the government, for more participative decision-making processes in the sustainable supply chains [40].…”

Section: Transparencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review and a Classification Framework

Paliwal¹,

Chandra²,

Sharma³

2020

Sustainability

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Through a systematic review of publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals, this paper investigates the role of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management. It uses the What, Who, Where, When, How, and Why (5W+1H) pattern to formulate research objectives and questions. The review considers publications since 2015, and it includes 187 papers published in 2017, 2018, 2019, and the early part of 2020, since no significant publications were found in the year 2015 or 2016 on this subject. It proposes a reusable classification framework—emerging technology literature classification level (ETLCL) framework—based on grounded theory and the technology readiness level for conducting literature reviews in various focus areas of an emerging technology. Subsequently, the study uses ETLCL to classify the literature on our focus area. The results show traceability and transparency as the key benefits of applying blockchain technology. They also indicate a heightened interest in blockchain-based information systems for sustainable supply chain management starting since 2017. This paper offers invaluable insights for managers and leaders who envision sustainability as an essential component of their business. The findings demonstrate the disruptive power and role of blockchain-based information systems. Given the relative novelty of the topic and its scattered literature, the paper helps practitioners examining its various aspects by directing them to the right information sources.

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Section: Transparencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review and a Classification Framework

Paliwal¹,

Chandra²,

Sharma³

2020

Sustainability

171

190

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“…User privacy concerns and a lack of technical and operational knowhow restrict common people, especially elderly people, women and laborer workers, from using smart mobility services [ 45 ]. Several privacy preserving approaches have been developed in recent years for the effective adoption and ease of use of mobility services [ 46 , 47 ]. The governance issues in smart mobility services, including consent-based data capturing, manipulations and usage, data integration and standardization challenges, were covered in [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Enabling Technologies for Urban Smart Mobility: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

Paiva

Ahad

Tripathi

et al. 2021

Sensors

182

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The increasing population across the globe makes it essential to link smart and sustainable city planning with the logistics of transporting people and goods, which will significantly contribute to how societies will face mobility in the coming years. The concept of smart mobility emerged with the popularity of smart cities and is aligned with the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations. A reduction in traffic congestion and new route optimizations with reduced ecological footprint are some of the essential factors of smart mobility; however, other aspects must also be taken into account, such as the promotion of active mobility and inclusive mobility, encouraging the use of other types of environmentally friendly fuels and engagement with citizens. The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Big Data technology will serve as the main entry points and fundamental pillars to promote the rise of new innovative solutions that will change the current paradigm for cities and their citizens. Mobility-as-a-service, traffic flow optimization, the optimization of logistics and autonomous vehicles are some of the services and applications that will encompass several changes in the coming years with the transition of existing cities into smart cities. This paper provides an extensive review of the current trends and solutions presented in the scope of smart mobility and enabling technologies that support it. An overview of how smart mobility fits into smart cities is provided by characterizing its main attributes and the key benefits of using smart mobility in a smart city ecosystem. Further, this paper highlights other various opportunities and challenges related to smart mobility. Lastly, the major services and applications that are expected to arise in the coming years within smart mobility are explored with the prospective future trends and scope.

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“…This also involves industries such as banking, equity trading market, supply chain, and energy trading [17][18][19][20]. Third, we have the application of blockchain technology in other industrial fields, such as medical, government, e-commerce, tourism, and so on [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

Section: Literature On Blockchain Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Construction of Chinese Smart Water Conservancy Platform Based on the Blockchain: Technology Integration and Innovation Application

Zhang

Luo

2020

Sustainability

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Blockchain technology has triggered a new round of technological innovation and industrial change. Promoting the deep integration of blockchain technology and smart water conservancy has become an essential part of the digital transformation of the Chinese smart water conservancy industry. On the basis of the analysis of the framework of the smart water conservancy system and the technology infrastructure model of the blockchain, a conceptual model of a smart water conservancy information sharing platform is established. The platform has four-in-one and multicentralized participants including government departments, water conservancy enterprises, the public, and third-party maintenance, and the design of “alliance chain + private chain” dual chain smart contract. Moreover, the multidimensional scenarios of smart water conservancy innovation applications incorporating blockchain platform technology are addressed. Then, the water rights trading market is taken as an example to propose an innovative development path with consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, asymmetric encryption, and information source tracing. Although there may be some questions and challenges related to smart water conservancy and blockchain technology, this paper can provide a reference for the sustainable development of the smart water conservancy industry due to its fundamental societal contributions.

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Challenges for Connecting Citizens and Smart Cities: ICT, E-Governance and Blockchain

Cited by 107 publications

References 92 publications

Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review and a Classification Framework

Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review and a Classification Framework

Enabling Technologies for Urban Smart Mobility: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

Construction of Chinese Smart Water Conservancy Platform Based on the Blockchain: Technology Integration and Innovation Application

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