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In 2019, the EU Commission proposed a new regulation to establish a legal framework for blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies.
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The purpose of this website

The BLING project developed 24 pilots, proof of concepts, and use cases that show how blockchain-enabled solutions will change how local and regional governments deliver local services and how they work with citizens. This website serves as a digital catalog of the project’s results and contains valuable insights that can help other public organization on their way to implement blockchain. Want to work with blockchain in government? Get started here:  

  1. Browse through the lessons learned in our real-life use-cases. Use the filters to zoom in on the information of your interest.
  2. Fill out the ‘BRAT self-test’ to assess the blockchain readiness of your organisation. See how your organisation scores compared to benchmark scores.
  3. Moreover, get additional information based on your organization’s ‘readiness score’ and needs.

A random selection of our project results

Enacting the Last Mile: Experiences of Smart Contracts in Courier Deliveries

Edinburgh University

Smart contract systems could change the nature of last-mile deliv- ery for the better through enhanced precision, coordination and accountability. However, technological complexity poses a challenge for end-users participating in the design process.

How BLING supercharged BlockchainLab Drenthe

Province of Drenthe

How BLING helped BlockchainLab Drenthe go from 3 entrepreneurs around a kitchen table to an internationally recognized organization that has delivered the biggest public service government blockchain project in the Netherlands.

Blockchain – Obstacles and opportunities for democracy development

The County Administrative Board of Skåne

Blockchain offers new ways of organising public sector services, but also demands new ways of governing traditional legacy systems. Trust is a key factor in the adoption, the case for the application of the blockchain to democratic procedures is not yet clear.