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The government of Dubai is working on a blockchain-based system to secure and streamline all government documents, including visas and bills of lading.
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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.

Exploring Blockchain Municipal Use Cases

Gothenburg University

This paper opts for a case study approach of a public organization (municipality). We interviewed key stakeholders to describe how the organization piloted blockchain technology. We argue that the three dimensions represent processes of alignment and misalignment in digital transformation.

Slovenia’s bottom-up approach to blockchain innovation

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Nena Dokuzov from the Slovenian Government explains their ‘bottom-up’ approach to blockchain development, the role of their national strategy, and how they are building on EU investments in blockchain support.