Public sector organizations lack ways to understand and experiment with technology that is not yet fully mature and which is surrounded by high levels of expectations and hype – like blockchain. Interpretation, legitimation, and mobilization are themes that help understand how technology is adopted.
Digipolis Antwerp develops a ‘lean and mean’ procurement process for small contracts via a blockchain-based application which combines the publication of requests for proposals and the submissions of tenders from vendors.
Understanding digital transformation in the public sector is increasingly important as novel technologies challenge assumptions about how public organizations work. How public services are transformed, how organisations change, and changes in value creation are key to understanding these shifts.
How BlockchainLab Drenthe built an application that used Self-sovereign identity (SSI) to make paper meeting attendance sheets obsolete and to deliver a privacy -first GDPR-compliant solution to reporting meeting attendance.
Blockchain on the Move is a Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) proof of concept between the City of Antwerp, VICTOR, and Information Flanders that aimed to develop tools and approaches to give citizens control over their own data, and to link this with Antwerp’s A-card to give better access to services.
Local governments are undergoing significant digital transformation, including experimenting with new technological solutions. This summarises the findings of a case study of three BLING municipalities in Western Europe that are exploring the adoption of blockchain-enabled service solutions .
In April 2022 HOWEST and BLING organized a hackathon to tackle the over-use of water by developing blockchain-enabled solutions to improve water management. This first-of-its-kind ‘decentralised autonomous hackathon’ was organised via (autonomous) smart contracts on a (decentralised) blockchain.
The ‘Red Button’ (aka ‘Financial Emergency Brake’) project allows citizens to tell the Dutch Government and debt agencies that they are unable to pay their debts. The privacy-centric system links this declaration with certification from local services that they are providing debt support.
An answer to the questions 1) If the County Adminstrative Board decides to develop its own model for e-voting, which international IP-rules apply?, 2) Could the County Adminstrative Board potentially protect a model for e-voting that it develops or does this model automatically become public?
The Blockchain technology is still in the progress of reaching its plateau of productivity, and hasn’t been made understandable for the majority of the public, due to its relatively high demand of technical knowledge and flair.
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