It is a mistake to think about blockchain as ‘just’ a ‘technical’ solution. The successful adoption of blockchain-enabled solutions entails overcoming new types of organisational and legal risks and challenges. Here are 7 key success and risk factors to watch out for.
SEStran (South-East Scotland Transport Partnership) undertook a review of the blockchain environment in Scotland/the UK, with a particular focus on blockchain in transport and in the public sector (especially local government). Stakeholders identified issues affecting techological adoption/change.
BRAT generates a maturity score for the organization, which can be compared to that of other organizations as a benchmark. An organisation can also repeat BRAT, and compare results to their earlier scores to see how their capacity is developing over time.
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 .
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.
Roeselare’s Fit4Work is a program to help employees become more active. They trialled a personalised fitness service linking online coaching and IoT wearables via blockchain solution to support employee health, fitness, and activity take-up in a privacy compliant way.
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