Roeselare issues a Leisure Pass (Vrijetijdspas) to citizens on limited incomes: this pass provides a range of discounts to citizens. The pass is hard to administer and Roeselare is looking to develop a blockchain-enabled solution that allows for better coordination between delivery partners.
R:ekobyn (R = Röstånga, eko=eco, by=village) is a sustainable community in Röstånga in the County of Skåne in southern Sweden. Skåne is looking for new governance models to help deliver the R:ekobyn community’s vision, and is exploring the feasibility of a blockchain-enabled solution.
The City of Ghent workec with Howest to deliver a proof of concept for a blockchain-enabled solution that makes applying for energy support easier, quicker, and more efficient by using digital wallets and self-soverign identity (SSI) approaches to make information sharing faster and more efficient.
The Mobiliti app provides a mobility-as-a-servive (MASS) solution for geographical areas that are poorly served by public transport. By facilitating ride sharing through a blockchain-driven app, employees, students, and seasonal workers can offer and find rides, and be rewarded for using the service.
Here are 10 of the most important lessons BLING has learned about how blockchain will – and will not – change government services – including the importance of collaboration, the shift to co-delivery of serivces, changes in partnership working, and giving citizens control of their data.
The early hype around blockchains – including buzzwords and overblown expectations – played a central role in the early innovation activities which legitimized blockchain. Here Juho Lindman from the University of Gothenburg identifies 10 key myths about blockchain that aren’t true.
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.
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