This research by Aalborg University examines to what extent various blockchain-use scenarios for the shipping industry are actually relevant to maritime port operators, and whether these blockchain use scenarios are aligned with ports’ long-term development strategies.
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.
To better understand the issues that were holding back wider acceptance of e-voting, the Province of Drenthe commissioned BlockchainLab Drenthe to review the technological issues and challenges in the context of a potential e-voting pilot that used some form of blockchain solution.
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.
The County Administrative Board of Skåne in southern Sweden believes that blockchain-solutions – referendums, e-petitions, elections, etc. could widen or enhance citizen participation. This is the story of their search for tools and solutions to make this happen.
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.
MultiWallet aims to provide a generic platform that works across local governments to enable more targeted and more joined up service delivery. This is a new way of working that could enable the targeting of specific groups with services that the users are ‘pre–qualified’ to receive.
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.
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.
Gothenburg University’s Blockchain Lab uses BRAT in a three-step process to help organisations build capacity and identify gaps and risks in their blockchain knowledge. These steps – an initial survey, a results workshop, and a final report – help organistions get the most out of their BRAT results.
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