Blockchain: Future of e-Governance in Smart Cities

Abhirup Khanna, Anushree Sah, Vadim Bolshev, Michal Jasinski, Alexander Vinogradov, Zbigniew Leonowicz and Marek Jasiński
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Abhirup Khanna: School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
Anushree Sah: School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
Vadim Bolshev: Laboratory of Power Supply and Heat Supply, Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Moscow 109428, Russia
Michal Jasinski: Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Alexander Vinogradov: Laboratory of Power Supply and Heat Supply, Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Moscow 109428, Russia
Zbigniew Leonowicz: Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Marek Jasiński: WWSIS “Horyzont”, 54-239 Wrocław, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-21

Abstract: In recent times, Blockchain has emerged as a transformational technology with the ability to disrupt and evolve multiple domains. As a decentralized, immutable distributed ledger, Blockchain technology is one of the most recent entrants to the comprehensive ideology of Smart Cities. The rise of urbanization and increased citizen participation have led to various technology integrations in our present-day cities. For cities to become smart, we need standard frameworks and procedures for integrating technology, citizens and governments. In this paper, we explore the potential of Blockchain technology as an enabler for e-governance in smart cities. We examine the daily challenges of citizens and compare them with the benefits being offered by Blockchain integration. On the basis of a comprehensive literature review, we identified four key areas of e-governance wherein Blockchain can provide monumental advantages. In the context of Blockchain integration for e-governance, the paper presents a survey of prominent published works discussing various urban applications.

Keywords: Blockchain; IoT; e-governance; smart cities; urban planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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