Blockchain Technology as Information Infrastructure in the Public Sector

Svein Ølnes () and Arild Jansen ()
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Svein Ølnes: Western Norway Research Institute
Arild Jansen: University of Oslo

Chapter Chapter 2 in Blockchain and the Public Sector, 2021, pp 19-46 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter will explore how and to what extent blockchain technologies can grow into an information infrastructure for various types of applications in the public sector, e.g. secure document/digital asset management. The chapter is partly conceptual and analytical, but the analysis will be illustrated by some existing use cases. Firstly, we will explore different types of blockchains, their characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. Secondly, we compare possible architectural development trajectories of blockchain technologies with those of the Internet. Thirdly, we will address some essential and critical challenges related to interoperability between different types of blockchain implementations. To illustrate our analysis, we will describe some use cases to discuss possible changes and future work that needs to be done for blockchain technology to evolve from platforms into an information infrastructure.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55746-1_2

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