Blockchain applications within the public sector: evidence from an international census
Giulia Maragno, Luca Gastaldi, Luca Tangi, Michele Benedetti · 2021
The attention around blockchain in the public sphere is constantly increasing together with the expectations around its potentialities. Existing studies are mainly focused on technical elements or on a conceptual level of analysis. However, blockchain applications are starting to appear and be adopted by public organizations. Hence is now time for scholars to make a step forward, i.e moving from a theoretical level to a practical one, observing, studying, and analysing concrete existing solutions. This exploratory study aims at supporting scholars in doing this step. With a systematic analysis of secondary sources, it maps the current ecosystem of blockchain applications within the public sector, to identify the state-of-the-art worldwide and the main trends and features that characterize blockchain implementation.