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3Blockchain is a new promising technology for SMEs. This paper analyses 17 blockchain feasibility studies in order to answer the question, in which cases blockchain creates value for individual companies and how does it create this value. The research is conducted by Windesheim and Rotterdam Universities of Applied Sciences and 23 consulting at small and medium size enterprizes (SMEs) that were acquired by the consortium partners of the Blockstart project. The data was collected by extended interviews, the results of which are categorised into 13 criteria. In the paper these criteria for the individual companies are compared and analysed. The results of the analysis are that blockchain can add value in most cases in three ways, the first important factor is cost reduction. The second one is enhancing existing processes which is often related to avoiding risks. Blockchain as a trust anchor can provide traceability of transactions and prevents costly disputes or provenance claims, creating a win-win cost reduction. Thirdly, blockchain can contribute to the market position of a company by creating a new playing field in an existing market. This can be reached by means of a platform for transactions, creating access to information that supports trust, in a secured manner. For these value adding factors the question whether to apply blockchain or not can be definitely answered by a ‘yes’.
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From the article: "This article evaluates the application of blockchain technology to improve organic or fair-trade food traceability from “Farm to Fork” in light of European regulations. This study aims to shed light on the challenges in the organic food chain to overcome, the drivers for blockchain technology, and the challenges in current projects."
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Purpose: The main purpose of this thesis to explore the possible application of blockchain technology in solving issues and concerns of members and stakeholders in multi-stakeholder cooperatives, which prevent effective collaboration in governance.Design: This study is performed using an extensive literature study on blockchain technology, relevant business cases solving issues and concerns comparable to these in multi-stakeholder cooperatives and six semi-structured interviews with blockchain experts, using the business case of multi-stakeholder cooperative Gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier.Findings: Findings reveal blockchain-based solutions can contribute to solving existing issues and concerns in multi-stakeholder cooperatives, by implementing its main characteristics: creating transparency, immutability and distributed consensus. This results in increased trust, increased efficiency and accuracy in decision-making, decreased administrative costs due to self-executable smart contracts and enables product traceability in supply chains. However, information is retained in supply chains, preventing blockchain from reaching its full potential. In addition, smart contracts are not legally binding in all countries yet and blockchain, as most technologies, is subject to human or technical error.Value: Overall, this study contributes to understanding issues and concerns existing in multistakeholder cooperatives and the potential application and benefit of blockchain technology to solve existing issues preventing effective collaboration. Expert and participation: Jan Veuger
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In januari 2016 maakte Vitalik Buterin op het blog van Ethereum duidelijk dat blockchain en privacy moeizaam samengaan. Compliance aan de AVG is van belang, vooral vanwege de hoge boetes die door de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens opgelegd kunnen worden. In hoeverre kan de blockchain overweg met de AVG?
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At the moment of writing of this article, mid-2018, the topic ‘blockchain’ was introduced in the real estate industry in the Netherlands about two years ago. Blockchain will have a large impact in the way we share information and make transactions. Its promise is big, interest in the topic and the number of experiments doubles each year, and not only in the Netherlands, but globally too. So you might expect the number of actual ‘blockchain products’ for the real estate market to follow the same exponential pattern.
In reality, however, this is hardly the case at all. Does that mean there are barely any problems to which blockchain is the solution? Perhaps the problems do exist, but the market is not ready yet? And why not? The two most frequently asked questions in the real estate industry are the following:
1. How will blockchain change my business model?
2. Where can I buy it so that I can employ it tomorrow?
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Interconnecting cyber-physical systems in networks leads to the creation of cyber-physical system-of-systems. In a cyber-physical system-of-systems (CPSoS), systems communicate by exchanging and sharing data and information, which this chapter also refers to as interoperability of information. To ensure reliable and secure interoperability of information between distributed cyber-physical systems, using blockchain technology or distributed ledging technology for distributed entities is an interesting option. Such a blockchain must, at a minimum, be fault tolerant and enable the entities involved to reach consensus on the information transactions that are to be performed. Once consensus about transactions between cyber-physicals is reached, it must be possible for these to record consistently the used data in a distributed ledger that provides a permanent shared overview of completed information transactions. The development of the new technology we call blockchain creates a new and as yet unfathomable reality of interconnected autonomous and self-organising cyber-physical systems that have the ability to make decisions about or for us as human beings.
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As blockchain and DLTs technology makes its presence felt strongly in many industries like finance and banking, this study investigates the business case for the application to social impact bonds (SIBs). Technological innovation in general, and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in particular, could become a game changer in the development of new social impact bonds sector. This paper discusses the potential impact of DLT on SIBs market and the potential scenarios of DLT adoption. Alongside presenting a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis (SWOT), the study exhibits the requirements for and steps toward a SIBs structure facilitated by blockchain technology.
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Dit onderzoek is een verkenning uitgevoerd voor handelsbedrijven binnen de keten van scheepsbevoorrading (ship supply) in Nederland om samenwerking binnen de keten mogelijk te bevorderen met blockchain technologie en de sector meer financieel gezond en duurzamer te maken. Een tweetal Rotterdamse scheepsbevoorradingsbedrijven werken samen met het kenniscentrum Business Innovation van de Hogeschool Rotterdam om te onderzoeken of blockchain technologie voor hen een oplossing zou kunnen zijn voor de pijnpunten die zij in hun sector ervaren.
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Uit: M. Kraan, S. Weijers, & B. Vannieuwenhuyse (Eds.), Bijdragen Vervoerslogistieke Werkdagen 2022 (pp. 205-216) The application of blockchain has great potential in the logistics industry, especially in because transportation involves multiple actors and a considerable numbers of transactions. This paper presents the results and findings of case study research at XL Businesspark as part of the STEERS project and adds 6 use cases for blockchain technology solutions in logistics to the body of knowledge. The application of blockchain is investigated in-depth at Combi Terminal Twente to automate terminal processes, support future applications of connected automated container transport and streamline communication with warehouse facilities. The results of this case study and use cases will be further developed and prototyped in the Spark! Livinglab.
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