Digital Governance: Theory, Policy and Practice

Abstract

The emergence of the information age, rising challenges in global governance and data privacy issues has led to the search for a new way to govern a nation that’s transitioning into the digital world. Blockchain technology has been emerging as a disruptive innovation in a wide range of applications, undoubtedly redesigning our perspective of business, politics and society at large. This paper aims to discuss key points of blockchain based decentralized governance and its role in sustainable economic growth of a nation. In particular, The paper will discuss current and past issues in global governance and verify to which extent digital governance can enhance scalability and interoperability in the future. The analysis expansively discusses concepts such as digital identity, central bank digital currency, digital voting system, governance oracles, scalability, interoperability, frameworks and its role in the future of governance.