Decentralization, Blockchains, and the Development of Smart Communities in Economically Challenging Environments

IF 0.6 Q4 ECONOMICS
Ledger Pub Date : 2024-06-07 DOI:10.5195/ledger.2024.302
Brett Bourbon, R. Murimi
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Abstract

Current implementations of blockchain technologies for smart cities assume environments with ample socio-technical resources. In this paper, we analyze four particular cases to show how blockchains can be used to create smart communities within under-developed and resource-poor environments. In these contexts, blockchains were critical in developing and maintaining trust within the community while meeting specific social needs. Our analysis of these specific cases was then used to derive a definition of a “smart community”. We provide a schematic outline of the foundational elements for the development of smart communities using blockchain technology. The goal of our paper is to show that blockchains hold promise not just for building smart cities in resource-rich contexts, but also for building smart communities in resource-impoverished contexts using a bottom-up, problem-driven approach.
去中心化、区块链和在面临经济挑战的环境中发展智能社区
目前,区块链技术在智慧城市中的应用假定环境拥有充足的社会技术资源。在本文中,我们分析了四个特殊案例,以说明如何利用区块链在欠发达和资源匮乏的环境中创建智慧社区。在这些情况下,区块链对于发展和维护社区内部的信任,同时满足特定的社会需求至关重要。我们通过对这些具体案例的分析,得出了 "智能社区 "的定义。我们用图示的方式概述了利用区块链技术发展智能社区的基本要素。我们的论文旨在表明,区块链不仅有望在资源丰富的环境中建设智慧城市,而且有望采用自下而上、问题驱动的方法在资源匮乏的环境中建设智慧社区。
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Ledger
Ledger Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
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