RT Book, Whole
T1 Scanning the European Ecosystem of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social and Public Good: What, Why, Where, How, and Ways to Move Forward
A1 Hassan Collado, Samer
A1 Brekke, Jaya Klara
A1 Atzori, Marcella
A1 Bodó, Balázs
A1 Meiklejohn, Sarah
A1 De Filippi, Primavera
A1 Beecroft, Kate
A1 Rozas Domingo, David
A1 Orgaz Alonso, Sergio Christian
A1 Martínez Vicente, Elena
A1 López Morales, Genoveva
A1 Figueras Aguilar, Abel
A1 Roque Mendes Pólvora, Alexander, ed.
A1 Hakami, Anna, ed.
A1 Bol, Erica, ed.
AB Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs), such as blockchains, are primarily tamper-resistant and time-stamped databases. They allow multiple parties to record, verify and share data on a peer-to-peer basis across a network, in decentralised, synchronised and transparent ways, with limited human intervention and reduced intermediate steps. These technologies are mostly known for business use cases, from cryptocurrencies to asset track and tracing. But there are numerous organisations nowadays searching for alternative ways to harness the potential of DLTs in the pursuit of public and social good, from local to global challenges, and towards more inclusive, cooperative, sustainable, ethical or accountable digital and physical worlds. This Science for Policy report explores the current status of this particular field both theoretically and empirically, in the framework of the project #DLT4Good: Co-creating a European Ecosystem of DLTs for Social and Public Good. Part One offers a conceptual overview of the connections between main features of DLTs and their potential for social and public good goals. Emphasis is placed on different approaches to decentralisation, and on core building blocks of DLTs linked with values such as trust, privacy, self-sovereignty, autonomy, inclusiveness, transparency, openness, or the commons. Part Two comprises a scanning of the current European ecosystem of DLT projects with activities in this field. It contains a summarized version of a database published online with 131 projects, and a quantitative review of main trends. It also includes a qualitative assessment of 10 projects selected from the larger sample to showcase this field and its diversity. Part Three concludes with six independent position papers and recommendations from experts and advisors of the #DLT4Good project. The main topics addressed range from decentralized governance to collaborative economies, with highlights on issues such as trust, verifiability, transparency, privacy or bottom-up coordination.
PB Publications Office of the European Union
SN 978-92-76- 21578-3; ISSN 1831-9424
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/9331
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/9331
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025