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Title Blockchain-based sharing services: What blockchain technology can contribute to smart cities
ID_Doc 41280
Authors Sun, JJ; Yan, JQ; Zhang, KZK
Title Blockchain-based sharing services: What blockchain technology can contribute to smart cities
Year 2016
Published Financial Innovation, 2, 1
DOI 10.1186/s40854-016-0040-y
Abstract Background: The notion of smart city has grown popular over the past few years. It embraces several dimensions depending on the meaning of the word "smart" and benefits from innovative applications of new kinds of information and communications technology to support communal sharing. Methods: By relying on prior literature, this paper proposes a conceptual framework with three dimensions: (1) human, (2) technology, and (3) organization, and explores a set of fundamental factors that make a city smart from a sharing economy perspective. Results: Using this triangle framework, we discuss what emerging blockchain technology may contribute to these factors and how its elements can help smart cities develop sharing services. Conclusions: This study discusses how blockchain-based sharing services can contribute to smart cities based on a conceptual framework. We hope it can stimulate interest in theory and practice to foster discussions in this area.
Author Keywords Smart city; Blockchain; Sharing economy; Internet of Things (IoT); Smart contract
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000413051500026
WoS Category Business, Finance; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
Research Area Business & Economics; Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences
PDF https://jfin-swufe.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40854-016-0040-y
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