Title
Unraveling Transparency and Accountability in Blockchain
Author
Batubara, F.R. (TU Delft Information and Communication Technology)
Ubacht, J. (TU Delft Information and Communication Technology) 
Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (TU Delft Information and Communication Technology)
Contributor
Chen, Yu-Che (editor)
Salem, Fadi (editor)
Zuiderwijk, Anneke (editor)
Date
2019
Abstract
Blockchain technology is heralded for improving trust and can provide a new approach for creating transparency and promoting accountability of government activities. However, it is still not clear how and in what ways blockchain technologies can improve this. This study examines the mechanisms and capability of blockchain technology to contribute to improved transparency and
accountability in government. We use a set of system transparency and accountability concepts and mechanisms to critically assess the capabilities of blockchain . By means of a land registration case in Indonesia we investigate the effects of blockchain on the transparency and accountability of the system. Creating transparency and accountability might be more difficult than expected, as non technical issues need to be addressed. Based on our assessment we discuss key issues, including digital ID, privacy, interoperability, connectivity and technology aware population, computational efficiency and storage size, acceptability, check and control mechanism, data validity, digital signature, algorithm transparency, law and regulation support, and dispute resolution, that must be considered in developing a transparent and accountable blockchain based e-Government system.
Subject
Accountability
Blockchain
E-Government
Land registry
Transparency
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1145/3325112.3325262
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Embargo date
2020-01-01
ISBN
978-1-4503-7204-6
Source
Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
Event
20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, 2019-06-18 → 2019-06-20, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Series
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
conference paper
Rights
© 2019 F.R. Batubara, J. Ubacht, M.F.W.H.A. Janssen