Authors
Gaki Tshering, Shang Gao
Publication date
2020/3/17
Journal
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
519-540
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
The purpose of the research is to assess security concerns in government's use of Blockchain technology through the lens of value focused thinking (VFT) approach.
Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative methods such as open ended questions and interviews were used to gather data and the data was analysed in a structured approach to formulate a means-ends network of objectives. The data were collected from eight interviews of selected participants.
Findings
The findings are 35 objectives of which ten are fundamental objectives related to the values of identity, trust, data privacy, transparency, integrity, public service delivery, cost, availability of public information, responsibility and usability.
Practical implications
The study implies that governments or private organisations building blockchain solutions for governments can benefit from insights on values to focus on in blockchain security; and the …
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