This book discusses blockchain technology and its potential applications in digital government and the public sector. With its robust infrastructure and append-only record system, blockhain technology is being increasingly employed in the public sector, specifically where trustworthiness and security are of importance. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, this edited volume presents challenges, benefits, regulations, frameworks, taxonomies, and applications of blockchain technology in the public domain. The volume is divided into four parts. Part I analyzes the implementation of blockchain technologies in the public sector and the potential reforms it would bring. Part II of the book discusses emerging technologies and their role in the implementation of blockchain technologies in the public sector. Part III details the role of blockchain in the creation of public value in the delivery of public sector services. Part IV analyzes effects, impacts, andoutcomes from the implementation of blockchain technologies in the public sector in select municipalities. The book concludes with a summary of theoretical contributions and suggestions for future research on blockchain. Providing up-to-date information on important developments regarding blockchain in government around the world, this volume will appeal to academics, researchers, policy-makers, public managers, international organizations, and technical experts looking to understand how blockchain can enhance public service delivery.

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Christopher G. Reddick is Professor in the Department of Public Administration within the College for Health, Community, & Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA. His research interests include big data and big data analytics in government, citizen-centric e-governance, social media policy and use in government and open data policy.

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez-Bolívar is Professor in Accounting at the University of Granada, Spain. He has authored numerous articles in international journals, author of full-length books published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Spain and editor of books in Springer.

Hans Jochen Scholl is a Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US. His research interests focus on understanding human-originated complex systems. He employs quantitative and qualitative approaches ranging from system dynamics to situational action analysis and action research among other methods.

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Potential Chapters are below:
Chapter 1. The relevance of blockchain for public sector reform.- Chapter 2. Putting blockchain technologies to work in the public sector entities. Human resources and organizational issues.- Chapter 3. New legislative requirements for using blockchain technologies in the public sector.- Chapter 4. The implementations of blockchain technologies and IoT. Chapter 5. The implementations of blockchain technologies and Big data services. A case study in public entities.- Chapter 6. Key drivers and risks using blockchain technologies in the public sector. An empirical research agenda.- Chapter 7. New taxonomies of blockchain technologies in Digital Government for providing public services.- Chapter 8. A literature review of the implementation of blockchain technologies in public sector services. Success and Failures.- Chapter 9. Main issues of blockchain technologies into Smart Cities.- Chapter 10. The improvement of public accountability through the lenses of blockchain technologies.- Chapter 11. The efficiency of public entities using blockchain technologies for providing public services.- Conclusion.