Blockchain: A Suitable Technology In A Research Information Context?

Geert Van Grootel
The presentation argues that the blockchain model for transactions among strangers without a central authority -- with bitcoin as its most popular current application -- could also be applied in the realm of research information management. The basics of the blockchain technology are explained and a case study is presented showing how such approach might work.

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Year 2017
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