BLOKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES: CURRENT STATE AND PERPECTIVES
BLOKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES: CURRENT STATE AND PERPECTIVES
Author(s): Zorica Bogdanović, Božidar Radenković, Marijana Despotović-Zrakić, Dušan Barać, Aleksandra Labus, Tamara NaumovićSubject(s): Economy, Library and Information Science, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Internacionalna poslovno – informaciona akademija
Keywords: blockchain;blockchain technologies;blockchain in e-business;blockchain in IoT;
Summary/Abstract: The development of the digital economy is changing the ways of modern business and the exchange of digital information. In the digitalization world, data and information are traded intensively and the need for securing the transfer of transactions across the network arises. Consistent integrity of data and records in modern distributed information systems can be achived using blockchain technologies. Blockchain applications are based on distributed ledger, cryptography, consensus, protocols and smart contracts. In this paper, we will give an overview of blockchain technologies and the possibilities of their application in electronic commerce, healthcare, education, agriculture, industry, traffic, telecommunications, administration and other fields. In particular, the application of blockchain in social networking, crowdsourcing and crowdsensing services will be lttackla. The focal point of the analysis will be new business models, challenges in implementation, regulations and development trends. The aim of the paper is to point out the possibility of using blockchain technologies in distributed e-business systems and shared economy applications.
Journal: Zbornik radova Međunarodne naučne konferencije o digitalnoj ekonomiji DIEC
- Issue Year: 2/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-12
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English