Crowdsourcing and Blockchain-Based E-Government Applications: Corruption Mapping

Abstract

Corruption represents a fundamental threat to the stability and prosperity of Morocco. Fighting it requires approaches based on both appropriate principles and practices. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) allow initiatives such as the Smarter Crowdsourcing project innovated by GovLab to open new perspectives for the prevention, the detection and the criminalization of corrupt acts. In the same context, we propose a digital framework based on the principle of crowdsourcing, blockchain technology and the principle of smart contracts for the implementation of a tool for mapping corrupt acts. The framework is inspired by the concept of blockchain and would allow citizens to publish photos and videos with their reports on suspicious transactions. The developed application collects, aggregates, displays and stores the reported information in a secure manner on a limited access ledger based on a blockchain. Reporters will then be able to track and monitor the government’s response to actions taken via the application. Once confirmed, reports on suspicious transactions are reported to a public document-oriented database.