Overview of Application of Blockchain Technology in e-Government

Abstract

Initially created as a technology to support peer-to-peer electronic cash systems, in recent years blockchain technology has been moving away from finance technology into other areas of application that could benefit from characteristics such as decentralization, transparency, and immutability. Significant researches are being done in fields of public services. In this paper, some of the prominent real-life applications of blockchain technology in e-government systems are presented. General benefits that could come to e-government systems from using this technology are also presented. Some open questions that exist in compatibility between e-government and blockchain technology are also being discussed, together with obstacles in the process of full integration of e-government and blockchain technology.