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The Use of Blockchain Technology in Public Sector Entities Management: An Example of Security and Energy Efficiency in Cloud Computing Data Processing

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  • Robert Karaszewski

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarina 13a, 87-100 Toruń, Poland)

  • Paweł Modrzyński

    (Faculty of Management, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Fordońska 430, 85-790 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • Joanna Modrzyńska

    (Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Batorego 39L, 87-100 Toruń, Poland)

Abstract

Blockchain technology is currently one of the trends considered to have a tremendous future ahead. It ensures data security, data sharing protection and automation development—elements that are of colossal importance in the era of cloud solutions, big data and Internet of Things (IoT) reality. Additionally, blockchain technology allows one to create new programmable ecosystems on an unprecedented scale. The implementation of blockchain technology leads not only to improving the flow of documents and data storage, as is the case with the creation of shared service centers (SSCs), but—as this paper shows—allows one to reduce the carbon footprint when servicing SSCs at a considerably higher organizational level at the same time. The example of an SSC in Elbląg, Poland, proves that cloud solutions enabling electronic documents flow and data storage combined with blockchain technology are tools essential for further SSCs development. Furthermore, such tools allow us not only to obtain economic effects (i.e., cost reduction), but also to achieve positive ecological effects (i.e., carbon footprint reduction).

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  • Robert Karaszewski & Paweł Modrzyński & Joanna Modrzyńska, 2021. "The Use of Blockchain Technology in Public Sector Entities Management: An Example of Security and Energy Efficiency in Cloud Computing Data Processing," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-19, March.
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