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- Sprache: Englisch
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN CORPORATE GOVERANCE This book investigates the recent applications of blockchain technology in financial services, energy sector, and summarizes regulatory responses, to set the scene for future work on corporate governance. This edited book highlights the current governance framework for the blockchain and its development as a self-governing framework. It discusses blockchain technology's effectiveness in developing solutions for supply chains, trade finance, and banking. Moreover, it shows how banking and financial institutions are the major beneficiaries of this decentralized technology. Furthermore, the book outlines the link between company governance theories, regulatory, ethical, and social controls, and blockchain adoption. It also investigates the recent applications of blockchain technology in financial services, the health sector, and the energy sector. Audience The book is specially designed for researchers, industrialists, engineers, graduate students, and policymakers, who aspire to learn, discuss, and carry out further research into the opportunities offered by blockchain and the possible ways of regulating it.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
1 Role of Blockchain Technology in the Modern Era
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is Blockchain Technology?
1.3 Blockchain Technology in Healthcare 4.0
1.4 Energy Sector
1.5 Applications of Blockchain in the Energy Sector
1.6 Blockchain-Based Financial Sector
1.7 Bitcoins and Blockchain Sustainability Issues
1.8 Conclusion
References
Part 1: BLOCKCHAIN: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHCARE 4.0
2 BTCG4: Blockchain Technology in Electronic Healthcare Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Overview of Blockchain
2.4 Challenges Associated with Blockchain Technology
2.5 Opportunities of Blockchain in the Healthcare Industry
2.6 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Blockchain Technology and Healthcare: Towards Combating COVID-19
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Combating COVID-19
3.3 Reviving Capabilities
3.4 Challenges in Adopting Blockchain in Healthcare
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 Blockchain-Based Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Sensor Networks in Healthcare System
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Related Work
4.3 Proposed Energy Protocol with Blockchain
4.4 Conclusion
References
5 Development of a Safe Health Framework Using a Temporary Blockchain Technique
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Related Work
5.3 Secure Framework (Sefira) for Healthcare System
5.4 Conclusion
References
6 Data Consistency, Transparency, and Privacy in Healthcare Systems Using Blockchain Technology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Cutting Edge in Genomics
6.3 Medical Records
6.4 Supply Chain Management
References
Part 2: BLOCKCHAIN IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
7 Application of Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Energy Systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Blockchain
7.3 Blockchain Applications in Energy Sector
7.4 Blockchain as New Substructure
7.5 Limitations of Blockchain
7.6 Conclusions
References
8 Revamping Energy Sector with a Trusted Network: Blockchain Technology
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Energy Digital Transformation
8.3 Energy Trading Mechanisms
8.4 Blockchain Unlocking New Demand Side Management Models
8.5 Energy Blockchain’s Social and Environmental Impacts
8.6 Conclusion
References
Part 3: THE IMPACT OF BLOCKCHAIN ON THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
9 Process Innovation and Unification of KYC Document Management System with Blockchain in Banking
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Blockchain
9.3 Blockchain Technology Applications Sectors
9.4 Know Your Customer (KYC)
9.5 Electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC)
9.6 Blockchain KYC Verification Process Advantages
9.7 Taxonomy of Blockchain Systems
9.8 Literature Survey
9.9 Potential Use-Cases of Blockchain Technology in Banks
9.10 Blockchain KYC-AML Solution
9.11 Conclusion
References
10 Applying Blockchain Technology to Address NPA Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10.1 Introduction
10.2 ACT 1: Foundation of Non-Performing Assets Management and Blockchain Technology
10.3 Induction to Non-Performing Assets
10.4 Charter for NPA Management
10.5 Reasons for Growth of NPAs
10.6 Induction to Blockchain Technology
10.7 Possible Applications of Blockchain Technology
10.8 ACT II Confrontation Stage
10.9 Investigation of Loan Quality-Related Issues in the Indian Banking System
10.10 Stage 3 – Treatment Stage for Bad Loans Through Blockchain in Indian Banks
10.11 The Challenges of the Blockchain Technology in Financial Sector
10.12 Conclusion
References
11 Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Insurance Industry
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Smart Contracts by Insurance Providers Using Blockchain Technologies
11.3 Review of Literature
11.4 Opportunities Provided by Blockchain Technology
11.5 How Blockchain Technologies Work in Insurance Companies
11.6 Challenges Posed by Blockchain
11.7 Conclusion
References
12 How Blockchain Can Transform the Financial Services Industry
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Literature Review
12.3 Application Example of Financial Sector Based on Blockchain
12.4 Challenges in India
12.5 Mitigation Steps
12.6 Opportunities as per Indian Perspective
12.7 Conclusion
References
13 The Impact of Blockchain Technology and COVID-19 on the Global Banking Industry
13.1 Introduction of Blockchain Technology (BCT)
13.2 Blockchain Technology and the Banking Sector
13.3 Analyzing Blockchain Technology and Porter’s Five Force Model
13.4 Conclusion
References
14 Blockchain-Based Framework – A Scientific Tool for Developing a Robust Banking System
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Objective of the Chapter
14.3 Meaning
14.4 The Framework
14.5 Indian Government’s Perspective
14.6 Conclusion
References
Part 4: BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
15 Advanced Cryptographic Technologies in Blockchain
15.1 Blockchain Technology
15.2 Tiers of Blockchain Technology
15.3 Characteristics of Blockchain
15.4 Concept of Blockchain Technology
15.5 Taxonomy of Blockchain
15.6 Different Layers of Blockchain
15.7 How Does Blockchain Work: The Process
15.8 Challenges in Blockchain
15.9 Blockchain Security
15.10 Amalgamation of Blockchain with Cloud Computing for Robust Security
15.11 Emerging Applications of Blockchain
References
16 Network Security Issues in Blockchain Architectures
16.1 Introduction to Blockchain Technology: Applications and Challenges
16.2 Comparative Study of Security and Privacy in Popular Blockchain Technologies
16.3 Security Issues in Blockchain Technology
16.4 Privacy in Blockchain
16.5 Open Issues and Challenges of Security and Privacy in Blockchain Technology
16.6 Conclusion
References
17 A Comprehensive Report on Blockchain Technology, Its Applications, and Open Research Challenges
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Related Work
17.3 Objectives
17.4 Methodology
17.5 IoT Architecture
17.6 Blockchain Architecture
17.7 State-of-the-Art of Blockchain in IoT
17.8 Blockchain Open Challenges and Future Trend
17.9 Conclusion
References
18 New Blockchain Taxonomies and Trust Models Impacting Business Performance
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Foundation of Blockchain
18.3 Blockchain in Business: Some Real-World Examples
18.4 Conclusion
References
Index
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 4
Table 4.1 Improved: related work [author’s compilation].
Table 4.2 Percentage gain in Improved, the fuzzy inspired energy-efficient pro...
Chapter 5
Table 5.1 Summary of blockchain-based healthcare organization.
Table 5.2 Comparison of different blockchain eHealth framework.
Chapter 9
Table 9.1 KYC document list.
Chapter 12
Table 12.1 R3CEV examples [21].
Table 12.2 Major developments related to DLT in India [28].
Chapter 13
Table 13.1 Blockchain applications used by Indian players.
Table 13.2 Comparison between the blockchain-based banking systems and traditi...
Chapter 14
Table 14.1 Showing networks along with their language.
Table 14.2 The participant banks.
Table 14.3 The purpose of the consortium.
Chapter 16
Table 16.1 Blockchain Security Issues and Solutions in IoT [13].
Chapter 17
Table 17.1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Table 17.2 Block header key fields and their functionality.
Table 17.3 Several consensus algorithms.
Chapter 18
Table 18.1 Companies employing and practicing blockchain technology.
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
Figure 1.1 Blockchain management framework. Compiled by authors.
Figure 1.2 Framework for blockchain smart healthcare. Compiled by authors.
Chapter 2
Figure 2.1 Application of blockchain technology in electronic healthcare indus...
Figure 2.2 The requirement of blockchain technology in the process of EMR (ele...
Figure 2.3 Overview of blockchain technology.
Figure 2.4 Applications of blockchain technology in the electronic healthcare ...
Chapter 4
Figure 4.1 Input fuzzy system. [author compilation].
Figure 4.2 Improved: system model. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.3 Description of input membership functions. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.4 Surface plots representing rule base. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.5 Description of output membership function. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.6 IMPROVED: Network architecture. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.7 The behavior of improved changes in response to the number of super...
Figure 4.8 Overall performance metrics. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.9 Proposed methodology performance metrics. [Matlab coding].
Figure 4.10 Assessment of Improved with two levels. [Matlab coding].
Chapter 5
Figure 5.1 Secure framework (Sefira) for healthcare system (author compilation...
Figure 5.2 Sample HL7 patient record (author compilation).
Figure 5.3 File sharing in IPFS (author compilation).
Figure 5.4 Sample output of IPFS (author compilation).
Figure 5.5 Allen’s interval relation [16].
Figure 5.6 Layers of Context-Based Merkle Tree (CBMT) (author compilation).
Figure 5.7 Layered architecture (author compilation).
Figure 5.8 Proposed work compared with existing works (author compilation).
Chapter 7
Figure 7.1 Comparison of conventional and modern power generation [3].
Figure 7.2 Flow process of blockchain-based transactions.
Figure 7.3 Features of blockchain.
Figure 7.4 Classification of blockchain application fields.
Figure 7.5 Classification of cyber physical attacks.
Figure 7.6 Interconnection of smart grid and blockchain layers.
Chapter 8
Figure 8.1 DER characteristics.
Figure 8.2 Blockchain based EV charging model.
Figure 8.3 Blockchain based EPC model.
Chapter 9
Figure 9.1 KYC Process Flow.
Figure 9.2 Current KYC System.
Figure 9.3 KYC Using Blockchain.
Chapter 10
Figure 10.1 Basic chapter structure (author compilation).
Figure 10.2 The Merkle Tree [19].
Figure 10.3 Settlement process in conventional versus blockchain conditions [2...
Figure 10.4 How smart contracts work [27].
Figure 10.5 Modified loan approval process (author compilation).
Chapter 11
Figure 11.1 Working of blockchain technology.
Chapter 12
Figure 12.1 Blockchain experiment – Indian scenario [19].
Figure 12.2 Size of remittance.
Figure 12.3 Blockchain implementation stages (
Source
Deloitte 2017) [19].
Chapter 13
Figure 13.1 Blockchain architecture [7].
Figure 13.2 Porter five force model [40].
Chapter 14
Figure 14.1 Process of entering a transaction in blockchain network. (Author’s...
Figure 14.2 Money remittance using blockchain network.
Figure 14.3 Governance system in bankchain consortium.
Chapter 15
Figure 15.1 Layers of Blockchain.
Chapter 16
Figure 16.1 Main components of Blockchain Technology.
Figure 16.2 Applications of Blockchain Technology.
Figure 16.3 Challenges in Blockchain Technology.
Figure 16.4 Prime security concerns.
Figure 16.5 Issues and challenges of security and privacy in blockchain.
Chapter 17
Figure 17.1 IoT layered architecture.
Figure 17.2 IoT attacks.
Figure 17.3 Blockchain layer architecture.
Figure 17.4 (a) Blockchain structure. (b) Block structure.
Figure 17.5 Digital signature.
Chapter 18
Figure 18.1 Blockchain advantages in healthcare sector.
Figure 18.2 Blockchain advantages in supply chain, logistics and transport act...
Figure 18.3 Blockchain advantages in industrial sector.
Figure 18.4 Blockchain advantages in financial sector.
Figure 18.5 General advantages of blockchain employment.
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Blockchain Technology in Corporate Governance
Transforming Business and Industries
Edited by
Kiran SoodRajesh Kumar DhanarajBalamurugan BalusamyandSeifedine Kadry
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Foreword
After the Internet, which has provided the world with the first global platform for mass collaboration, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has paved the way for a technological shift that will change how the world does business and practically everything else. It has provided a platform for blockchain technology, which powers the digital currency, transparency, commerce, and privacy.
Blockchain technology facilitates peer-to-peer transactions without any intermediary such as a bank or governing body. Although it maintains users’ information anonymously, it validates and keeps a permanent public record of all transactions. That means that your personal information is secure and private, but the activity is transparent and incorruptible. It is reconciled by the collaboration of masses and the activity is stored in a code on a digital ledger.
This edited book highlights the current governance framework for the blockchain and its development as a self-governing framework. It discusses the blockchain technology effectiveness in developing solutions for supply chain, trade finance, and banking. Moreover, it shows how banking and financial institutions are the major beneficiaries of this decentralized technology. Furthermore, the book outlines the link between company governance theories, regulatory, ethical, and social controls and the blockchain adoption. It also investigates the recent applications of blockchain technology in the financial services, the health sector, and the energy sector.
The book is specially designed for graduates, researchers, industrialists, engineers, policymakers, students and academics who aspire to learn, discuss, and carry out further research into the opportunities offered by blockchain and the possible ways of regulating it. It is a good read for those interested in exploring and expanding their knowledge on blockchain technology and hopefully it will mark a milestone in their learning journey.
Prof. Simon Grima
Head of The Department of Insurance and Risk Management
Deputy Dean - Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta
Professor of Finance, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics, University of Latvia
Preface
The characteristics of intelligent technology have given rise to the intriguing thoughts on the subjects in this book, which application developers may be able to implement in their own work. Block transactions are decentralized, distributed, open, irrevocable, and digital, with blocks linked together using cryptographic and authentication techniques to form a blockchain. This has made blockchain technology the fastest developing revolutionary technology to be applied in various fields. In addition to being well-known for its capacity to be used in multiple areas that contribute to data storage in domains linked by peer-to-peer networking, the technique provides a real-time refresh feature that enables records to be updated. Therefore, using this approach, critical data may be kept in blocks with the goal of treating data as money.
After an investigation of successful decentralized applications, the book highlights previously existing blockchain applications as a technology demonstrator in many sectors. In addition to enumerating the benefits of this innovation in several fields, the book will also help determine future topics of research in several domains.
In addition to exploring existing applications based on blockchain technology in different domains, the goal of this book is to design a better financial application model. Therefore, since there is a need to adopt financial technology for economic activity, the current method of processing checks is explored. To address distrust of the technology being used, the application of blockchain is used to help secure the check processing system. After analysis, research began on ways to change the rules of the check processing and clearance system by reducing the processing time and improving security. Already existing check processing methods were identified, and their limitations were assessed to provide a suitable improved framework. To accomplish the same, smart contracts were used to automatically complete the task of check processing by generating a valid tokenized check to update the information in the IPFS (interplanetary file system) blockchain.
This book uses smart contracts, the energy sector, and the application of sustainability issues that control the system’s functionality to enhance security and provide efficient features. The advent of new methods based on these designed and implemented approaches makes it possible to address real-time problems to bring about excellent efficiency to the system.
Kiran Sood
Chitkara Business School
Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Acknowledgment
This edited book “Blockchain Technology in Corporate Governance: Transforming Business Industries” results from prayers, efforts, blessings and the love of my family and friends. I want to thank them all and would like to specially acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to a few of them who have made the completion of this book possible.
My special thanks to Dr Balamurugan Balusamy, Professor, Galgotias University, India, for his valuable guidance and support. Furthermore, I express my sincere thanks to the team of the edited book Dr Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj, Associate Professor, Galgotias University, India and Dr Seifedine Kadry, Associate Professor, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
Special thanks to Mr Martin, President, Scrivener Publishing who helped me so much.
Our sincere gratitude goes to the chapters authors who contributed their time and expertise to this book. I would like to start with Dr Amrinder Singh, Dr Geetika Madaan, Dr Reena Malik, Dr Sonal Trivedi, Dr R. Janarthanan, Dr J. Venkatesh, Dr Kalaiselvi Rajendiran, Dr Akshaya Sridhar, Dr Ananda Vayaravel Cassinadane, Dr Navdeep Kaur, Dr Suman Bhullar, Dr Navneet Seth, Dr Alain Aoun, Dr Mazen Ghandour, Dr Hussein Ibrahim, Dr Adrian Ilinca, Dr Priya Jindal, Dr Jasmine Kaur, Dr Rupa Khanna Malhotra, Dr Chandan Gupta, Ms. Aashima, Dr. Birajit Mohanty, Dr Jyoti Verma Dr Gagandeep, Dr Minakshi Thaman, Dr Osheen Oberoi, Dr Sahil Raj, Dr Keshav Kaushik, Dr Rewa Sharma, Ms Shilpi Singhal, Dr Rajesh Kumar Kaushal, Dr Naveen Kumar, Dr Hani El Chaarani, Dr Hebatallah Badawy, Dr Zouhour ElAbiad, Dr Eirini Daskalaki.
A special thanks to my family. Words cannot express how grateful I am to my husband Shivek Sood for his support and cooperation during my work. He has been the motivator, and his help in every way deserves special thanks. I wish to express my love and gratitude to my mother and father. I would particularly like to thank my brother, sister and my friends who supported me in every possible way to see the completion of this work.
Above all, I owe it all to Almighty God who granted me the wisdom to undertake this research and enabled me to complete it. To him, I owe lifelong indebtedness.
Kiran Sood
1Role of Blockchain Technology in the Modern Era
Kuldeep Singh Kaswan1, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal2, Kiran Sood3* and Balamurugan Balusamy1
1School of Computing Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India
2School of Computing Science and Engineering-AI&DS, Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Abstract
Initially, cryptographic algorithms were used as a public transaction ledger for cryptocurrencies. Beyond cryptocurrency, cryptographic protocols have lately been investigated for various additional applications due to their unique qualities such as scalability, security, accountability, and anti-tampering. Such characteristics are beneficial for a range of important difficulties encountered in the financial industry. Because the energy industry is quickly diminishing, there has been a greater emphasis on investigating the use of sustainable power (e.g., solar energy and wind energy) in replacement fossil fuel. Blockchain-based technologies are intended for use in the (decentralized) energy market. With the help of the energy sector, use in the Healthcare Industry is adopting technologies that allow the digitization of health records and automation of various plausible clinical procedures. To change the environmental issues related to the use of this currency and the hidden in the wings, blockchain technology has been recognized as the driver of innovation in various fields, contributing to creating a more sustainable world. This chapter discusses how blockchain technology is effective in healthcare, the energy sector, financial industry, and sustainable issue.
Keywords: Blockchain, sustainability, healthcare, electronic health records, bitcoin
1.1 Introduction
The advanced digital cash tooled by using a hidden developer, whose name was Satoshi Nakamoto, blooming the doorway after a modern digital revolution, introducing now not solely a cryptocurrency, so that used to be last called, but current according to the people a current democratically-sustained daybook on entire transactions as would hold had excellent realistic services additionally between ignoble fields [1]. The innovation brought via Nakamoto (but that looks so should stay a group hidden below this pseudonym) represents a currency so much bypasses the legitimate way in imitation of produce yet trade money, primarily based of a medium financial institution yet a clearing authority. Yet, using a peer-to-peer charge system realized an originate supply software. This digital money leads thanksgiving to create a disbursed populace register containing entire Bitcoin transactions according to blockchain technology. As a result, whole peer-to-peer cash transactions are registered then stored without some altering within an impervious way together with no necessity regarding a medium bank, together with a mechanism over consistency amongst whole the network nodes who piece a portfolio of Bitcoins [2].
The use of blockchain applied sciences permits pecuniary corporations to push aside countless long-lasting prominent issues. One of the top-notch issues related to the imitation of bank credit is the scarcity of statistics regarding credit score scoring, inflicting individuals or SMEs to hold difficulties in acquiring loans via financial establishments. According to lead consistent purchaser evaluation, financial institutions are also struggling due to a lack of appropriate and precise information. It effectively handles government product schism and customization. “Along the same lines, investment vehicles provided by financial institutions include a comprehensive individual policy claims procedure, necessitating the engagement of several parties before the discharge or payment of a claim.” Finally, current essential structures encouraging the priority over transactions concerning monetary corporations are primary targets as a result of cyber-attacks. World power systems are current via a non-stop change [3].
The focus has been shifted beside great warm or hydel government technology by tiny disbursed generation, generally based on renewable power systems. Incomplete governments additionally back this transit. There have also been sizeable improvements in grid technology. The current clever grid can supply actual era bi-directional flow over facts, i.e., real-time strength deficit and surplus, and real-time expenditures by each producer yet consumers. Intelligent grids do additionally accommodate intermittent baby suppliers of electricity. This variation of strength-era policy or improvement within grid technology has awakened ways because small-scale power producers yet customers after piece power. Additionally, it has borne ways according to purchase and promotes strength to strange peers upon an intelligent grid. Need has been felt by the shop this transaction among friends of a secure, non-alterable but rapidly on-hand way. Blockchain technological know-how offers by furnishing this secure, unalterable, yet quickly available ledger. Blockchain 1.0, the first age of blockchain, underpins Bitcoin, the first deployment of blockchain-based monetary technologies. The following generation, known as Blockchain 2.0, has emerged with the notion of intelligent construction. It is considered a segment of articles defined, performed, and recorded in the allocated ledger. Blockchain 3.0, the 0.33 technology in distributed ledger technology, specializes in truth, encompassing non-financial elements such as administration, environment, health, etc. [4].
Various firms adopted this technology and then utilized it because of a few uses cases in healthcare. The almost excellent purposes within the blockchain that are beneficial in imitating healthcare functions are decentralization, privacy, and safety, considering that blockchain technological know-how may also ensure secure access to scientific statistics for sufferers yet a range of stakeholders (insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, etc.).
1.2 What is Blockchain Technology?
The troubles confronted between implementing blockchain are issues faced by using the entire healthcare sector related to the privacy or security on healthcare-related intelligence. The statistics saved about EHR systems are troublesome, and modern designs that use them are now not Immune opposition to disallowed ingress yet return over the data [5]. At present, the just popular EHR storage approach is architecture, as it is centralized and client-server based, giving those authoring the dictation perfect get right of entry according to the entirety of the system. Such EHR tankage creates a deficiency regarding privacy that leads to protection flaws, whereby the secured facts may also remain stolen, tampered with, yet leaked. To fight these issues, security requirements (e.g., HIPAA, DISHA, or COBIT) have been developed and implemented in discipline according to guard patient health information. Implementing blockchain-based EHR structures desires to permit the impenetrable storage regarding healthcare statistics and the traits that blockchain generally comprises, certain as P2P networking consensus protocol, and then reap cryptography [6]. EHRs that are accrued and then stored within contemporary structures are saved. Hence, they are non-portable, appropriate by the number of courtesies recorded by the statistics and data, making them non-interoperable. An industrial motive is so much the institutions which gather information (EHR) work now not commonly feel devoted in imitation of construction fitness archives or records transportable then approachable, thinking about the worry as working the knowledge interoperable may want to propulsion according to a break over clients/patients, between the lawsuit that she figures out according to conclude their capabilities besides an extraordinary institution. Healthcare institutions deal with EHR information, so their assets, growing inconveniences, yet high prices for sufferers then those want by switch records in imitation of some other healthcare provider or provider [7].
Several institutions have now not successfully adopted more excellent superior records administration picks worldwide, as they must offer the Health Insurance Portability yet Accountability Act (HIPAA) criteria. Blockchain science gives a practicable direction regarding these aspects because of the embrace or interoperability concerning scientific information. EHR dividing, including blockchain technology, has presented incomplete approaches. A mold for using the Ethereum blockchain has been proposed, called the Gem Health Network. In Estonia, Guardtime, a company offering blockchain-based healthcare platforms, has established a provision via Estonian citizen’s healthcare providers, yet health insurance firms execute reap scientific treatments. There have also been proposals where, among rules in imitation of minimizing the exchange over tremendous amounts of information through the system, a more accurate looking method would remain by only army metadata associated after events, which do lie health- yet medical-related on the blockchain. In that case, the genuine information yet files are saved in an international health cloud. There is no entirely agreed-upon list of necessities, so much a blockchain-based scientific information administration provision is required according to possess, ensuing among unique methodologies base been proposed or used. Seven standards are quintessential because blockchain-based scientific data administration systems bear been introduced [8].
1.3 Blockchain Technology in Healthcare 4.0
A blockchain is a dispensed commons ledger, assured by a peer-to-peer network up to expectation files transactions yet tracks property with no centralized authority. The blockchain’s documents are arranged within a cash bunker structure [9]. These blocks are chronologically connected; the complete chain is a blockchain. There was no arrest out of the middle regarding the chain execute stand except altering the sordid blocks simultaneously in its design. This attribute enables blockchain networks to the imitation of lies immutable. This immutability of blockchain statistics concerns the essential aspects over which blockchain has pulled interest for use into the healthcare sector. Blockchain is exceptionally anticipated by enhancing clinical document management, insurance plan claims, or in imitation of improved scientific or biomedical research [10].
The fundamental components concerning blockchain, specifically facts provenance, robustness, decentralized management, protection of privacy, and the immutable characteristic of the stored data, are answer elements having been regarded as a method to enhance the data state of affairs into fitness or medical services. One essential virtue on scientific records is up to expectation she ought to stand aware then utilized by the subjects anybody furnishes the documents or not hold the data. Blockchain science can allow the quotation regarding the subject’s rights to their medical information. No requirements have been listed for a blockchain-based healthcare management system to date. A list of seven standards for a management rule using blockchain has been proposed; as proven between Configuration IV for healthcare/medical services inside Industry 4.0 the usage of blockchain technology, we analyzed three papers written with particular topics in a correlated manner [11]. Because of coping with the safety of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), the present methods edit the data secret by patients. Researchers bear recommended a blockchain-based framework to preserve and effectively shop EHRs while enabling environment-friendly yet tightly closed get right of entry according to the facts or keeping statistics confidential. The information is able to be accessed with the aid of patients, third parties, and health providers via the framework in Figure 1.1.
1.3.1 Area of Blockchain Technology-Based Healthcare 4.0
Blockchain may also keep a plausible solution within Healthcare 4.0 applications. In places where middle-men are involved, such as claims yet billing, do lies a supply of data leaks of hospitals. Medical lookup is currently conducted in provincial systems, hampering efficient lookup sharing [12]. The safety of the affected person data can remain compromised due to data generators and the multiple units required because of the quit user. In drug supply chains, the patient wishes to be unerring to relinquish tablets efficaciously and then thwart counterfeits. For the author part, it proposed a method that shops and then transfers EHRs through blockchain. They analyzed whether the proposed provision may fulfill the necessities yet showcased whether the law wish holds the privacy then protection regarding patients, 1/3 parties, or health companies beneath the Healthcare 4.0 paradigm. They also discussed services to enable blockchains in conformity to withstand fine and then mentioned the ignoble contracts of healthcare 4.0 [13].
Figure 1.1 Blockchain management framework. Compiled by authors.
Their proposed mold was divided among knowledge and conversation modes. Execution occurs as a call, operated upstairs at the end-users partial machine, but solely mill on a read-only paradigm. They function now not continue through the community and, hence, enslaved people are no longer necessary after keeping authenticated. Communication is received in pair ways, where the contracts talk through inter- yet intra-networks. One incorporates messages, within whose contracts are dispatched between themselves, who are initiated out of a single transaction. The IT aspects require database managers to navigate the saved information of the patients. Yet, cipher managers manage the cryptographic requirements about the paradigm, working encryption, or decryption because of saved files. Blockchain contracts are a piece of the nodes to that amount constitute the chains. This blockchain carries the alignment contract, unity contract, work contract, owner contract, or leave contract [14].
Expensive or complex health-related cutting-edge structures remain elevated in the use of blockchain technology, including better utilization yet honest record administration concerning fitness information. The researchers furnished quite a few solutions because improving healthcare structures together with blockchain, the usage of frameworks and equipment to metering performance among kilter according to win the boundaries currently present. The systems it mentioned consist of Wireshark, docker, then hyper ledger fabric. An algorithm was once additionally proposed to allow less complicated get admission to after facts because of fitness providers. The immediate big difference between this demand bill was once their idea for blockchain according to lie chronic according to improve safety and effectivity in current client- yet server-based systems [15]. Top-level privacy then security is required because of Healthcare records and, together with the beginning on Healthcare 4.0, the servitude on smart technologies has increased worldwide. Big Data has induced healthcare files to enlarge complexity and then be unoptimized. Considering the trusted, distributed, or unchangeable behavior in which statistics are stored and shared, the research reputation regarding smart ledgers or blockchain has increased. Blockchain presented the honor and expanded proving on statistics generated among healthcare settings, then helped arrange the records into the network. This open then decentralized regulation eliminates the middle-man out of the system, which potential like is no requirement because of multi-authentication and affords statistics get right of entry to conform to all people between the network [16].
The authors contributed via proposing a patient-centric method that affords access government the use of dispensed daybook technology, among rules according to supply information after different healthcare providers the use of symmetric answer cryptography. Their application is a method for using blockchain whose fitment data dividing thru the notion over permission-based band code. They decide the best method because of the blockchain system’s overall performance optimization metrics, regarding throughput, latency, security, and labor scalability. In the blockchain network, an EHR is disbursed after others in the network thru a shared personal key yet asymmetric solution of the proposed system. There are four members between the proposed systems: Patient, lab, clinician, and admin. Participants book in conformity with the provision thru a Membership Service Provider from a certificate authority. Then, that may get admission to archives as she bears been granted leave to, or the service providers perform replace instant records to the individuals then he bears been permitted to replace the records [17].
All about the records are visible in imitation of anyone regarding the blockchain. If whatever is updated over the blockchain is allotted by all of us of the network, constructing the network tightly closed and stopping the amendment and deletion of documents through unauthorized users. There are four one-of-a-kind sorts of executions as being able to stand done of the system — for the admin module, affected person module, clinical module, and lab module — the deeds regarding who bear been elaborate previously. Their digital health report regulation used to be flourished using a hyper ledger fabric and hyper ledger Inventor sandbox. It utilized a running system-level container, “Docker,” as is accepted concerning systems like a work product that uses OS-level virtualization after commending software packages [18]. The packages are known namely containers. The frameworks support visualization of the community or the implementation concerning multiple applications. The blockchain is permission-based, or a consortium is managed in conformity with enabling all the contributors in imitation of keep recognized to each other, erection that secure and trusted. The frame now not being domain-specific approves because of the guide on vile domains. They evaluated their system’s overall performance and varying parameters, including introduction time, obstacle size, and endorsement policy. They displayed the effects based on throughput, performance latency, and community capturing. Their consequences showed so much done transaction latency does no longer depend on block size. They completed even better latency consequences when he lowered the transaction dimension while configuring obstacle sizes. Ultimately, he determined a smaller bunker size together with lower transactions or large arrest bulk with greater transactions resulted in higher performance [19].
The authors outlined how essential the function of blockchain is, along with the automation concerning statistics collection or ascertainment technique in the modern-day healthcare market, as much properly as offering a reduction within crimes then safety about data. According to criminals, the charge on clinical information is greater than too financial information or records associated after health has been proven to keep extra susceptible within contemporary Healthcare four systems. The researchers explored the uses of blockchain technology between rules to show its advantages now back within healthcare 4.0 scenarios. Industry 4.0 has commenced in imitation of amplifying thru greater current technologies, along with Hospital 4.0, also similar suit, within as the Industry IV paradigm is utilized according to the healthcare industry. As a rising technology because of records management, blockchain performs mitigating some of the threats so much facts tankage and management back of general [20].
With cryptography then distributed union ensuring security, integrity, and accountability, blockchain science may furnish a superb answer by the present-day yet after Healthcare IV scenario. Industrial IoT (IIoT) has extended the IoT illustration within mainstream industries, incorporating related units among networks and, thus, creating a statistics generation yet exchange system. Data analytics systems accumulate valuable data beyond the entire system, producing insights that permit entities to fulfill smarter yet better decisions, such as predictive maintenance, commodity tracking, and easiness monitoring. Hospital IV is another new release about Industry IV inside the equal paradigm. It allows aid then a verbal exchange of humans, network services, IoT devices, yet cyber-physical systems, among kilter by healthcare services. The requirements in conformity with entirely adapt the Healthcare 4.0 paradigm have been succinct of the predominant ternary points [21].
1.3.2 Smart Blockchain Healthcare 4.0
Simply imperative is a protocol primarily based on blockchain up to expectation enables proof healthcare adoption. A New England-based enterprise created Health Nexus, a healthcare-related blockchain ecosystem. Their vision is to allow anyone to get right of entry to healthcare information without problems yet securely. Their undertaking is to allow data access sound a protocol that is HIPAA compatible,” including a ponderable community the usage of blockchain. MedRec uses blockchain in imitation of taking care of EHRs of a decentralized law to manage the records. “Patients are supplied a comprehensive bottom of their information and ease regarding access from their clinical professionals. It manages authentication, accountability, confidentiality, and distribution of scientific records using blockchain technology. The system’s layout is modular, enabling such conformity with lie integrated with current systems beyond the provider’s partial statistics storage systems [22]. The medical stakeholders (i.e., researchers, health authorities, yet situation providers) are incentivized in imitation of smoke quantity of the community including invulnerable over work. This blockchain gives to them get entry to in imitation of anonymized and aggregated information over the network. Their aim is in imitation of allow the apparition regarding significant information economy and furnish statistics to higher enable researchers, whilst permitting the carriers or sufferers the choice in imitation of use their data. It regarded a healthcare provision so do sections yet authenticate statistics between a network primarily based concerning Policy Service Nodes (PSNs). They proposed joining protocols, some concerning which utilize blockchain-based health data apportionment amongst PSN nodes. In certain on their use-cases, that proposed ethnical body-based channels because of PSN nodes. Medical chain, a tribune up to expectation be able shop and part fitness data so much had been in the past approved based totally of a blockchain, may facilitate the instantaneous retrieval on fitness records, which approves patients in accordance with talk without delay including medical doctors then part theirs fitness data on line instantly because of consultation. This is predicted according to allow the after of handy healthcare, together with sure yet secure on-line consultation. Enabling patients or medical practitioner after bear impenetrable get entry to in accordance with healthcare documents is able create an empowering function because of both permanency Blockchain yet cloud-based method for apportionment healthcare data. Due to current scientific records administration strategies or safety being insufficient, the authors proposed MedShare, which tries in conformity with remedy the hassle of distribution statistics among the scientific environment. Their law permits facts entities to piece clinical records among star repositories along provenance, control, yet auditing, based about the uses concerning a blockchain. They delivered a records administrator regulation whose video display units the statistics animal accessed for malicious usage [23].
Any transaction so happens within the law is recorded between the blockchain because integrity. The sketch concerning the law permits access monitoring mechanisms in conformity with song records behavior, of rule in conformity with detect permissions violations. The percentage about MedShare is about parity including modern statistics solutions ancient by means of planet services. It designed a chain proving change law because of facts together with blockchain. Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) has benefited the scientific industry along strong effects, allowing because the impenetrable tankage concerning sizeable amounts about data. Their proposed system, BlocHIE, use blockchain technological know-how to change healthcare information. Analysis one-of-a-kind requirements because healthcare information sharing, those aged couple blockchains after coping with one-of-a-kind data types over fitness statistics so have been loosely connected. The advanced blockchain structure is an instant law answer to furnish a dependable mechanism for secure or environment friendly clinical report exchanges. The authors proposed this method in imitation of for gathering healthcare increase needs whilst developing a recent structure regarding interactive associative norms [24].
They intended to improve affected person results via digital health solutions and services, production less complicated e-health systems, reduce costs, yet enhance efficiency, reliability, and elasticity under the Healthcare 4.0 paradigm. They explored advanced blockchain within healthcare report tankage yet statistics privacy. With scalable then interoperable networks, services, then purposes becoming reachable because of digital fitness records, the necessity because of muscular safety then personalized statistics privacy models is a need for consumers. It proposed attribute-based document sharing because scientific data systems. The medical information is encrypted together with identity-based encryption and attribute-based encryption. To implement digital signatures, those used Identity-Based Signatures (IBS). As this exceptional cryptosystem are tough in conformity with put in force effectively inside an alone system, they worked round that difficulty through the beginning on blended attribute/identity-based encryption or. It designed an information entry because of healthcare. Healthcare data are an absolutely inclined source about information, or healthcare Genius makes that an asset so the asset issuer control. Sharing it information is difficult, as such is normally imputed at some stage in distinct healthcare systems, which puts the provider’s privacy at risk [25].
A proposed app, Healthcare Data Gateway (HDG), is a proof yet environment friendly structure based on blockchain as lets in sufferers in accordance with power their facts yet use it as he wants, without violating privacy rights. They proposed a purpose-centric get admission to model after enable the owners of facts according to power or usage it between a simplified course via an Indicator-Centric Schema (ICS). It lets in users according to gender or music their health information, whilst additionally imparting handy monitoring on information. Their purpose used to be in conformity with enable humans in accordance with have control upon their health-related information. They are creating a method because of medical practitioner yet patients in imitation of engage or obtain get right of entry to according to information, whilst putting off the layers so much gradual beneath the procedure and decrease efficiency [26].
Their app approves customers according to secure access, store, track, yet change their health data along their elect clinical professionals, casting off much of the stumbling factors in the modern-day healthcare environment. A digital document gets admission to government together with quality granular access. Existing blockchain schemes cannot allow specific ranges on granularity about authorization. For this, it proposed a system: Granular Access Authorization Supporting Flexible Queries (GAA-FQ). Regular blockchains require populace answer infrastructure (PKI) in conformity with get right of entry to the facts however, GAA-FQ does not require it, fit in conformity with their authorization, encryption, yet decryption algorithms, who enhance the computation overall performance and enable more granular, disbursed guide for authorized EMR records queries. They benchmarked GAA-FQ in opposition to ESPAC, any other get admission to monitoring scheme, in order in accordance with make out its computational overall performance then transmission efficiency. EncrypGen has furnished a genomic statistic sharing platform. Their Gene-Chain platform is the world’s first absolutely purposeful blockchain genomic statistics marketplace. Generally, buyers do grant theirs DNA samples or bear data extracted beside to them however, it creates privacy issues. With Gene-Chain, the contributors execute have their statistics stored anonymously or the blockchain enables it to lie secure [27]. It brought a blockchain-based provision because of mobile systems, designed according to piece health-related information. Personal fitness records are nowadays extra accessible, thanksgiving according to wearable technology, as has extended its value, benefiting each scientific lookup or healthcare providers. The proposed regulation is a user-based health platform, where data sharing is performed via a blockchain after guard the data.
The safety on data is ensured the usage of channel formation schemes. The statistics are accumulated through a cellular application, beside the user’s wearable devices, clinical devices, and manual statistics entries. The statistics are synchronized on the cloud, where those may remain shared along professionals, clinical research, yet insurance entities. The fidelity on the statistics is deposited with validation data that may be retrieved out of the network, which additionally comprises a cloud database. Coral Health provides a medicinal drug rule up to expectation is personalized in conformity with patients the use of blockchain technology. Although EHRs have enabled the dividing of records, that stay costly [28]. Coral Health utilized a method in accordance with introduce a latter app which makes it possible according to integrate scientific records along the app. The stored data, below HIPAA compliance, is saved in the user’s smartphones along amount monitoring over the encrypted data. Chronicled is an answer the use of IoT yet blockchain within system in conformity with increase the encumbrance concerning grant chains in life sciences. A community called MediLedger Network, powered by means of blockchain then conducted via the life sciences industry, comprises their foremost contribution [29].
The complex industry, where pharmaceutical drugs career out of manufacturing to attendance the patients, purposes dense regulatory requirements, contracting relationships, intricate policies, and a full-size number over exceptions in accordance with enterprise standards. Navigating that complex song is absolutely difficult, but blockchain affords an opportunity, where each and every enterprise has an effect on above their statistics yet the transactions as she obtains beside theirs partners. This permits tightly closed automation among the industry, beyond inward systems. It furnished couple techniques in imitation of analyze the performance over structures the usage of blockchain. One popular strategy is the utilization of Hyperledger build permissions blockchain structures hosted by using the Linux Foundation. Hyperledger build has been comprehensively studied, in rule in accordance with signify its performance, identify its feasible bottlenecks, or decide approaches in conformity with enhance the normal throughput. Their forward project used to be to perceive the have an effect on over a range of formal parameters. State validation, endorsement validation, yet traffic coverage validations have been recognized so the essential bottlenecks. Secondly, those optimized the Hyperledger Fabric mold with the aid of parallel proving or incursive caching. Another optimization they carried out was altar read/write optimization at some stage in administration validation and do phases [30].
Combining entire over these, we noted a 16× common throughput enchantment led outdoors an analysis on overall performance metrics about the Hyperledger material framework. With blockchain networks bringing benefits in conformity with networks including great peer numbers, such as like EHR networks, their performance has to stay higher than traditional IT structures in rule to uphold enforcing to them at an enormous scale. The next education focused of the roadblocks that stop blockchain yet EHR structures out of becoming mainstream. The solutions proposed by way of the authors, into phrases concerning their stage because dividing data based concerning blockchain, attempts in conformity with tackle the problems as are crippling because of blockchain, within phrases over apportionment data. Their proposed format makes use of a disbursed microservice structure who allows because of the encapsulation on services so much are critical in imitation of the system, as well namely applications to that amount are unbiased yet isolated, along requirement-based scalability for extraordinary systems. Their solution is containerized, guaranteeing simplified installation, portability, or reduced above cost. Another implementation is targeted regarding sharing EHR data, as like implemented at Stony Brook University Hospital. EHRs include rather sensitive data, and they are shared often among healthcare employment companies then service seekers. Blockchain has been applied in imitation of enable trust, transparency, and indebtedness for the network including touchy data, yet supply a transparent, immutable, yet shared flooring because of information transactions [31].
A framework in accordance with quantity yet rule EHR data consists of twain approaches. One about the two recommended strategies is institution-based, the place the network includes relied on situation providers or patients (from to which the statistics are collected). The sordid strategy is case-specific where, because of the hospitalized patient, a community up to expectation connects doctors, nurses, and households is envisioned, in method after reducing mistakes yet make bigger the possibility regarding superb treatment. At present, it proposed system’s goal is according to notably reduce the day such takes to part EHRs, decrease overall costs, and enhance selection construction for scientific ponderable put on leading a remodel concerning present-day authorization blockchain systems in conformity with optimizing or increasing the throughput to 20,000 transactions per second. The authors redesigned Hyperledger Fabric, a modern permit blockchain system, in conformity with extending the transaction throughput. Their foremost center of attention was once over bottlenecks associated according to performance, with proposals because of the change in architecture in accordance with overcoming the bottlenecks. This redesigned model used to be known as FastFabric. They additionally suggested to that amount their optimizations slave now not require some interface change in imitation of the current framework, or can lie implemented among someone system the use of the aforementioned framework [32].
It proposed an affected person limit regulation up to expectation would remotely screen sufferers between a continuous behavior, however, fit according to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) requiring vast sets of statistics yet power, it is difficult according to implement. The authors proposed the implementation about a patient-centered structure up to expectation is end-to-end, based on tiers. The ultimate implementation pointed out is ModelChain, a decentralized predictive modeling healthcare case the usage of blockchain so preserves privacy. Predictive modeling because healthcare so is shared among establishments enables higher virtue research. Predictive fashions so shield privacy function exist, but those existing security then robustness vulnerabilities. Participators contribute after the model by means of changing data, or no personal facts is revealed. An increase regarding interoperability in institutions is certain of the benefits on such an implementation in Figure 1.2.
Figure 1.2 Framework for blockchain smart healthcare. Compiled by authors.
1.4 Energy Sector
Energy is a natural resource that has been riding our economy because of the past few decades. Increasingly, our society will become greater digitalized or sophisticated, than does our faith on energy. For example, in accordance with the “BP Statistical Review about World Energy”, it used to be estimated that much international foremost energy assert grew by 2.9 in 2018, which is the quickest growth when you consider 2010. At the same time, carbon emissions beyond strength utilization grew by way of 2.0%, which is reportedly the quickest growth because of deep years; the demand because natural fuel has also reportedly extended via 5.3%, one regarding its strongest growth fees for 3 decades. Coal requires (1.4%) additionally elevated for the second sequent year, consequent 3 years regarding decline. Growth into renewable electricity (14.5%) diminished slightly but it is still the world’s fastest-growing energy source.
Fossil fuels (nonrenewable energy) are limited, or it has been estimated so much that intention pilot outdoors between the early 22nd centenary at the cutting-edge dimensions of consumption. This shortage or the known environmental problems associated together with coal emissions, hold contributed according to an increased center of attention of exploring alternative sources about energy, nearly exceptional renewable power sources certain as like solar yet mania energy. For example, householder owners are able to set up photovoltaic power era law into their very own houses for self-use, and the balance electrical energy does stay uploaded in accordance with the grid because of financial rebates (i.e., consumers becoming prosumers). One undertaking associated together with certain a trend is the management regarding the large, brawny quantity of prosumers. Conventional grid normally uses a centralized administration system, which does not reach well or is no longer suitable for managing the full-size wide variety concerning prosumers. The price concerning management and renovation intention also be prohibitively excessive among a conventional centralized management mode, in summation in accordance with the want to do including challenges due to different (or lack of common) standards, yet the poverty of mutual have faith amongst participants. This necessitates the graph over an efficient, safe, fair, or sustainable clever grid system [33].
In addition, the increasing makes use of on electric automobiles choice composite the challenge concerning after clever grid law designs. Electric automobiles (EVs) are thriving rapidly, with an international income of about more than 5.1 pile EVs within 2018. It is estimated that the amount of international income of EVs will attain 23 piles or inventories will excel 130 lots by 2030. Existing challenges include insufficient helping infrastructure (e.g., mobile and rapid charging), as much such is high priced after equally set up primary charging facilities. Thus, it additionally reinforces the work over rising decentralized cellular charging. Hence, we also necessity after reflecting consideration on management, pricing, yet privacy safety issues related together with the decentralized cell charging infrastructure. The coal emission buying and selling dictation yet inexperienced certificates buying and selling law want mechanisms aged to raise international greenhouse fuel emergence reduction. Carbon trading enables buying and selling institutions that can’t decrease their emissions in accordance with recompense via shopping for credits beside others that associate their targets. Green certificates, concerning the sordid hand, provide green strength certificates in accordance with organizations as utilizes renewable strength sources in imitation of begetting electricity, gift them subsidies after promoting green energy. In merchandising over charcoal emergence trading rule yet inexperienced certificates trading system, users need to consider the safety, transparency, then savings records fixation of contributors among the trading process. The previous discussions strengthen the respect concerning decentralization, a consumption commonly related including blockchain.
In recent years, the good concerning blockchain has explored into many applications, such as records management, healthcare, provide chain, Internet of Things (IoT), software-defined networking, cybersecurity. Another famous application about blockchain is off the electricity area, partially due in accordance with its underpinning traits such as anonymity, decentralization, transparency, or reliability. As suggested above, namely the electricity zone will become distributed, even are dense issues so need to remain addressed, such as allotted storage, control, management, trading, etc. These issues cannot stand solved by using traditional power systems, while the capabilities of blockchain execute provide solutions. The practical utility is also evidenced via the activity from principal science organizations, certain so Siemens (investments in blockchain development), or IBM.
1.5 Applications of Blockchain in the Energy Sector
The energy market is progressively shifting after an allotted market. For example, the solar photovoltaic industry has been greater or more broadly covered. However, along with the appearance regarding an enormous variety concerning prosumers, what in imitation of manage to them has ended up a hassle we need to face. For example, including the growing over contributors within the electricity market, it is tough according to shop the full-size data over them.
