Paper Info
Title
Understanding the Blockchain Using Enterprise Ontology.
Abstract
Blockchain technology is regarded as highly disruptive, but there is a lack of formalization and standardization of terminology. Not only because there are several (sometimes propriety) implementation platforms, but also because the academic literature so far is predominantly written from either a purely technical or an economic application perspective. The result of the confusion is an offspring of blockchain solutions, types, roadmaps and interpretations. For blockchain to be accepted as a technology standard in established industries, it is pivotal that ordinary internet users and business executives have a basic yet fundamental understanding of the workings and impact of blockchain. This conceptual paper provides a theoretical contribution and guidance on what blockchain actually is by taking an ontological approach. Enterprise Ontology is used to make a clear distinction between the datalogical, infological and essential level of blockchain transactions and smart contracts.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/978-3-319-59536-8_3
ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (CAISE 2017)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Enterprise ontology,Business model ontology,REA,Blockchain
Ontology,Confusion,Terminology,Computer science,Knowledge management,Blockchain,Enterprise ontology,Standardization,The Internet
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
10253
0302-9743
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.66
6
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joost de Kruijff181.00
Hans Weigand2655100.35