2023, Kondova, Galia, Rüegg, Patrik, Yang, Xin-She, Sherratt, Simon, Dey, Nilanjan, Joshi, Amit

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) in comparison with other forms of digital money presents a direct claim on the issuing central bank. There are three architecture types of retail CBDCs, namely indirect CBDCs, hybrid CBDCs, and direct CBDCs, all based on blockchain technology. This paper briefly discusses these three types and outlines the major socio-economic effects this new e-government tool could have on the economy.

2021-01-19, Kondova, Galia, Dana, Léo-Paul

Entrepreneurship in the form of innovation-driven enterprises (IDEs) focuses on creating wealth through pursuing global opportunities to promote innovations. Successful IDEs usually follow a platform business model (PBM) that is conducive to the establishment of digital platforms and ecosystems. At the same time, the peer-to-peer decentralized nature of Blockchain seems to provide the perfect infrastructure for the implementation of the PBM. Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed network that ensures data integrity. Thus, the platform infrastructure provided by Blockchain promises to enable sustainable PBMs with positive network effects and unprecedented business growth.

2022, Kondova, Galia, Rüegg, Patrik

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) in comparison with other forms of digital money presents a direct claim on the issuing central bank. There are three architecture types of retail CBDC, namely indirect CBDCs, hybrid CBDCs, and direct CBDCs, all based on blockchain technology. This paper briefly discusses these three types and outlines the major socio-economic effects this new e-government tool could have on the economy.

2021, Kondova, Galia, Kalra, Jay, Lightner, Nancy J., Taiar, Redha

This work studies the types of data stored in electronic health records (EHRs) and the associated data management practices. In addition, it explores blockchain as a technology that could facilitate trusted and privacy-preserving patient data sharing and access control management as demonstrated in several EHRs projects applying blockchain. Moreover, the paper discusses the perspective of a future adoption of a blockchain-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) in EHRs data management that could be the road ahead to ensure a patient-centric trusted data management.

2021-07-29, Kondova, Galia

This paper studies the types of data stored in electronic health records (EHRs) and the associated data management practices. In addition, it explores blockchain as a technology that could facilitate trusted and privacy-preserving patient data sharing and access control management as demonstrated in several EHRs projects applying blockchain. Moreover, the paper discusses the perspective of a future adoption of a blockchain-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) in EHRs data management that could be the road ahead to ensure a patient-centric trusted data management.