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Research paper

Meta-requirements for the Design of a Blockchain-enabled Multi-sided Platform for Sustainability and Circular Economy

Through a systematic literature review, the paper derives six meta-requirements for a blockchain-enabled multi-sided platform supporting sustainability and circular-economy practices: provenance and traceability, smart contracts, tokenization, data integrity/transparency/immutability, data and information sharing, and resource efficiency.

Paper
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Overview

Publication metadata and narrative from the current library record.

Authors
Hanna Buyssens, Stijn Viaene
Year
2024
Venue
Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-57), 2024
Methodology
Systematic literature review (40 articles); derivation of meta-requirements.
Publication
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Summary

Through a systematic literature review, the paper derives six meta-requirements for a blockchain-enabled multi-sided platform supporting sustainability and circular-economy practices: provenance and traceability, smart contracts, tokenization, data integrity/transparency/immutability, data and information sharing, and resource efficiency.

Artifact

Meta-requirements for a blockchain-enabled multi-sided platform (MSP) for sustainability and the circular economy.

Methodology

Systematic literature review (40 articles); derivation of meta-requirements.

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DSR grid

Six dimensions represented in the current paper record.

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Problem description

Designing a blockchain-enabled multi-sided platform (MSP) for sustainability and the circular economy, while accounting for blockchain's own energy-consumption concerns.

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Input knowledge

Sustainability and circular-economy literature; blockchain capabilities (provenance, smart contracts, tokenization); a systematic literature review of 40 articles.

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Research process

A systematic literature review from which six meta-requirements are derived.

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Key concepts

Blockchain, sustainability, circular economy, multi-sided platforms, meta-requirements.

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Solution description

A conceptual set of meta-requirements for a blockchain-enabled MSP for sustainability and the circular economy. Solution-space representation: Model / nascent design theory (meta-requirements); no instantiation.

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Output knowledge

Six meta-requirements: provenance and traceability, smart contracts, tokenization, data integrity, data sharing, and resource efficiency.

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Paper design map

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Meta-Requirements
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Design knowledge

Directly linked concepts, grouped by their represented design-knowledge category.

6 Meta Requirements

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MR1 - Provenance and traceability

Blockchain must provide insights into the provenance and traceability of data to disclose the sustainable origin of products.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2
design-knowledge/msp-sustainability-circular-mr2

MR2 - Smart contracts

Blockchain technology must enforce smart contracts to streamline processes and sustainability requirements across the platform.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2
design-knowledge/msp-sustainability-circular-mr3

MR3 - Tokenization

Blockchain technology must facilitate the creation of sustainability tokens to incentivize sustainable behavior.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2
design-knowledge/msp-sustainability-circular-mr4

MR4 - Data integrity, transparency, and immutability

Blockchain technology must safeguard the integrity of the data, allowing all data to be tamper-proof and visible to the relevant parties to preserve sustainable behavior across the platform.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2
design-knowledge/msp-sustainability-circular-mr5

MR5 - Data and information sharing

Blockchain technology must exchange data and information in a transparent fashion to establish a sense of shared sustainable responsibility across the platform.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2
design-knowledge/msp-sustainability-circular-mr6

MR6 - Resource efficiency

Blockchain technology must use resources efficiently to reduce waste and optimize resource usage.

circular-economymeta-requirementmeta-requirementsmsp-sustainability-circular+2

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Publication metadata

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  "type": "paper",
  "title": "Meta-requirements for the Design of a Blockchain-enabled Multi-sided Platform for Sustainability and Circular Economy",
  "description": "Through a systematic literature review, the paper derives six meta-requirements for a blockchain-enabled multi-sided platform supporting sustainability and circular-economy practices: provenance and traceability, smart contracts, tokenization, data integrity/transparency/immutability, data and information sharing, and resource efficiency.",
  "resource": "https://hdl.handle.net/10125/106903",
  "authors": "Hanna Buyssens, Stijn Viaene",
  "year": 2024,
  "venue": "Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-57), 2024",
  "methodology": "Systematic literature review (40 articles); derivation of meta-requirements.",
  "dsr_grid": true,
  "dsr_solution_space": "Model / nascent design theory (meta-requirements); no instantiation.",
  "tags": [
    "msp-sustainability-circular",
    "sustainability",
    "circular-economy",
    "multi-sided-platform",
    "meta-requirements",
    "design-science-research",
    "blockchain"
  ]
}