The workshop considered the ethical issues relating to the large-scale take-up of blockchain technology and viewed the main issues as arising from the challenge to ensure accountability and healthy governance over the blockchain and the need for accountability but also avoiding the longer-term adverse impacts of large-scale blockchain adoption.
The workshop was attended by 25 delegates and included 7 presentations on issues relating to the ethical and socio-technical aspects of Blockchain innovation; these were delivered in an informal interactive setting, which invited interventions by the audience and provoked much discussion; this provided an excellent opportunity for exchanges of insight.
Presentations were from the following contributors:
Mr James King, Senior Solutions Consultant, Vizidox Solutions Limited, Oxford, UK
Dr Neil McBride Reader in IT management, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University Leicester, UK
Dr Alper Kanak, Director of Research & Development, ERARGE & ERGTECH, Istanbul, Turkey
Mr Kristo Klesment, R&D project manager, Guardtime Tallinn Estonia
Mr Bakhtiyor Yokubov PhD Student, Computer Science, Brunel University
Mr Vincent Bryce, University of Nottingham’s Horizon Institute for Doctoral Training
Professor Atta Badii, Chair of Secure Pervasive Technologies, Computer Science Department, Reading University, UK
So far, the following resources have been archived from the proceedings of the workshop and we are in the process of compiling other presentation documents when we receive the permission to do so.
Presentation Documents:
A Critical Chain – Design Fiction – Vincent Bryce
Blockchain Innovation Ethical Challenges- James King
Blockchain in Education – Bakhtiyor Yokubov
Digital Twin Ethics & Blockchain – Alper Kanak, ERARGE
