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Table 2

Proposed research agenda

Research topic	Research questions
Conflicting public values and prioritisation	• Are there specific public values that are often compromised in favour of others? • Are there sectoral contexts in which certain public values are more pronounced? • How can public administrations deal with possible conflicting public values? • When technological capabilities and public value goals conflict, how can public administrations navigate these challenges? • What mechanisms can be put in place to prioritise public values when deploying blockchain technologies? • How do different stakeholder perspectives influence the prioritisation of public values in blockchain projects? • How do stakeholders perceive the impact of blockchain projects on external versus relational public values, and how do these perceptions influence project design and implementation? • How can blockchain initiatives be structured to balance the enhancement of external public values (e.g. efficiency and transparency) with the promotion of relational public values (e.g. citizen involvement and democracy)?
Expectation versus reality	• Which public values are effectively enhanced by the introduction of blockchain? • Is there any discrepancy between the expected or declared values and the achieved ones? • Why do some expected values remain only “on paper” and fail to be effectively achieved? • What are the unintended consequences of BCT that can lead to public value destruction (such as on social equity and inclusion)? • How do the perceptions of blockchain’s potential differ among various stakeholders (e.g. public administrators, citizens, tech developers), and how do these perceptions influence the realisation of public values?
Implementation practices for public value creation	• Can participatory design approaches in blockchain development/implementation align expected and actual public values? How? • What ethical frameworks are necessary to guide the development and implementation of blockchain in public services? • In what ways can BCT support the co-creation of relational public value, facilitating collaboration between governments, citizens and the private sector? • How can policymakers and/or regulators ensure that blockchain serves the public interest without compromising societal values? • How can blockchain projects be designed to be adaptable and responsive to changing public values and societal needs over time?

Research topic	Research questions
Conflicting public values and prioritisation	• Are there specific public values that are often compromised in favour of others? • Are there sectoral contexts in which certain public values are more pronounced? • How can public administrations deal with possible conflicting public values? • When technological capabilities and public value goals conflict, how can public administrations navigate these challenges? • What mechanisms can be put in place to prioritise public values when deploying blockchain technologies? • How do different stakeholder perspectives influence the prioritisation of public values in blockchain projects? • How do stakeholders perceive the impact of blockchain projects on external versus relational public values, and how do these perceptions influence project design and implementation? • How can blockchain initiatives be structured to balance the enhancement of external public values (e.g. efficiency and transparency) with the promotion of relational public values (e.g. citizen involvement and democracy)?
Expectation versus reality	• Which public values are effectively enhanced by the introduction of blockchain? • Is there any discrepancy between the expected or declared values and the achieved ones? • Why do some expected values remain only “on paper” and fail to be effectively achieved? • What are the unintended consequences of BCT that can lead to public value destruction (such as on social equity and inclusion)? • How do the perceptions of blockchain’s potential differ among various stakeholders (e.g. public administrators, citizens, tech developers), and how do these perceptions influence the realisation of public values?
Implementation practices for public value creation	• Can participatory design approaches in blockchain development/implementation align expected and actual public values? How? • What ethical frameworks are necessary to guide the development and implementation of blockchain in public services? • In what ways can BCT support the co-creation of relational public value, facilitating collaboration between governments, citizens and the private sector? • How can policymakers and/or regulators ensure that blockchain serves the public interest without compromising societal values? • How can blockchain projects be designed to be adaptable and responsive to changing public values and societal needs over time?

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