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Secure and efficient? : Analyzing blockchain’s impact on migration management in Germany’s FLORA project
Mill, Aron van (2025) Secure and efficient? : Analyzing blockchain’s impact on migration management in Germany’s FLORA project.
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| Abstract: | Blockchain is rapidly gaining popularity in public administration as governments around the world are launching pilot projects using this technology. This study explores the impact of blockchain technology on efficiency and security in migration management, focusing on the German FLORA project initiated by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, which introduces blockchain as a means to improve data practices concerning asylum processes. The aim of this research is to build upon existing research to critically investigate the effects of the implementation of blockchain on migration management processes. The multidisciplinary theoretical framework includes theories regarding effects of data on migration management and applying cybersecurity concepts in public administration. A qualitative content analysis was conducted on FLORA project documentation, with a codebook developed to reflect the theoretical framework. Results indicate that blockchain implementation positively transformed efficiency of migration management, for example because structured and traceable data practices allowed data to be organized more efficiently. Concerns of a loss of context in decision making were disproved. Regarding security, results showed that with sufficient measures taken, confidentiality, integrity and availability were significantly improved after the implementation of blockchain, whereas no evidence was found to support the improvement of accountability. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107540 |
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