Benefits, challenges, and perspectives of using the blockchain technology in emergency management

Abstract

The potential of blockchain causes more researchers to postulate this technology’s use in public governance. Due to the specificity and complexity of emergency management, blockchain may have particular importance in this area. On the other hand, there are many challenges related to the implementation and use of this technology. Therefore, this article aim is to understand blockchain technology’s benefits, challenges, and usefulness in emergency management based on previous research and experience in this field. The perspectives and challenges of using blockchain were analyzed based on the complexity of emergency management. As a result, this article presents how blockchain can contribute to the improvement of emergency management processes.