Ethical Guidelines for Blockchain Systems

Signe Agerskov; Asger Balle Pedersen; Roman Beck

Ethical Guidelines for Blockchain Systems

Bidragets oversatte titel: Etiske Retningslinjer for Blockchain Systemer

Signe Agerskov
, Asger Balle Pedersen
, Roman Beck

Publikation: Artikel i tidsskrift og konference artikel i tidsskrift › Konferenceartikel › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

Enterprise architects and IT systems developers must often decide ad hoc how to identify, assess and mitigate ethical issues of autonomous, rule-based systems based on blockchain technology. As blockchain systems are decentralized and immutable, developers must assess ethical risks, not only on an individual level but also on a network level along the life-cycle stages of a blockchain system. These ethical issues should be addressed and ideally mitigated by clearly defined norms and values that are intentionally incorporated in a blockchain system. As a reference for a normative system, we have chosen the European Union and its ethical values to discuss them in the context of ethical issues emerging from blockchain systems. This paper presents a top-down approach that establishes ethical guidelines for blockchain systems based on ethical issues mapped against European values.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Etiske Retningslinjer for Blockchain Systemer
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Konferencepublikationer	European Conference of Information Systems
Antal sider	17
ISSN	0000-0034
Status	Udgivet - 15 apr. 2023
Begivenhed	European Conference on Information Systems 2023 - Kristiansand, Norge Varighed: 11 jun. 2023 → 16 jun. 2023 Konferencens nummer: 31 https://ecis2023.no/

Konference

Konference	European Conference on Information Systems 2023
Nummer	31
Land/Område	Norge
By	Kristiansand
Periode	11/06/2023 → 16/06/2023
Internetadresse	https://ecis2023.no/

Emneord

ethics
blockchain
guidelines
information systems

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ECIS 2023 Ethical GuidelinesForlagets udgivne version, 382 KB

European Conference on Information Systems 2023
Pedersen, A. B. (Deltager)
13 jun. 2023 → 16 jun. 2023
Aktivitet: Deltagelse i eller arrangement af en begivenhed - typer › Organisation og deltagelse i konference
The European Commission (Forlag)
Pedersen, A. B. (Anmelder)
8 maj 2024
Aktivitet: Udgivelse af peer-review og redaktionelt arbejde - typer › Peer reviewer/fagfællebedømmer af manuskripter › Forskning

Fil

AIS Impact Award
Pedersen, A. B. (Modtager) & Agerskov, S. (Modtager), 15 dec. 2025
Pris: Priser, stipendier, udnævnelser

Maskinmester gør IT-forskning håndgribeligt
Pedersen, A. B. & Agerskov, S.
01/04/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
#113 Maskinmester gør IT-forskning håndgribeligt
Pedersen, A. B.
16/03/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
AIS Impact Award
Pedersen, A. B. & Agerskov, S.
14/01/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie

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Ethical Guidelines for Blockchain Systems

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Konference

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European Conference on Information Systems 2023

The European Commission (Forlag)

Priser

AIS Impact Award

Presse/Medier

Maskinmester gør IT-forskning håndgribeligt

#113 Maskinmester gør IT-forskning håndgribeligt

AIS Impact Award

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