Blockchain Technology and its Applications Across Multiple Domains: A Survey

Blockchain technology has become an active area of research and a technological option for many businesses and industrial communities. With its distributed, decentralized, and trustless nature, blockchain can provide businesses with new opportunities and benefits through increased efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced integrity and transparency, better security, and improved traceability. Although blockchain’s largest applications have been in the finance and banking sector, we now see experiments and proposed applications in different fields. This paper provides an overview of blockchain technology; it brings together all the key design features, characteristics, and benefits of blockchain that make it a superior and unique technology, and it presents the popular consensus protocols and taxonomy of blockchain systems. Additionally, the paper surveys blockchain-based applications across multiple domains such as in finance, insurance, supply chain management, energy, advertising and media, real estate and healthcare. It aims at examining the industries’ key issues, blockchain solutions and use cases. The paper highlights three broad limitations that blockchain technology presents: scalability, security, and regulation, and shows how these challenges could impact blockchain application and adoption

The Music Industries and Blockchain Technology

This thesis has its research focused on blockchain technology and the music industries. I will further access in depth what blockchain is, and how it’s currently being used in the music industries. Additionally, I will question the future prospects of blockchain technology in the music industries, and its compatibility with traditional music industry copyright laws and structures. The objective is to clarify some of the confusion about blockchain and its sustainability, scalability, drivers, and barriers. I view this as important questions to answer in order for people in the music industries to better understand both what blockchain is and whether it has a place in the music industries. The key findings from this research are that there are three different factors that implicates blockchain adaptation on an industry wide scale: 1) technical difficulties and data quality, 2) practical issues with current industry structures, and 3) geopolitical and domestic politics and regulations. Nevertheless, if we look away from the top-down perspective and look at a bottom-up perspective, the story changes. For artists, musicians, and smaller music companies, blockchain can provide great opportunities for niche streaming services, rights management and registration and audience interaction

STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE OF CROWDFUNDING: ENHANCING FUNDING OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Background and Purpose: The reduction in government funding requires public universities to seek different forms of funding for their activities, and crowdfunding has become an essential enhancement to public university funding sources. This research aims to evaluate the strength of accountability and governance of crowdfunding for public universities   Methodology: The study has adopted factual data based on relevant literature reviews and documents on crowdfunding.   Findings: This study explored the aspects that will strengthen the accountability and governance framework of crowdfunding, especially for public universities. To increase public confidence in crowdfunding, it must be well-governed with strict criteria to ensure proper accountability and transparency to reduce the possibility of corruption and prevent fraud. From the strengthening of the crowdfunding mechanism, it can be concluded that the governance system developed will include methodologies and standards for evaluating the sources of funds, protecting the donors, evaluating projects qualified for funding, and reinvestment of contributions, where applicable   Contributions: The significance of this study is that it makes a new contribution by investigating perspectives on improving accountability and governance of crowdfunding. Moreover, the current study suggests that Malaysia may determine the level of adaptation of crowdfunding mechanisms and the sustainability of crowdfunding as an alternative platform to fund Malaysian public universities in the future.   Keywords: Crowdfunding, governance, accountability, transference, higher education.   Cite as: Hoque, M. N., Mohamed, N., Azad, A. K., Nuruzzaman, A. F. M., & Zaid, B. M. Y. (2023). Strengthening accountability and governance of crowdfunding: Enhancing funding of higher educational institutions.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 8(TI), 300-321. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8issTIpp300-32

The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference: Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment, Conference Proceedings, 23 - 25 November 2022, Western Sydney University, Kingswood Campus, Sydney, Australia

This is the proceedings of the 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) conference which will be hosted by Western Sydney University in November 2022. The conference is organised by the School of Engineering, Design, and Built Environment in collaboration with the Centre for Smart Modern Construction, Western Sydney University. This year’s conference theme is “Global Challenges in a Disrupted World: Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Approaches in the Built Environment”, and expects to publish over a hundred double-blind peer review papers under the proceedings

Measuring knowledge sharing processes through social network analysis within construction organisations

The construction industry is a knowledge intensive and information dependent industry. Organisations risk losing valuable knowledge, when the employees leave them. Therefore, construction organisations need to nurture opportunities to disseminate knowledge through strengthening knowledge-sharing networks. This study aimed at evaluating the formal and informal knowledge sharing methods in social networks within Australian construction organisations and identifying how knowledge sharing could be improved. Data were collected from two estimating teams in two case studies. The collected data through semi-structured interviews were analysed using UCINET, a Social Network Analysis (SNA) tool, and SNA measures. The findings revealed that one case study consisted of influencers, while the other demonstrated an optimal knowledge sharing structure in both formal and informal knowledge sharing methods. Social networks could vary based on the organisation as well as the individuals’ behaviour. Identifying networks with specific issues and taking steps to strengthen networks will enable to achieve optimum knowledge sharing processes. This research offers knowledge sharing good practices for construction organisations to optimise their knowledge sharing processes

Quantified vehicles: data, services, ecosystems

Advancing digitalization has shown the potential of so-called Quantified Vehicles for gathering valuable sensor data about the vehicle itself and its environment. Consequently, (vehicle) Data has become an important resource, which can pave the way to (Data-driven) Services. The (Data-driven Service) Ecosystem of actors that collaborate to ultimately generate services, has only shaped up in recent years. This cumulative dissertation summarizes the author's contributions and includes a synopsis as well as 14 peer-reviewed publications, which contribute to answer the three research questions.Die Digitalisierung hat das Potenzial für Quantified Vehicles aufgezeigt, um Sensordaten über das Fahrzeug selbst und seine Umgebung zu sammeln. Folglich sind (Fahrzeug-)Daten zu einer wichtigen Ressource der Automobilindustrie geworden, da sie auch (datengetriebene) Services ermöglichen. Es bilden sich Ökosysteme von Akteuren, die zusammenarbeiten, um letztlich Services zu generieren. Diese kumulative Dissertation fasst die Beiträge des Autors zusammen und enthält eine Synopsis sowie 14 begutachtete Veröffentlichungen, die zur Beantwortung der drei Forschungsfragen beitragen

Іmproving the export potential of Turkey using online trading platforms

The aim of the thesis is to increase the export potential of online commerce platform in Turkey. Thus, it is subject to certain orientations and training of those who recommend trade and export in Turkey. We aimed to increase the export potential of Turkish companies and more on the general platform. Main subject to certain orientations and training in the online platform aimed to increase the export potential. The object of the research of the master’s thesis is the processes of the development of international activity of the enterprise. Master's thesis research topic, present conditions in Turkey the rights of the company in the development of online platforms and activities in Turkey's export potential, theoretical, methodological and practical aspects are. Research objective: to develop theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of improving an export potential of Turkey in conditions of digitalization. Object of research: processes of improving an export potential of Turkey. Subject of research: theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of improving an export potential of Turkey with the use of online trading platforms.Метою дипломної роботи виначення напрямів збільшення експортного потенціалу платформ онлайн-комерції в Туреччині. Основною умовою виступала орієнтація та навчання на онлайн-платформі, спрямоване на збільшення експортного потенціалу. Об’єктом дослідження магістерської роботи були процеси розвитку міжнародної діяльності підприємства. Тема дослідження магістерської дисертації пов'язана із дослідженням сучасних умов в Туреччині, прав компаній щодо розвитку онлайн-платформ і підвищення експортного потенціалу Туреччини. Мета дослідження: розробити теоретичні, методологічні та практичні аспекти підвищення експортного потенціалу Туреччини в умовах цифровізації. Об'єкт дослідження: процеси вдосконалення експортного потенціалу Туреччини. Предмет дослідження: теоретичні, методологічні та практичні аспекти підвищення експортного потенціалу Туреччини з використанням торгових онлайн-платформ

THE TWO SIDES OF THE MUSIC STREAMING COIN: AN INNOVATION THAT BLESSED THE INDUSTRY BUT IS NOW TEARING IT APART.

openThis thesis revolves entirely around the topic of music streaming and its ambiguous impact on the music industry. The focus of the paper is the research question: How exactly has such an innovative phenomenon as music streaming shaped the blessed but problematic landscape of the music business industry that we can observe now? The research attempts to specify economic and common problems that this innovation brought to the complex network of the music business industry. Additionally, it explores how and which of the main agents and participants music streaming phenomena affected the most. The evolution of digital music consumption throughout history, as well as the factors that led to this, are analyzed in depth. The current situation of the music business industry in Europe and in the world, as well as the broad dominance of digital music, are presented to emphasize the relevance of music streaming in modern reality. Attention is also drawn to an analysis of the relations within music streaming, its main participants, together with their perception and attitude to innovation, and economic and legal aspects of the system. The main problem points identified are the issues of the music rights market, the remuneration of recording rightsholders and song rightsholders, and general problems of the music streaming platforms market. The main reason for the problems of the rights market is shown to be the sharp concentration and cross-ownership of rights which led to the dominance of the rights market by majors. Streaming technology legal classification issues, metadata peculiarities, and royalty chain length are identified among the main reasons for the problems with remuneration. The main troubles faced by the music streaming platforms market are safe harbor provisions in the law, monogamy of platform services, intense competition, and privacy concerns. The conclusion presents possible future trends for music streaming within the music industry business.This thesis revolves entirely around the topic of music streaming and its ambiguous impact on the music industry. The focus of the paper is the research question: How exactly has such an innovative phenomenon as music streaming shaped the blessed but problematic landscape of the music business industry that we can observe now? The research attempts to specify economic and common problems that this innovation brought to the complex network of the music business industry. Additionally, it explores how and which of the main agents and participants music streaming phenomena affected the most. The evolution of digital music consumption throughout history, as well as the factors that led to this, are analyzed in depth. The current situation of the music business industry in Europe and in the world, as well as the broad dominance of digital music, are presented to emphasize the relevance of music streaming in modern reality. Attention is also drawn to an analysis of the relations within music streaming, its main participants, together with their perception and attitude to innovation, and economic and legal aspects of the system. The main problem points identified are the issues of the music rights market, the remuneration of recording rightsholders and song rightsholders, and general problems of the music streaming platforms market. The main reason for the problems of the rights market is shown to be the sharp concentration and cross-ownership of rights which led to the dominance of the rights market by majors. Streaming technology legal classification issues, metadata peculiarities, and royalty chain length are identified among the main reasons for the problems with remuneration. The main troubles faced by the music streaming platforms market are safe harbor provisions in the law, monogamy of platform services, intense competition, and privacy concerns. The conclusion presents possible future trends for music streaming within the music industry business