@phdthesis{Brinkmann2022,
  author    = {Brinkmann, Maik},
  title     = {Towards a joint public service delivery? The effects of blockchain on the relationship of public administrations with external stakeholders},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-56449},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-564499},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {X, 126, CCLXVIII},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Public administrations confront fundamental challenges, including globalization, digitalization, and an eroding level of trust from society. By developing joint public service delivery with other stakeholders, public administrations can respond to these challenges. This increases the importance of inter-organizational governance—a development often referred to as New Public Governance, which to date has not been realized because public administrations focus on intra-organizational practices and follow the traditional "governmental chain." E-government initiatives, which can lead to high levels of interconnected public services, are currently perceived as insufficient to meet this goal. They are not designed holistically and merely affect the interactions of public and non-public stakeholders. A fundamental shift toward a joint public service delivery would require scrutiny of established processes, roles, and interactions between stakeholders. Various scientists and practitioners within the public sector assume that the use of blockchain institutional technology could fundamentally change the relationship between public and non-public stakeholders. At first glance, inter-organizational, joint public service delivery could benefit from the use of blockchain. This dissertation aims to shed light on this widespread assumption. Hence, the objective of this dissertation is to substantiate the effect of blockchain on the relationship between public administrations and non-public stakeholders. This objective is pursued by defining three major areas of interest. First, this dissertation strives to answer the question of whether or not blockchain is suited to enable New Public Governance and to identify instances where blockchain may not be the proper solution. The second area aims to understand empirically the status quo of existing blockchain implementations in the public sector and whether they comply with the major theoretical conclusions. The third area investigates the changing role of public administrations, as the blockchain ecosystem can significantly increase the number of stakeholders. Corresponding research is conducted to provide insights into these areas, for example, combining theoretical concepts with empirical actualities, conducting interviews with subject matter experts and key stakeholders of leading blockchain implementations, and performing a comprehensive stakeholder analysis, followed by visualization of its results. The results of this dissertation demonstrate that blockchain can support New Public Governance in many ways while having a minor impact on certain aspects (e.g., decentralized control), which account for this public service paradigm. Furthermore, the existing projects indicate changes to relationships between public administrations and non-public stakeholders, although not necessarily the fundamental shift proposed by New Public Governance. Lastly, the results suggest that power relations are shifting, including the decreasing influence of public administrations within the blockchain ecosystem. The results raise questions about the governance models and regulations required to support mature solutions and the further diffusion of blockchain for public service delivery.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{MeinelGalbasHageboelling2023,
  author    = {Meinel, Christoph and Galbas, Michael and Hageb{\"o}lling, David},
  title     = {Digitale Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t: Erkenntnisse aus dem deutschen Bildungssektor},
  number    = {156},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-560-6},
  issn      = {1613-5652},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59513},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-595138},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {1 -- 29},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Digitale Technologien bieten erhebliche politische, wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Chancen. Zugleich ist der Begriff digitale Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t zu einem Leitmotiv im deutschen Diskurs {\"u}ber digitale Technologien geworden: das heißt, die F{\"a}higkeit des Staates, seine Verantwortung wahrzunehmen und die Bef{\"a}higung der Gesellschaft - und des Einzelnen - sicherzustellen, die digitale Transformation selbstbestimmt zu gestalten. Exemplarisch f{\"u}r die Herausforderung in Deutschland und Europa, die Vorteile digitaler Technologien zu nutzen und gleichzeitig Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}tsbedenken zu ber{\"u}cksichtigen, steht der Bildungssektor. Er umfasst Bildung als zentrales {\"o}ffentliches Gut, ein schnell aufkommendes Gesch{\"a}ftsfeld und wachsende Best{\"a}nde an hochsensiblen personenbezogenen Daten. Davon ausgehend beschreibt der Bericht Wege zur Entsch{\"a}rfung des Spannungsverh{\"a}ltnisses zwischen Digitalisierung und Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t auf drei verschiedenen Ebenen - Staat, Wirtschaft und Individuum - anhand konkreter technischer Projekte im Bildungsbereich: die HPI Schul-Cloud (staatliche Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t), die MERLOT-Datenr{\"a}ume (wirtschaftliche Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t) und die openHPI-Plattform (individuelle Souver{\"a}nit{\"a}t).},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{MeinelGalbasHageboelling2023,
  author    = {Meinel, Christoph and Galbas, Michael and Hageb{\"o}lling, David},
  title     = {Digital sovereignty: insights from Germany's education sector},
  number    = {157},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-561-3},
  issn      = {1613-5652},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-59772},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-597723},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {1 -- 27},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Digital technology offers significant political, economic, and societal opportunities. At the same time, the notion of digital sovereignty has become a leitmotif in German discourse: the state's capacity to assume its responsibilities and safeguard society's - and individuals' - ability to shape the digital transformation in a self-determined way. The education sector is exemplary for the challenge faced by Germany, and indeed Europe, of harnessing the benefits of digital technology while navigating concerns around sovereignty. It encompasses education as a core public good, a rapidly growing field of business, and growing pools of highly sensitive personal data. The report describes pathways to mitigating the tension between digitalization and sovereignty at three different levels - state, economy, and individual - through the lens of concrete technical projects in the education sector: the HPI Schul-Cloud (state sovereignty), the MERLOT data spaces (economic sovereignty), and the openHPI platform (individual sovereignty).},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{HerloUllrichVladova2023,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Herlo, Bianca and Ullrich, Andr{\´e} and Vladova, Gergana},
  title     = {Sustainable digital sovereignty},
  series = {Weizenbaum series},
  volume    = {32},
  journal   = {Weizenbaum series},
  publisher = {Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - the German Internet Institute},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2748-5587},
  doi       = {10.34669/WI.WS/32},
  pages     = {39},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This study is dedicated to the interdependencies between digital sovereignty and sustainable digitalization, which need to be explicitly linked to an increasing degree in political discourse, academia, and societal debates. Digital skills are the prerequisites for shaping digitalization in the interest of society and sustainable development.},
  language  = {en}
}