Design of a software architecture supporting business-to-government information sharing to improve public safety and security: Combining business rules, Events and blockchain technology

Journal of Intelligent Information Systems

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 595-618

  Engelenburg, Sélinde van ^a   Janssen, Marijn ^a   Klievink, Bram ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access control; Blockchain; Business rules; Customs; Encryption; ICT architecture; Information sharing; Safety; Security; Software architecture; Supply chain; Willingness

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BLOCKCHAIN; CRYPTOGRAPHY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BUSINESS RULES; CUSTOMS; ICT ARCHITECTURE; INFORMATION SHARING; SECURITY; WILLINGNESS;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 85026899339     PISSN: 09259902     EISSN: 15737675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10844-017-0478-z     Document Type: Article

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