2020
DOI: 10.1109/emr.2020.3014052
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The Role of Blockchain to Fight Against COVID-19

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected almost all aspects of human life, various sectors of business, and regions of the world. The flow of human activities halted for several months, and are now being carefully redefined to align with guidelines and recommendations to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. In contrast to other pandemics the world has witnessed in the past, the technological advancements of the current era are a boon that can play a key role in safeguarding humanity. In this work, we… Show more

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“…To deal with COVID-19, many state-of-the-arts technologies can be used. For example, using big data (Choi et al 2018a, b;Akter and Wamba 2019;Aras et al 2020), artificial intelligence (Luo et al 2019), blockchain (Choi 2019;Choi et al 2019b;Choi and Luo 2019;Cai et al 2020;Kalla et al 2020) and wireless networks (Siriwardhana et al 2020) can help to enhance traceability of patients and people suspected of having virus. Blockchain can also help to facilitate election and voting by keeping a permanent digital record and supporting secure digital operations.…”
Section: Using Information Technologies (Rd8)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To deal with COVID-19, many state-of-the-arts technologies can be used. For example, using big data (Choi et al 2018a, b;Akter and Wamba 2019;Aras et al 2020), artificial intelligence (Luo et al 2019), blockchain (Choi 2019;Choi et al 2019b;Choi and Luo 2019;Cai et al 2020;Kalla et al 2020) and wireless networks (Siriwardhana et al 2020) can help to enhance traceability of patients and people suspected of having virus. Blockchain can also help to facilitate election and voting by keeping a permanent digital record and supporting secure digital operations.…”
Section: Using Information Technologies (Rd8)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In troubled times like today with severely contracted economic activity leading to large scale job losses 37 , blockchain-backed educational credentials could ultimately create access to job opportunities which would otherwise go unacknowledged. It might be possible to directly impact an individual's ability to find employment; for example, recruitment sites could match vacancies to candidates based on a broader range of experiences as reflected in their student experience collected from a multitude of resources (Kalla et al, 2020;Marbouh et al, 2020).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One of their main features of interest is to provide security, anonymity and data integrity without the control of third-party organizations [ 21 ]. Blockchains have been identified as a key technology for fighting against COVID-19 in several case applications and service opportunities [ 22 24 ], such as contact tracing, supply chain management, online education, e-government and patient information sharing, where blockchains are seen as a possible solution to preserve privacy and quickly and accurately share clinical information.…”
Section: Available Tools: Collaborative Infrastructures Institutes Nmentioning
confidence: 99%