GeoPact: Engaging publics in location-aware smart contracts through technological assemblies

Ella Tallyn, Joe Revans, Evan Morgan, Dave Murray-Rust

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Abstract

This paper presents GeoPact, an assembly of technological objects that materialises location-aware smart contracts using internet of things and digital ledger technologies. Such contracts may facilitate the creation of distributed systems and services for transport and logistics that are locally constructed and adaptable, thus supporting specific community needs and sustainable objectives. However the technological infrastructures that underpin these systems are complex, making it difficult to engage publics in design processes. GeoPact grounds infrastructure in relatable physical activities, that are linked with holistic views of the system, and creates new experiences for public engagement. In these activities participants were invited to roleplay as couriers, and to progress through delivery scenarios which were governed by smart contracts. Participants and spectators were then encouraged to discuss their reactions, concerns and ideas. This paper illustrates the GeoPact assembly and reflects on our engagement activities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDIS 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages799-811
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450369749
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2020 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Duration: 6 Jul 202010 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameDIS 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

Conference

Conference2020 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2020
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
Period6/07/2010/07/20

Keywords

  • Blockchain
  • Dlt
  • Infrastructure
  • Iot
  • Location data
  • Logistics
  • Public engagement
  • Smart contracts
  • Transport

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