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A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89326 A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry Webber-Youngman, R.C.W. keatonphilo@gmail.com PHILO, KEATON UCTD Blockchain Technology Mining industry Digital information Digital transformation Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2023. The value of digital information is ever-increasing as more companies utilize digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to gain deeper insight into their business operations and drive productivity gains. It is therefore important to safeguard and ensure the integrity of digital information exchange. Blockchain technology (BCT) was identified as potentially providing the mining industry with a trusted system for securely exchanging digital value. However, there is little evidence or understanding of how/where BCT can be implemented and what benefits the industry could obtain. This research study provides a fundamental understanding of what the technology is in order to identify the associated capabilities and potential application benefits for the mining industry. From a technology push perspective, blockchain capabilities are used to evaluate how the technology’s value drivers map to the mining industries core value chain processes. This was done to identify potential focus areas within the mining enterprise for further research and development of blockchain applications. ARM om2025 Mining Engineering MEng Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2023-02-08T09:16:52Z 2023-02-08T09:16:52Z 2022-12-12 2023 Dissertation * A2023 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89326 © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Blockchain Technology Mining industry Digital information Digital transformation Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title | A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title_full | A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title_fullStr | A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title_short | A Critical Investigation into Identifying Key Focus Areas for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology in the Mining Industry |
| title_sort | critical investigation into identifying key focus areas for the implementation of blockchain technology in the mining industry |
| topic | UCTD Blockchain Technology Mining industry Digital information Digital transformation Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89326 |