Blockchain & Web3 Observatory 2023 Research

The Blockchain & Web3 Observatory of Politecnico di Milano analyzes the role of Blockchain technologies in developing companies through research, reports, in-depth events and updates on the most relevant initiatives of the sector at Italian and international level.
The Observatory was founded in 2018 under the name of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Observatory and, to respond to the evolution of how these technologies are applied, in 2023 the name is being changed to Blockchain & Web3 Observatory. The mission of the Observatory is to generate and share knowledge on Blockchain and Web3 and contribute to the development of the Italian and international market, creating opportunities for leading active players to meet and discuss.
Today, these technologies no longer only represent tools to improve existing processes but enable the creation of novel and innovative organizational models. Together with other technologies, Blockchain could be at the base of the "next web revolution", that is web3, a sort of decentralized web that might represent the natural evolution of the current web, centralized and dominated by big techs.
As a result of the collaboration between the Department of Management Engineering and the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, the Observatory analyzes these issues from both a business and technical point of view.
Since 2021 the Observatory has also activated the Blockchain Innovation & Solutions HUB, an independent laboratory that aims to promote, facilitate, and enable Blockchain projects involving various players by creating a pre-competitive development environment where companies can conduct applied research.
In addition, in order to encourage an ongoing debate with authorities, associations, and research centers, an Advisory Board was established with the aim of directing research on trends considered of high value by companies and institutions. The Advisory Board consists of a small group of institutional representatives.

The 2023 Research on Blockchain & Distributed Ledger

In the 2023 edition, in keeping with the previous edition, will further develop the following areas of research:

Five lines of business research:

International market: analysis of international projects and the use of Blockchain technologies by startups globally.
Italian market: analysis of projects and startups active in Italy and survey on the adoption of crypto assets by Italian consumers.
Internet of Value: analysis of the evolution and adoption of cryptocurrencies, stablecoin, and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
Blockchain for business: analysis of the impact of Blockchain technologies and tokenization on existing business ecosystems and business processes.
Decentralized web: analysis of main decentralized applications (Dapp) and the most outstanding web3 application areas: DeFi, NFT, DAO, SSI, decentralized Metaverse.

Six lines of tech research:

DAO and governance token: Analysis of how Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) are created and operate.
Data privacy: identify modes enabling to share data and information in Blockchain.
Performance, scalability, and power consumption: identify the differences and of ways of filling the gap between current performances of existing platforms and requirements of various applications.
Interoperability: analyze main approaches to interoperability between different platforms, and of potential benefits.
Comparison of platforms: continuously monitor major and most interesting platforms and comparison of most relevant features/characteristics.
Convergence with other techs: monitor interaction of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies with other technologies (i.e. AI, IoT)

One line of legal research:

Regulation and legislation: mapping the main regulations affecting the Blockchain world and analysis of the most significant regulatory changes regarding Blockchain technology applications.

The thematic areas will be defined in detail in coming months and confirmed with Partners and Sponsors at the Kickoff Workshop scheduled for March 27, 2023.

Activities planned by the Observatory for 2022, performed in collaboration with the DEIB - Dipartimento di Elettronica Informazione e Bioingegneria (Dept of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering) of the Politecnico di Milano, are the following:

In-field Research involving major National and International market players;
Many meeting and in-depth consultation opportunities:
- One closed door Research set-up Workshop dedicated to supporters, aimed at sharing the Research progress status and at addressing next-step activities;
- Five content Workshops, dedicated exclusively to Observatory supporters and select stakeholders, to share with them some Research results on specific topics;
- One 1 international Conference held entirely in English in which international partners will have an active role in the Research results debate (planned for September 2023);
A public Conference to present Research results, with breakout sessions and keynotes delivered by leading figures of the business world (planned for January 2024);
A hard-copy Report including main 2023 Research results, which will be distributed at the Conference, in addition to some online Reports examining the themes of Research conducted in 2023 in greater depth;
A weekly Press release for Partners and Sponsors to highlight the most relevant news of the international and Italian markets.
The Blockchain Monthly Overview (BMO), a publication by the Observatory sent to the community on a monthly basis illustrating the monitoring of the cryptocurrencies, tokens, DApps market, and much more.
A Repository shared by the community where content developed by the Observatory is stored.

Alessandro Perego

Scientific Officer

Donatella Sciuto

Scientific Officer

Francesco Bruschi

Research Director

Valeria Portale

Research Director

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21 Mar 2022

Reports

Blockchain: the road to the next web revolution Blockchain: the road to the next web revolution

Blockchain & Web3 110.00 €

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20 Sep 2021

Videos

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger application cases worldwide - 2020 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger application cases worldwide - 2020

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For more information on the possibility of collaborating and supporting research conducted by the Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Observatory, please contact Valeria Portale (valeria.portale@polimi.it) and Giacomo Vella (giacomo.vella@polimi.it)