Blockchain and Public Administration: A Digital Love Story

The article reviews the evolution of the relationship between Blockchain and the public administration. It outlines an initial fascination, followed by legislative actions in 2019 that framed the technology’s use, and subsequent caution advised by legal experts. A significant update is the incorporation of distributed-ledger technologies into the Public-Contracts Code, raising new challenges, such as implementing the Human-in-the-loop principle. While predicting the immediate future of such disruptive technologies is difficult, reviewing their development so far could help anticipate the next advancements in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where Blockchain plays a crucial role.