Service: Stadjerspas smart vouchers

Responsible organisation: Municipality of Groningen (Governmental)

Stadjerspas is a fully operable service which uses blockchain infrastructure to provide discounted services to low-income citizens of the Municipality of Groningen. Promotion of inclusivity in the city via a voucher system started in 1994. Up until 2013 vouchers were completely paper-based. In 2016 the voucher system in Groningen was moved to a blockchain, developed by DutchChain, a technology provider company. The core value-added of the blockchain-based system is the enhanced targeting of public money thanks to programmable money flows. Detailed spending conditions and eligibility criteria are programmed in the smart contract. Possible criteria include: detailed profiles of the beneficiaries and authorized providers, financial thresholds or usage limits. Smart vouchers can be used, for example, in sport clubs, cinemas or for subsidization of solar panels for home owners. From the municipality perspective Stadjerspas ensures that public money reserved for a specified purpose is spent exclusively on that purpose and targeted at a desired group of beneficiaries.

Additional information

Source Blockchain for digital government - An assessment of pioneering implementations in public services
Web site https://stadjerspas.nl/
Start/end date 2016 -
Still active? Yes

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