Ox-Chain: Towards secure and trustworthy circular economies through distributed ledger technologies

Project: Research

Description

The Ox-Chain project responds to specific challenges identified by global consultants McKinsey & Company for the UK based charity Oxfam that highlights how much value is lost within the existing business model, which currently sends between 70-80% of its received second hand clothes to a recycling centre. The research team propose that by using distributed ledger technology, such as the Blockchain that supports the Bitcoin digital currency, a different business model can be developed that involves the donors, the shoppers and the staff at Oxfam in identifying the value of second hand items and helping them to move to places where they will can be sold.

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/09/16 → 31/10/20

Davies, Nigel (Principal Investigator)

Research outputs

Making Sense of Blockchain Applications: A Typology for HCI
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
Programmable Donations: Exploring Escrow-based Conditional Giving
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
A Mobile Platform for Event-Driven Donations Using Smart Contracts
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
OxChain - Smart Donations: Project Report
Research output: Other contribution
Smart Donations: Event-Driven Conditional Donations Using Smart Contracts On The Blockchain
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
A Right Time to Give: Beyond Saving Time in Automated Conditional Donations
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Human Computer Interaction: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review

Research