The Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry provides certifications consumers rely on to ensure goods are up to a certain standard. This project explores the implementation of a blockchain-based solution in STC to store certifications to mitigate certification fraud. This project also explores other alternatives such as creating better workflows for STC’s certification service or an industry-wide solution to store certifications. We reviewed relevant literature and interviewed staff at STC and experts in blockchain technology. We investigated the benefits of blockchain in other industries and identified the costs of implementing blockchain in STC. Our research results led us to recommend against blockchain in STC in favor of a centralized database and recommend the creation of an industry-wide blockchain.

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Creator

• Nordemann, Bernhard
• Emerson, Michael
• Adragna, Matthew

Subject

• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 93281
• E-project-031723-141932

Keyword

• Testing
• STC
• Inspection
• Blockchain
• Certification
• TIC

Advisor

• Sturm, Stephan
• Boucher-Yip, Esther

Year

• 2023

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre - STC

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2023-03-17

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-031723-141932

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-08-18