Essays about: "public contract"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 104 essays containing the words public contract.

  1. 6. An Open and Nonproprietary Decentralized Messaging Protocol : Operating Entirely on the Internet Computer Blockchain

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Gabriel Ellebrink; [2022]
    Keywords : Messaging protocol; Decentralized; Blockchain; Smart contract; Internet computer; Dfinity; Meddelandeprotokoll; Decentraliserad; Blockkedja; Smarta kontrakt; Internet computer; Dfinity;

    Abstract : Even when end-to-end encryption is used in centralized messaging services, problems related to security, privacy, availability, and transparency remain. These problems can be avoided or reduced by using a decentralized architecture. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Implementation of the New Engineering Contract in Australia : An Institutional Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Dannie O’Brien; [2022]
    Keywords : Institutional Theory; New Engineering Contract; Risk allocation; Collaboration; Standard Form Contracts; Instititutionell teori; New Engineering Contract; samarbete; riskfördelning; standardkontrakt;

    Abstract : Current traditional delivery models used in the Australian construction industry are seen as highly bespoke and adversarial where there is an inappropriate contractual risk allocation, lack of collaboration and poor project management. With the pipeline of investment compounded with the impact that global macroeconomic trends and events (e.g. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Phenomenon of Cryptocurrency and its Implementation into Businesses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Silvia Cristina Tufan; Marcus Nilsson; Oliver Elm; [2022]
    Keywords : Bitcoin; Stablecoin; Cryptocurrency; Blockchain; Smart contract; Decentralization; Foreign Exchange; International Businesses; Strategic Management; Transaction costs; Agency theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While the popularity of cryptocurrencies has seen a dramatic uptick as of late, the general phenomenon still carries with it a high level of novelty. The inception of cryptocurrencies began with Bitcoin in late 2008, making its first appearance on a cryptographic community forum, posted by a yet to be identified entity carrying the pseudonym Satoshi Nakomoto. READ MORE

  5. 9. To what extent are Hungarian farmers willing to cooperate on agri-environmental schemes? : experimental evidence from a public goods game

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Lesly Neema Nassila; [2022]
    Keywords : public goods game; experimental economics; Hungary; collaboration; collective agri-environmental contracts;

    Abstract : European Union agri-environmental measures fail to deliver expected benefits despite playing a central role in mitigating the negative effects of agriculture on biodiversity and the environment. Implementing agri-environmental contracts following a landscape-scale rather than an individual�farm level approach could potentially contribute to improving their environmental performance. READ MORE

  6. 10. Improved Energy Efficiency of Passenger Ships in the Stockholm Region

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Josefine Ström; [2022]
    Keywords : Public transport on sea; energy efficiency; ships; energy efficiency measures; Kollektivtrafik till sjöss; energieffektivisering; fartyg; energieffektiviseringsåtgärder;

    Abstract : Liksom många andra transportslag står kollektivtrafiken till sjöss inför utmaningar när det gäller ökade bränslepriser och strängare energi- och utsläppsmål. Trafikförvaltningen, den organisation som ansvarar för kollektivtrafiken i Stockholm, har flera mål för reduktion av utsläpp och energiförbrukning, både generellt för hela kollektivtrafiken samt mer specifikt för sjötrafiken. READ MORE