00620nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245008100055210006900136260004200205300000800247490000700255653002800262653001500290653001800305653002000323653003400343653001900377856003000396       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aCall for Papers: Distributed Ledger Technologies for Smart Digital Economies0 aCall for Papers Distributed Ledger Technologies for Smart Digita  aOttawabTalent First Networkc02/2021  a1-10 v1110aartificial intelligence10ablockchain10acybersecurity10adigital economy10adistributed ledger technology10asmartification  utimreview.ca/article/142202253nas a2200313   4500008004100000022001400041245014100055210006900196260004200265300001000307490000700317520124900324653002801573653001501601653002001616653002101636653003401657653002501691653002301716653002301739653002501762653002301787653002101810653001901831653002001850653001601870100002301886856003001909       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aDistributed Ledger Technologies and Social Machines: How to “smartify” the economy with blockchain-based digital extension services?0 aDistributed Ledger Technologies and Social Machines How to smart  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2021  a42-570 v113 aThis paper examines the broad impact of digitalization on economic development. More specifically, it addresses the computer science-derived notion of "social machines", along with the invention of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) (or blockchain), as potential signposts on the pathway to "smart(er) digital economies". The paper investigates blockchain-based ecosystems as examples of social machines that assist in economic "smartification" and development. It looks at distributed ledger-based communities (DLCs) that provide examples of functioning social machines for a variety of business and personal network communications purposes. It then analyses the scaleup of DLT-based social machines by comparison with "extension services", largely in education and agriculture, which are currently undergoing processes of digitalization. Overall, this conceptual study examines the general horizons and potential impact of blockchain and social machines on the provision of online products and services, across a range of sectors and industries. The paper offers interpretative assistance to managers, entrepreneurs, technology experts, and academics with lingering questions about blockchain in and for business and economic development.10aartificial intelligence10ablockchain10adigital economy10adigital platform10adistributed ledger technology10aeconomic development10aextension services10aextension thinking10ainnovation diffusion10aInternet of Things10aledger community10asmartification10asocial machines10aweb science1 aSandstrom, Gregory  utimreview.ca/article/1449