Study on influencing factors of obstacles to implementation of blockchain technology in water conservancy project under TOE theoretical framework in China

Abstract

[Objective] The specific implementation of blockchain technology in water conservancy project faces many difficulties, while the potential obstacles continue to widen the gaps in the aspect of the implementation, and then assessing the obstacles to the implementation of blockchain technology in water conservancy project is particularly important for narrowing the gaps. [Methods] Firstly, the factors of the obstacles to the implementation of blockchain technology in water conservancy project are identified based on the literature study, expert interviews and the theoretical framework of technology-organization-environment. Secondly, the hierarchical structure of the obstacles to the implementation of blockchain technology is analyzed with the fuzzy interpretative structure model modeling method. Finally, the method of the interval type 2 fuzzy AHP is used to rank the weight of each obstacle factor. [Results] The results show that the obstacle factors EB7 and OB2 are at the bottom of the structural model and the obstacles with the largest weight are EB1, TB2, TB1 and EB2. [Conclusion] The lack of special policy support and the lack of willingness to adopt new techniques are the most fundamental obstacles, while the trust, cooperation and game among benefit-related parties, the expansion challenges of water conservancy data, the security risks of water conservancy data and the uniqueness of water conservancy project are the important factors to constitute the obstacles. The adopted quantitative analysis method provides a new insight for analyzing the obstacle factors. The study findings can provide a technology-organization-environment theoretical framework-based reliable solution for overcoming the obstacles to implement the blockchain technology to water conservancy project, so as to promote the development and application of blockchain technology in water conservancy project and provide the relevant decision support for the managers concerned.

Keywords

water conservancy project / obstacle factors / blockchain technology / technology-organization-environment theoretical framework / fuzzy interpretative structure model / interval type 2 fuzzy AHP / informatization of water conservancy / intelligent water conservancy