ST&I INDICATORS

THE CASE OF THE BRAZILIAN BLOCKCHAIN OBSERVATORY

Abstract

The expansion of blockchain technology has been accompanied by significant growth in scientific and technological production, creating challenges related to the organization, analysis, and communication of information. In this context, digital observatories play a relevant role by integrating dispersed data and transforming it into accessible knowledge for different audiences.  This study aims to present the methodology used by the National Blockchain Observatory to integrate, assess, and disseminate scientific and technological data regarding this technology in Brazil, analyzing its contribution to information communication across Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I). Methodologically, the study is characterized as exploratory and descriptive, based on the analysis of the Observatory’s infrastructure for producing scientific and technological indicators. The results show that the integration of data on scientific production, researchers, institutions, collaboration networks, and patents provides a comprehensive view of the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem, expanding the possibilities for access, interpretation, and use of information. The findings indicate that indicators go beyond their measurement function and become instruments for information communication in ST&I, contributing to the visibility of scientific and technological production, the monitoring of emerging technologies, and support for decision-making processes.