A Blockchain-Enabled Framework to Implement Supply Chains in Digital Land Registry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

With the introduction of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM), countries started adapting this new standard into their real estate systems. This research describes a sustainable supply chain framework model to implement a digital land registry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proposed research evaluates and analyzes the existing land registries and their digital aspects. It also conforms to capture the best practices for designing new processes and procedures by inheriting and satisfying current laws and regulations of the country. It discussed how blockchain can be a useful asset in the supply chain digital land registry model. The work also aims to design a framework for such implantation and fitting it to the model such as the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The research followed an exploratory research approach, which is more suitable for qualitative-based researches. The data used in the research was collected through interviews with key individuals in organizations that are related to real estate. The results discussed the viability of the framework, its advantages, and shortcomings with the detailed discussion of the future directions.