SPARK-IT: A Decentralized Blockchain and AI-Driven Ecosystem for Trusted and Transparent Innovation Collaboration

Abstract

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring trust, transparency, and security in online collaborations remains a significant challenge, particularly for innovators and experts engaged in knowledge exchange. The proposed SPARK-IT platform leverages blockchain, AI-driven matchmaking, decentralized identity management, and tokenomics to foster a secure innovation ecosystem. By utilizing a permissioned blockchain, smart contracts, and decentralized storage, SPARK-IT ensures intellectual property protection, traceability of contributions, and non-repudiation in mentor-innovator engagements.This paper presents the technical architecture of the platform, demonstrating how distributed ledger technology and AI-driven methodologies can establish a human-centered, sustainable and trustworthy online innovation ecosystem. By bridging academia, startups, and industry, SPARK-IT redefines digital trust and collaboration in the innovation economy.