Institutionals and governments are more and more getting interested in the blockchain technology. Some countries actually started to implement some blockchain related projects. Offering security, transparency, efficiency, operating quicker and being more accurate, the blockchain technology can definitely be seen as a great tool and opportunity to upgrade and improve some institutionnal processes where citizens are interacting and concerned (certificates, land registry, voting system...) through smart contracts for example.
Different companies are developing platforms in order to position themselves on this fast growing market: Microsoft (Azure platform), Factom, Clearpoll, Invotra to name just a few of them. Their solutions are however rather at an experimental stage and successful tests and implementation will condition their further development. Even if some governements are keen, others are still looking at these technologies suspiciously. Successfull implementations in partly public sectors, like energy, may be of help and a great example for institutions who are still hesitating whether going further or not.
Governments and institutionnals eyeing at the blockchain technology and considering its implementation will probably quicken the ongoing works aiming at drawing a legal framework taking blockchain technologies into account. The question remains how quick this will happen: looking at how quick e-government procedures have been implemented, it still may take a while.
For those interested by the subject:
https://www.ethnews.com/blockchain-services-for-governments