scholarly journals Corrigendum to: Regulating platforms and ecosystems: An introduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G Jacobides ◽  
Ioannis Lianos
Keyword(s):  
Platforms And Ecosystems

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF AGILE SOFTWARE ARCHITECT IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL DISRUPTION AND TRANSFORMATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-162
Author(s):  
Zoran Dragičević ◽  
Saša Bošnjak
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Business Software ◽  
Digital Strategy ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems ◽  
Digital Disruption ◽  
Agile Software

The consequence of the increasing development and use of digital technologies, in every segment of society, is the emergence of digital disruption - a powerful external pressure that is changing the way business is done in all industries. Businesses are responding to digital disruption by digital transformation, which involves organizational change, redefining and aligning digital and business strategies, new business models, increased agility of software development and delivery processes, migration and/or integration of legacy systems using cloud-based platforms and ecosystems. In such a context, one of the key responsibilities of a software architect is to maintain the agility of the organization by defending the flexibility of digital strategy and IT resources so that the enterprise is able to transform and respond adequately and rapidly to the effects of digital disruption. In this regard, the question arises as to how digital disruption and business transformation affect the change in the role, importance, competence and agility of a software architect, especially in the context of the development of complex business software systems. This paper aims to present the role of an agile software architect in the era of digital disruption and transformation, by integrating the results of theoretical and empirical research. A systematic literature review identifies the role, importance, and competencies of a software architect in implementing agile architecture. In other hand, empirical research, based on a case study in a large enterprise, provides a better understanding of the importance of software architect for aligning business and digital strategy, as well as its contribution to increasing the agility of the process of developing, delivering and integrating complex business software systems.

Competition law and digital ecosystems: Learning to walk before we run

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Jenny
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Business Policy ◽  
Competition Analysis ◽  
Competition Law Enforcement ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems ◽  
Traditional Competition

Abstract The paper analyzes the challenges faced by competition authorities with respect to the digital sector. Borrowing insights from the business policy literature and from the economic literature, the paper first analyzes the specificities of digital firms (multi-sided platforms and ecosystems) with respect to their development and competitive strategies. Building on this foundation the paper explores some of the challenges of applying traditional competition analysis to competition in the business sector. We then discuss a number of issues relevant to competition law enforcement in the digital sector starting with the role of data, competition within ecosystems and between ecosystems, consumer biases, and the role of gatekeepers. We conclude with a research agenda for economists and competition authorities.

scholarly journals Trustworthy Industrial IoT Gateways for Interoperability Platforms and Ecosystems

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 4506-4514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Fraile ◽  
Takuya Tagawa ◽  
Raul Poler ◽  
Angel Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Iot ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems

scholarly journals Platforms as service ecosystems: Lessons from social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Alaimo ◽  
Jannis Kallinikos ◽  
Erika Valderrama
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Dynamic Data ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Service Ecosystems ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems ◽  
Service Ecosystem

The growing business expansion of social media platforms is changing their identity and transforming the practices of networking, data and content sharing with which social media have been commonly associated. We empirically investigate these shifts in the context of TripAdvisor and its evolution since its very establishment. We trace the mutations of the platform along three stages we identify as search engine, social media platform and end-to-end service ecosystem. Our findings reveal the underlying patterns of data types, technological functionalities and actor configurations that punctuate the business expansion of TripAdvisor and lead to the formation of its service ecosystem. We contribute to the understanding of the current trajectory in which social media find themselves as well as to the literature on platforms and ecosystems. We point out the importance of services that develop as commercially viable and constantly updatable data bundles out of diverse and dynamic data types. Such services are essential to the making of the complementarities that are claimed to underlie ecosystem formation.

Trends of Strategic Development and Investment Activities of Telecommunications Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Анжелика Щелина ◽  
Anzhelika Shchelina
Keyword(s):  
5G Networks ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems ◽  
Telecommunications Market ◽  
Cloud Technologies ◽  
Telecommunications Companies

The article discusses trends in the strategic development of telecommunication companies in Russia. The factors of the strategies formation of the largest market players that determine the main directions of their investment activity are highlighted. Following the analysis of the five largest players in the telecommunications market, nine areas of digital transformation were identified: Internet of Things, OTT Applications, Cloud Technologies, Financial Technologies, Electronic Commerce and Big Data. The analysis of the implementation of investment projects of Russian telecommunications companies in the framework of their strategic development was carried out. It was identified trends in the transition of companies to the level of competition of digital platforms and ecosystems. A forecast has been made regarding the segmentation of the future digital market in Russia. The prospects for the development and significance of the development of 5G networks in Russia are named.

Digital platforms in the modern world: Specifics and prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 1818-1832
Author(s):  
Alla E. BROM ◽  
Irina A. SAMOILOVA
Keyword(s):  
Systems Approach ◽  
Network Effect ◽  
Methodological Principle ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Relevant Market ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems

Subject. The article considers the use of digital platforms and ecosystems, the analysis of their nature from the standpoint of marketing and its functions transformation. Objectives. We investigate possibilities of designing platforms and ecosystems based on existing information products as applied to the branches of the information economy. Methods. The study draws on the systems approach as a general methodological principle for solving interrelated modeling problems. Results. Despite the established opinion that external platforms are more competitive due to the increased network effect and openness, internal digital platforms (implemented within individual companies) and ecosystems they generate can become a significant factor for successful functioning of small and medium-sized businesses. At the same time, a design, where an industry ecosystem is formed on the basis of a leading platform, can successfully exist. The paper presents examples of such solutions for Russian information companies. Conclusions. Building a platform on the basis of a dedicated core in the form of existing information product, with the interests of its owner coinciding with the challenges of the relevant market, ensures long-term competitiveness of platform solutions in various formats of specific architecture.

Conceptual Model of a Digital Platform for Cyber-Physical Management of a Modern Enterprises. Part 2. Digital Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Gorodetsky ◽  
V. B. Laryukhin ◽  
P. O. Skobelev
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Smart Services ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Digital Ecosystem ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems

The paper proposes conceptual model of a digital platform for cyber-physical management of manufacturing enterprises in the upcoming era of Industry 5.0, characterized by the vision of any business, including industrial production or logistics, as a complex adaptive system built on fundamental principles of self-organization and evolution, as well as interaction of artificial intelligence systems and people. The first part discusses principles of building a digital platform that can support operation of an enterprise within Industry 5.0 as a digital ecosystem of smart services. This part of the paper proposes typing of vasic platform services, lists the minimum set of services of each type, and gives description of their functionality. It also substantiates the leading role of multi-agent systems as a basic software architecture and technology for developing applications of the digital eco-systems. The paper provides examples of digital platforms and ecosystems of smart services for management of cargo transportation of the Russian Railways on the principles of "uberisation", life cycle of complex technical products, as well as enterprises of the plant-growing industry. It is shown that results are applicable to modern industrial corporations and enterprises in industry and agriculture, logistics, design, consulting and service.

scholarly journals A Paradigmatic Analysis of Digital Application Marketplaces

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ghazawneh ◽  
Ola Henfridsson
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
End Users ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
Paradigmatic Analysis ◽  
Platform Ecosystems ◽  
Platforms And Ecosystems ◽  
The Relationship

This paper offers a paradigmatic analysis of digital application marketplaces for advancing information systems research on digital platforms and ecosystems. We refer to the notion of digital application marketplace, colloquially called ‘appstores,’ as a platform component that offers a venue for exchanging applications between developers and end users belonging to a single or multiple ecosystems. Such marketplaces exhibit diversity in features and assumptions, and we propose that examining this diversity, and its ideal types, will help us to further understand the relationship between application marketplaces, platforms, and platform ecosystems. To this end, we generate a typology that distinguishes four kinds of digital application marketplaces: closed, censored, focused, and open marketplaces. The paper also offers implications for actors wishing to make informed decisions about their relationship to a particular digital application marketplace.

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