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Towards a network of digital ecosystemswhich
technology,which research ?
WorkshopReview of the technology and research
activity Context and Objectives of the workshop
F. Nachira European Commission DG-INFSO - Unit
ICT for Enterprise Networking Head of Sector
Technologies for Digital Ecosystems
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Knowledge and Business networking SMEs and
local clusters in the knowledge-based global
economy

• SMEs from a limited environment to a global
  dynamic competition - need of
• more interrelations
• more specialised resources (marketing, legal
  issues, know)
• more RD / innovation
• accessing to global value chain
• accessing to knowledge

How to reach the critical mass of resources ?
large organisations, virtual enterprises, local
clusters, ...
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Lisbon Objectives a strategic goal for next
decade
to become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of
sustainable economic growth with more and better
jobs and greater social cohesion. PREPARING THE
TRANSITION TO A COMPETITIVE, DYNAMIC AND
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
2002 SMEs research area within eBusiness Unit -
socio-economical analysis (GoDigital, ...) -
peculiarities (SMEs, diversity, territories) -gt
how turn into strong points? -gt which role of
ICT , which infrastructure ? - discussion paper -
cycle of workshops
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The business ecosystem

• adoption/use of ICT is one major factor of
  productivity
• SMEs backbone of EC economy SMEs do not
  adopt/master ICT
• role of knowledge sharing systemic approach on
  territorial basis
• how to induce a change in how organizations
  network and cooperate?

Paradigm shift machine model gt living
organism model make
a plan gt create structural conditions
How foster this change of paradigm ?
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The digital ecosystem
Which ICT infrastructure for this new paradigm
? How ICT could support the transition from
industrial district to business ecosystem ?
Paradigm shift mechanicist model gt living
organism model
make a plan gt define a structure
Visionary approach intermediate results
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What is a Digital Ecosystem ?

• THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
• is a pervasive digital environment
• which supports the business ecosystems
• which is populated by digital components
• which evolves and adapts to local conditions with
  the evolution of the components

THE SOFT SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH
MEDIATES SERVICES INFORMATION
(knowledge) EMPOWERING THE NETWORKINGAND THEIR
SHARING
architecture / structure
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What is a Digital Component ?

• DIGITAL COMPONENT
• could be software components, applications,
  services, knowledge, business processes and
  models, training modules, contractual frameworks,
  laws ...
• .... and hopefully a mixture of all these
  

A USEFUL IDEA, EXPRESSED BY THE LANGUAGE
(formal or natural), LAUNCHED ON THE NET, WHICH
CAN BE PROCESSED (by computers
and/or humans)
formalised knowledge
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The e-Business Clusters - call 1-3
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The e-Business Clusters - 2005
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The e-Business Clusters - 2005
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Scope of this workshop

• Re-tune the research priorities, 3 years after
• user needs (1st workshop conclusions)
• findings of current researches and projects
• views from experts
• polling debate
• on-line interactions

for call 5 for future frameworks
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ICT for Networked Business - FP6 call 5

• ? Key Objectives
• Software solutions adaptable to the needs of
  local/regional SMEs, supporting organisational
  networking and process integration
• Distributed collaborative ambient
  intelligence-based network-oriented systems for
  efficient, effective and secure product and
  service creation and delivery
• ? Focus
• Digital business ecosystems for SMEs
• open-source distributed self-adaptive
  environment and models enabling SMEs to cooperate
  for design, development of flexible and adaptable
  components interoperable with proprietary systems
• Support of spontaneous composition, sharing
  distribution of business solutions and knowledge
• Extended products and services
• Horizontal actions
• IPR and legal issues raised by os, networked
  and collaborative paradigms

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