Towards A Network Of Digital Business Ecosystems, Fostering The Local Development

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Towards A Network Of Digital Business Ecosystems,
Fostering The Local Development

• Written By Francesco Nachira
• Bruxelles, September 2002.

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Objectives

• Enable European SME ICT providers to gain
  competitiveness in the software market
• Provide e- business SW Solutions able to self
  adapt to the needs of local SMEs, fostering ICT
  adoption and economic growth in local innovation
  nodes

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DBE Vs Natural Ecosystems

• A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
• is a pervasive digital environment
• which is populated by digital components
• which supports the business ecosystems
• which evolves and adapts to local conditions with
• the evolution of the components
• A DIGITAL COMPONENT
• could be software components, applications,
• services, knowledge, business processes and
• models, training modules, contractual
• frameworks and laws...

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DBE Vs. Business Ecosystems

• DBE is ICT technology based
• BE is not about vertical and horizontal
  integration

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Evolution of ICT Adoption
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General Architecture

• Generic Ecosystems Infrastructure
• Sector Specific Ecosystems/ Digital Species
• Local Implementation in Nodes and Networks on
  Innovation

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Layers of DBE
(1)
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Layers of DBE
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Models

• An Open Source Model Adopting Multiple Business
  Models Diversity of Models and Licenses
  encouraging Equal Opportunities and Fair
  Competition
• Specific training and knowledge Sharing Modules,
  Freedom of Models Choice
• Models Encouraging Local Development and
  Innovation Focusing on the Local Strong Points in
  Synergy with a Common European Global Strategy,
  Small Producers are Visible

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Balancing Competition and Cooperation
Cooperation Vs. Competition
(2)
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The Digital Ecosystem Vision the Virtuous Circle
(3)
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Major Obstacles and Actions

• Shortage of Knowledge, Skill Entrepreneurship
• Lack of Technological Solutions
• Investment Costs
• Complexity of Regulations
• Shortage of Capital

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StakeholdersObviously

• Both Kinds of SMEs
• National and Local Decision Makers and
  Administrators/ Governments
• Large SW and Telecom Companies (Applications and
  Components Complementing their Basic Components)
• Knowledge Based Producers (Researchers)

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Attempts

• Cybersyn Project (1970-1973), in Chile (Economics
  Vs Politics Vs a System Model)
• Intelligent manufacturing System Program
  (1991-2000) ( Manufacturing)
• USA Experience (Failure, Why?)

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Works Cited

• (1) Figure Technologies For Digital Ecosystems-
  Supporting Regional Growth and Innovation
• (2),(3) Figures The Digital Ecosystems Research
  Vision 2010 and Beyond

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Questions?

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