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Towards A Network Of Digital Business Ecosystems, Fostering The Local Development. Written By: Francesco Nachira Bruxelles, September 2002. Objectives. Enable European SME ICT providers to gain competitiveness in the software market
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Towards A Network Of Digital Business Ecosystems, Fostering The Local Development Written By: Francesco Nachira Bruxelles, September 2002.
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
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...
DBE Vs. Business Ecosystems • DBE is ICT technology based • BE is not about vertical and horizontal integration
General Architecture • Generic Ecosystems Infrastructure • Sector Specific Ecosystems/ Digital Species • Local Implementation in Nodes and Networks on Innovation
Layers of DBE (1)
Cooperation Vs. Competition Balancing Competition and Cooperation (2)
Major Obstacles and Actions • Shortage of Knowledge, Skill & Entrepreneurship • Lack of Technological Solutions • Investment Costs • Complexity of Regulations • Shortage of Capital
Stakeholders…Obviously • 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)
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?)
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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