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 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

Evolution of ICT Adoption

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

Layers of DBE (1)

Layers of DBE

Models 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

Balancing Competition and Cooperation Cooperation Vs. Competition (2)

(3) The Digital Ecosystem Vision: the Virtuous Circle

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 ( ), in Chile (Economics Vs Politics Vs a System Model) Intelligent manufacturing System Program ( ) ( 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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