• DocumentCode
    2338623
  • Title

    The city as a platform

  • Author

    Walravens, Nils

  • Author_Institution
    IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4-7 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    283
  • Lastpage
    288
  • Abstract
    This paper will explore which roles city governments can take up in the context of the ongoing platformisation of the mobile services industry. It takes an experimental approach by a applying an existing typology for mobile service platforms to the context of the city, combined with an analysis of real-life examples. The paper identifies four City Platform types of which two appear more likely than the others and forms a starting point for research into platform strategies in the context of the city.
  • Keywords
    mobile radio; telecommunication industry; telecommunication services; city context; city governments; city platform types; mobile services industry; platformisation; real-life examples; Cities and towns; Companies; Context; Government; Industries; Mobile communication; Mobile services; Smart Cities; business models; platformisation; platforms;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligence in Next Generation Networks (ICIN), 2011 15th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Berlin
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-319-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-61284-320-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIN.2011.6081090
  • Filename
    6081090