Title :
The city as a platform
Author_Institution :
IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICIN.2011.6081090
