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technologies should first be able to interoperate and exchange information between different players within coordinated and governed networks. These sociotechnical networks of organizations and technologies that collectively co-create value are called "digital ecosystems" (Nachira et al., 2007; Stanley et al., 2010). The term "ecosystem" originated with respect to biological communities to essentially describe the interactions between organisms of different species and their environment as an integrated system (Moore, 1993). Digital ecosystems now emerge spontaneously in