Digital platforms: A literature review and policy implications for development

Rossotto, Carlo Maria; Das, Prasanna Lal; Ramos, Elena Gasol; Miranda, Eva Clemente; Badran, Mona Farid; Licetti, Martha Martínez; Murciego, Graciela Miralles

doi:10.1177/1783591718809485

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“…Digital platforms lead to crucial changes in the markets. Contrary to the "winner-takes-all" dynamics, where products tend to follow a single standard, dominated by a single firm, the "winner-takessome" dynamics provide new rules for market participants and allow multiple winners to co-exist, and there are several equilibrium points (Rossotto et al, 2018;Kemerer et al, 2013). However, the "winner-takes-all" dynamics are often typical in the MSP market.…”

Section: Business Models and Platform Enablersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, digital platforms promote economic relations among agents, improving the basic mechanism of traditional marketplaces. Digital platforms integrate two sides of the market into a single network (Rochet and Tirole, 2003), facilitate searching, matching and carrying out transactions through online tools (Evans, 2013) and increase efficiency by coordinating sudden changes in supply and demand (Rossotto et al, 2018).…”

Section: Concept Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, platforms also ensure an open infrastructure for participants and establish new rules, protocols and standardized coordination mechanisms (Constantiou et al, 2017). Business dynamics, evolution and improvement of MSPs depend on the number of participants and users, which expand platform functionalities, leading to widespread envelopment of downstream businesses (Rossotto et al, 2018). Network externalities play a pivotal role as enablers of this competitive dynamics and help digital to grow, increasing utility to the single participants as the size of the platform grows.…”

Section: Concept Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As digital platforms constitute a complex process of interrelations among different participants, they follow various revenue models, including models where revenues are based on commissions, subscriptions, advertisements and services (Rossotto et al, 2018). The interrelations among users also depend on the delivery mechanisms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Digital platforms are "the product of an evolutionary process mixing physical and behavioral enablers" (Rossotto et al, 2018). Physical enablers include digital infrastructure like broadband and fixed and mobile Internet networks; consumer equipment like smartphones and laptops; payment and geo-localization services and applications; cloud services; security; and ancillary enablers, such as distribution, logistics and intermediary goods.…”

Section: Business Models and Platform Enablersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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When the mobile app is free, the product is your personal data

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2019

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Purpose-Mobile devices (smartphones, tables etc.) have become the de facto means of accessing the internet. While traditional Web browsing is still quite popular, significant interaction takes place via native mobile apps that can be downloaded either freely or at a cost. This has opened the door to a number of issues related to privacy protection since the smartphone stores and processes personal data. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of access to personal data, required by the most popular mobile apps available in Google Play store. In addition, it is examined whether the relevant procedure is in accordance with the provisions of the new EU Regulation. Design/methodology/approach-The paper examines more than a thousand mobile apps, available from the Google Play store, with respect to the extent of the requests for access to personal data. In particular, for each available category in Google Play store, the most popular mobile apps have been examined both for free and paid apps. In addition, the permissions required by free and paid mobile apps are compared. Furthermore, a correlation analysis is carried out aiming to reveal any correlation between the extent of required access to personal data and the popularity and the rating of each mobile app. Findings-The findings of this paper suggest that the majority of examined mobile apps require access to personal data to a high extent. In addition, it is found that free mobile apps request access to personal data in a higher extent compared to the relevant requests by paid apps, which indicates strongly that the business model of free mobile apps is based on personal data exploitation. The most popular types of access permissions are revealed for both free and paid apps. In addition, important questions are raised in relation to user awareness and behavior, data minimization and purpose limitation for free and paid mobile apps. Originality/value-In this study, the process and the extent of access to personal data through mobile apps are analyzed. Although several studies analyzed relevant issues in the past, the originality of this research is mainly based on the following facts: first, this work took into account the recent Regulation of the EU in relation to personal data (GDPR); second, the authors analyzed a high number of the most popular mobile apps (more than a thousand); and third, the authors compare and analyze the different approaches followed between free and paid mobile apps.

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Section: Business Models and Platform Enablersmentioning

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Section: Concept Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Concept Of Digital Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Business Models and Platform Enablersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The impact of entrepreneurship on the socio‐economic development of regions

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The relevance of the present article is explained by the need for a detailed study of the influence of medium and small business representatives on the economic indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this regard, this study is aimed at identifying or covering the development of entrepreneurship theory and establishing methodological approaches that allow assessing the impact of entrepreneurship on the socioeconomic development of regions. The leading method for the researched subject is a systems analysis, which allows comprehensively considering the regional economy as a complex multi-component structure, performing in unstable global conditions. In addition, the following methods were used: logical analysis, comparative, economic, synthesis and deduction, classification, and mathematical statistics. The research results are presented in the format of figures and tables showing the contribution and influence of small and medium businesses on the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan; in the course of the study, the authors covered the components that influence the successful development of the entrepreneurship macro-environment; identified the factors that influence the socio-economic development of the region.The study materials are of practical value for economists, teachers, and students in the field of economics, representatives of small and medium businesses.

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Affordances of digital platforms insub‐SaharanAfrica: An analytical review

Daramola

Etim

2022

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The proliferation of digital platforms in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) has increased job opportunities for informal businesses. However, the technological affordance of digital platforms in SSA has received very little attention in literature review. This paper presents an analytical review of the technological affordances of digital platforms in SSA. We adopted a systematic literature review methodology that entailed gathering evidence from relevant literature and digital platforms in three countries in SSA (South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya). Three research questions focusing on (i) critical issues of discussion on digital platforms in SSA and their distribution; (ii) understanding the technological affordances of digital platforms in SSA; and (iii) assessing the extent to which the technological affordances digital platforms can address the challenges of the informal sector in SSA drove the investigation. The study developed an affordances criteria framework, the first of its kind, to evaluate digital platforms affordances in SSA. Our findings revealed the key topics that have gained researchers' attention so far and digital platforms distribution in SSA. We also found that most digital platforms in SSA currently lack affordances that support multimodal interface and native language contents, limiting their accessibility to persons with minimal digital literacy. Most platforms also lack support for public/private partnerships. The lack of critical affordances that match the profile of the informal sector in SSA makes existing digital platforms incapable of addressing many critical challenges of the informal sector. These challenges include low literacy levels, minimal/lack of government support, lack of electricity or expensive power supply, expensive internet connectivity, and health and safety issues. However, existing digital platforms can reasonably address the absence of social protection, lack of formalization, and poor operational infrastructure. As a contribution, this paper offers a new perspective on the technological affordances of digital platforms in SSA. It also provides insight into the imperatives for designing inclusive and accessible digital platforms for the informal sector in SSA.

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Digital platforms: A literature review and policy implications for development

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

When the mobile app is free, the product is your personal data

When the mobile app is free, the product is your personal data

The impact of entrepreneurship on the socio‐economic development of regions

Affordances of digital platforms insub‐SaharanAfrica: An analytical review

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