1. November 2004 Global Forum 2004 - Shaping the future The Broad Convergence Session 6: IS Perspectives for Communities Digital Business Ecosystems: A New Frontier for RTD on the Knowledge-Based economy ? Session 6: IS Perspectives for Communities Digital Business Ecosystems: A New Frontier for RTD on the Knowledge-Based economy ? Gèrald Santucci European Commission DG-INFSO - Unit “ICT for Business” Gèrald Santucci European Commission DG-INFSO - Unit “ICT for Business”

2. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 2 Knowledge and Business networking : SME in the knowledge-based global economy From a limited environment to a global dynamic competition need of: more interrelations; more specialised resources; more R&D / innovation; accessing to global value chain; accessing to knowledge Growth Node Business EcosystemIndustrial District How to reach the critical mass of resources ? large organisations, virtual enterprises, local clusters,...

3. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 3 A knowledge-based networked society adoption/use of ICT is one major factor of productivity changing how organizations network and cooperate How to establish the infrastructure which supports the transition from industrial district to business ecosystem ? Technical Infrastructure Business & financial conditions Human capital, knowledge and practices Governance & industrial policy

4. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 4 The Digital Ecosystem transposes behaviours and architectures from natural ecosystems to digital systems THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM - is a pervasive “digital environment” - which is populated by “digital components” - which evolves and adapt to local conditions with the evolution of its components THE SOFT SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH OFFERS AND TRANSPORTS SERVICES & INFORMATION (knowledge) EMPOWERING THE NETWORKING

5. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 5 THE DIGITAL COMPONENT may be: software components, applications, services, knowledge, business processes & models, training modules, contractual frameworks, law,...... or a mixture of that AN USEFUL IDEA, EXPRESSED BY THE LANGUAGE (formal or natural), LAUNCHED ON THE NET, WHICH CAN BE PROCESSED (by computers and/or humans)

6. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 6 A systemic approach to enterprises global collaboration open-source, public, distributed pervasive environment - spontaneous evolution, adaptation and composition of services, digital content and sw components - embedding business rules, revenue models, ontology...

7. European Commission - Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business - Sector “Technologies for Digital Ecosystems”F.Nachira October 2004 7 Further stages of evolution in ICT-adoption towards increased complexity in business networking

8. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 8 ICTs catalyse improve New organizational & business models Policy supports The Digital Ecosystem integrated approach research - innovation - deployment Derivative work from P.Dini - London School of Economics Condition for economic growth: deployment and use of ICT - by enterprises - by public institutions… connectivity to taking up complex ICT applications [NLpres] “Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure” for the economic development of knowledge-based communities Growth Competitiveness, market & internal efficiency Cooperation & innovation networks improve lead to encourage provide resources Open Source Evolutionary infrastructure make viable shape & foster supports support Biology enhances

9. European Commission Directorate-General Information Society Unit D5 : ICT for Business G.SantucciMalmo - Sweden Global Forum 2004 5th November 2004 9 More information Gerald.Santucci@cec.eu.int Thank you ! http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm http://europa.eu.int/information_society http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka2/smartcards.html