The city as a platform: A case-based exploration of mobile service platform types in the context of the city

2011 15th International Conference on Intelligence in Next Generation Networks, ICIN 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 283-288

  Walravens, Nils ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

business models; Mobile services; platformisation; platforms; Smart Cities

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; MOBILE SERVICE; PLATFORMISATION; PLATFORMS; SMART CITIES;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 83455260435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIN.2011.6081090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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