Die Beiträge: Smart Sustainable Cities - Special Interest Track an der 33. Bled eConference

Im Rahmen der 33. Bled eConference im Juni 2020 in Bled, Slowenien, wurde zum zweiten Mal der Special Interest Track 'Smart Sustainable Cities' von mir als Track Chair organisiert.

Im Rahmen der in diesem Jahr am 29. Juni 2020 Online durchgeführten Konferenz wurden zwei Beiträge zur Publikation in diesem Track akzeptiert.

Beide Beiträge sind konzeptioneller Natur. 

Der erste Beitrag kombiniert den Livign Lab Ansatz mit der Digitalisierung ländlicher Gebiete (rural areas). Ein Ziel des Beitrages ist es herauszufinden, wie die Digitalisieurng die Situation des ländlichen Raums verbessern kann. Dazu präsentieren die Autorinnen das Projekt Digitales Dorf Bayern als Fallstudie. 

Der zweite Beitrag adaptiert das Konzept des Digitalen Zwillings (Digital Twin) auf die Smart City. Mit Hilfe des Digital Twin soll die Entwicklung von Smart Cities nachhaltiger werden. Eine entsprechende Digital Twin Plattform erlaubt es u.a. Simulationen durchzuführen, eine verbesserte Integration der Stakeholder sowie neue Formen der eParticipation. Illustriert werden die konzeptionellen Aussagen mit einem konkreten Fallbeispiel aus Helsinki. (Video)

Es ist vorgesehen, den Track zu Smart Sustainable Cities auch an der 34. Bled eConference fortzuführen. Die Herausfordeurngen für Regionen, Städte und Gemeinden sind durch die aktuelle Covid-19 Krise eher noch gestiegen. So wird das Thema der resilienten Stadt bzw. Gemeinde im Angesicht der Krise und ihrer Folgen noch wichtiger. Was sind die Erfahrungen aus der Krise, wie können digitale Innovationen im Kontext einer Smart City hier einen Beitrag leisten? Dabei geht es nicht um nur techologische, sondern auch um ökonomische, soziale, gesellschaftliche und ethische Fragen. 

Rural Areas on Their Way to a Smart Village - Experiences from Living Labs in Bavaria

by Lisa-Marie Hanninger, Jessica Laxa & Diane Ahrens, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Technology Campus Grafenau, Grafenau, Germany. (Proceedings pp. 107 (pdf)) 

Abstract This paper presents an overview of the approaches and experiences from existing living labs: german rural villages in which several digital solutions had been developed and implemented. The test villages have been selected based on a competition and are funded by the Bavarian state government in the project "Digitales Dorf" (Engl. digital village). Started in 2016 several measures had been taken to push digitalization in these rural areas with the goal to create equivalent living conditions to urban areas. The research question is how digitalization enhances the value of rural areas and which methods can be used to overcome the digitalization gap with a transferable and simple approach. This paper focuses on the transformation process rather than digital solutions, and presents requirements and best practices to promote digitalization in rural environments, their municipal processes and traditional approaches in everyday life.

Smart City Development with Digital Twin Technology

by Mervi Hämäläinen, University of Vaasa, School of Marketing and Communication, Vaasa, Finland.
(Proceedings pp. 291 (pdf)) 

Abstract
Growing urban areas are major consumers of natural resources, energy and raw materials. Understanding cities´ urban metabolism is salient when developing sustainable and resilient cities. This paper addresses concepts of smart city and digital twin technology as means to foster more sustainable urban development. Smart city has globally been well adopted concept in urban development. With smart city development cities aim to optimize overall performance of the city, its infrastructures, processes and services, but also to improve socio-economic wellbeing. Dynamic digital twins are constituted to form real-time connectivity between virtual and physical objects. Digital twin combines virtual objects to its physical counterparts. This conceptual paper provides additionally examples from dynamic digital twin platforms and digital twin of Helsinki, Finland.

Alle Beiträge der 33. Bled Conference sind in den Proceedings der 33. Bled eConference Online verfügbar. 

Smart Sustainable Cities - Special Interest Track an der 33. Bled eConference

Im Rahmen der 33. Bled eConference habe ich die Freude den Special Interest Track Smart Sustainable Cities zu organisieren.

Der Track beschäftigt sich mit verschiedenen Herausforderungen smarter Sädte, Gemeinden und Regionen. Im Zentrum soll dabei die Frage stehen, wie digitale Technologien zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern beitragen können:

"The Smart City idea offers concepts and solutions for cities, communities, as well as regions to cope with current challenges occurring in the form of demographics, urbanization, climate change, resource crises, mobility challenges, global competition as well as open and participatory societies. While the early smart city concepts focused on technology first and foremost nowadays the citizens and their quality of life is the starting point for many activities. In line with the overall theme of the 33rd Bled eConference the track will focus on utilization of any technology to contribute to the quality of life of citizens. As especially in Europe cities a rather small in average and often linked to further communities in a region, the track will focus on smart cities, communities as well as regions. Therefore, the track continues the eRegion tradition of the Bled eConference. We look forward to receiving papers addressing various issues of a smart city, such as, strategies, frameworks, concrete solutions and cases, service and business models, benefits and challenges, covering all the various smart city dimensions from smart energy over smart mobility and sharing economy to smart governments and smart citizens, utilizing different methodological approaches." (Call for Papers)

Im Rahmen des Tracks sowie der gesamten Konferenz soll den Austausch und die Diskussion über aktueller Forschungsarbeiten ermöglicht werden. 

Ausgewählte Beiträge werden zur Publikation in Electronic Markets und anderen ausgewählten Journals via einem Fast Track Review Verfahren eingeladen.

Weitere Special Interest Tracks beschäftigen sich mit den Themen

• Digital Health
• Digital Wellness
• Blockchain Technologies
• Big Data & Data Science
• Education and Learning in the Digital Society
• Business Models

Die 33. Bled eConference steht unter dem Rahmenthema

Enabling Technology for a Sustainable Society

Die Konferenz findet vom 28. Juni bis 1. Juli 2020 in Bled, Slowenien, statt. 

Das weitere Angebot der Bled eConference im Überblick:

• a fully-refereed Research Track and Research in Progress Track, devoted to researchers in all aspects of digital transformation;
• Doctoral Consortium, offering students to present their ongoing master’s and PhD study results;
• ePrototype Students Bazaar, offering students opportunities to present innovative digital Business ideas, models, prototypes and apps;
• Panels, Workshops and Meetings.

Der vollständige Call for Papers

Business Models for the Digital Economy - AMCIS 2020 Mini-Track

Der Minitrack Business Models for the Digital Economy findet im Rahmen der Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2020 bereits zum 21. Mal statt. Die AMCIS 2020 findet vom 12.-16. August 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, statt.

Inhaltlich thematisiert der Minitrack vor allem neue und innovative Formen der Wertschöpfung in der Digital Economy:

"This minitrack serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of new and innovative approaches of business models for coping with the challenges of the digital economy as well as digital transformation. We consider an economy based on the digitization of information and the respective information and communication infrastructure as digital economy. These developments are creating and are requiring new types of business models. Value creation processes and structures will be altered radically, new type of products and services are emerging. Therefore, this minitrack addresses all topics concerned with the analysis, design, development, implementation, and control of future business models for the creation of economic value in the digital economy from a communication, organizational, business, economic, and managerial perspective applying a theoretical, conceptual, or practical approach."

Hier geht's zum Call for Papers.

Die Website enthält die publizierten Beiträge aller bisherigen Minitracks.

Hintergrund zur AMCIS:

"The annual Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is viewed as one of the leading conferences for presenting the broadest variety of research done by and for IS/IT academicians. Every year its papers and panel presentations are selected from over 700 submissions, and the AMCIS proceedings are in the permanent collections of libraries throughout the world." (aisnet.org)

AMCIS 2020

Smart Cities, Regions & Communities - Special Interest Track an der 32. Bled eConference

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Im Rahmen der 32. Bled eConference habe ich die Freude den Special Interest Track Smart Cities, Regions & Communities zu organisieren.

Der Track beschäftigt sich mit verschiedenen Fragestellungen smarter Sädte, Gemeinden und Regionen und soll den Austausch und die Diskussion über aktueller Forschungsarbeiten unterstützen:

"We look forward to receiving papers addressing various issues of a smart city, such as, strategies, frameworks, concrete solutions and cases, service and business models, benefits and challenges, covering all the various smart city dimensions from smart energy over smart mobility and sharing economy to smart governments and smart citizens, utilizing different methodological approaches." (Call for Papers)

Weitere Special Interest Tracks beschäftigen sich mit den Themen

• eHealth
• Digital Wellness
• Blockchain
• Big Data/Data Science
• Education and Learning in the Digital Society
• Business Models
• Security & Privacy.

Die 32. Bled eConference steht unter dem Rahmenthema

Humanizing Technology for a Sustainable Society

Die Konferenz findet vom 16. bis 19. Juni 2019 in Bled, Slowenien, statt. 

Das weitere Angebot der Bled eConference im Überblick:

• a fully-refereed Research Track and Research in Progress Track, devoted to researchers in all aspects of digital transformation;
• Doctoral Consortium, offering students to present their ongoing master’s and PhD study results;
• ePrototype Students Bazaar, offering students opportunities to present innovative e- or m-Business or Internet of Things ideas, models, prototypes and apps;
• a Business and Government Panel Track which attracts eminent business and government leaders from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific;
• Business, Government and Academic Workshops and Meetings offering unparalleled opportunities to discuss, share and learn with colleagues from around the world;
• EU projects dissemination meetings; enabling project partners to connect with other similar projects and to disseminate results to a wider community.

Der vollständige Call for Papers

bledconference.org

Business Models for the Digital Economy - AMCIS 2017 Minitrack

Inzwischen zum 18. Mal organisiere ich den Minitrack „Business Models for the Digital Economy“ im Rahmen der Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) vom 10.-12. August 2017 Boston, USA, .

Inhaltlich thematisiert der Minitrack vor allem neue und innovative Formen der Wertschöpfung in der Digital Economy:

"This minitrack serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of new and innovative approaches of business models beyond e-commerce for coping with the challenges of the digital economy as well as digital transformation. We consider an economy based on the digitization of information and the respective information and communication infrastructure as digital economy. This new type of economy implies not only technological, but also and especially structural and process-related challenges and potential. The way in which economic value is created will change fundamentally in the digital economy and thus transform the structure of economies and societies."

Hier geht's zum Call for Papers.

Die Website enthält die publizierten Beiträge aller bisherigen Minitracks.

Hintergrund zur AMCIS:

"AMCIS, a preeminent information systems research conference, conducted under the auspices of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), attracts 1000 or more attendees from North America, as well as other regions of the world. The conference program includes research paper presentations, panel discussions, keynotes, doctoral student consortium, and a camp for early-stage IS faculty. This year’s theme, A Tradition of Innovation, reflects the program chairs’ desire to highlight IS studies that build on previously-reported research and IS studies that take innovative new methodological or theoretical directions and address emerging technology challenges to strengthen or extend existing theories and propose new theories."

Bildquelle: AMCIS 2017

Business Models for the Digital Economy - AMCIS 2016 Minitrack

Zum 17. Mal findet im Rahmen der Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) vom 11.-13. August 2016 in San Diego der Minitrack „Business Models for the Digital Economy“ statt.

Inhaltlich thematisiert der Minitrack vor allem neue und innovative Formen der Wertschöpfung in der Digital Economy.

Hier geht's zum Call for Papers.

Die Website enthält die publizierten Beiträge aller bisherigen Minitracks.

Hintergrund zur AMCIS:

"AMCIS is a preeminent research conference in the information systems discipline conducted under the auspices of AIS.  Each year, AMCIS attracts up to a thousand or more attendees principally from North America but increasingly from other regions of the world as well.  The conference program includes research paper presentations, research panels, keynotes, CIO panels, doctoral consortiums, and camps for junior IS faculty."

Business Models for the Digital Economy - AMCIS 2015 Minitrack

Zum 16. Mal findet im Rahmen der Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) vom 13.-15. August 2015 in Puerto Rico der Minitrack „Business Models for the Digital Economy“ statt.

Inhaltlich thematisiert der Minitrack vor allem neue und innovative Formen der Wertschöpfung in der Digital Economy.

Hier geht's zum Call for Papers.

Die Website enthält die publizierten Beiträge aller bisherigen Minitracks.

Hintergrund zur AMCIS:

"AMCIS is a preeminent research conference in the information systems discipline conducted under the auspices of AIS.  Each year, AMCIS attracts up to a thousand or more attendees principally from North America but increasingly from other regions of the world as well.  The conference program includes research paper presentations, research panels, keynotes, CIO panels, doctoral consortiums, and camps for junior IS faculty."

Bildquelle: AMCIS 2015