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Increased use of the internet and other new technologies has already brought sweeping changes in how business and society work. DB Research investigates these processes of change and the technological and economic systems that underpin them. The topics we cover include developments in the area of telecommunications infrastructure (e.g. mobile telephony), the effects of greater internet use on different sectors, structural changes in the banking sector and in the financial markets, analysis of the new economy from a macroeconomic standpoint, and economic-policy issues.

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08.09.2010

Enterprise 2.0: How companies are tapping the benefits of Web 2.0

Abstract:	Web 2.0 tools offer recognisable advantages over Web 1.0 communication and traditional knowledge management. The growing popularity of social media, and the fact that the young generation is making a habit of Web 2.0, confront companies with the question of whether they want to actively deploy Web 2.0 tools. Companies often start to experiment in-house with Web 2.0 tools before they actively involve their customers or suppliers. Communication and marketing are still the primary objectives linked with Web 2.0 today – but there is also potential to be tapped in the areas of innovation and collaboration. A key factor for the success of Web 2.0 tools in companies is a management that is supportive of a corporate culture big on openness and transparency.
Topics:	Digital economy; E-commerce; eResearch; Information technology; Internet; Megatopics

721k

24.08.2010

The pirate inside us: In the depths of copyright

Abstract:	The rising tide of information available on the internet is altering our requirements and our consumption habits. This is impacting the music and film industries, as well as the computer games and digital book markets. After all, many consumers simply download digital content onto their computers. The majority of files downloaded from the internet are pirated copies since they infringe copyright. Do traditional intellectual property rights hinder or help creative minds and thus innovation online? Can free licensing models be an alternative to traditional copyright and help to broaden the knowledge commons with greater creative freedom?
Topics:	Digital economy; E-commerce; Economic policy; eResearch; Germany; Germany 2020; Information technology; Internet; Macroeconomics; Megatopics; Social values / Consumer behaviour; Socio-econ. trends; Strategic foresight

391k

06.08.2010

M-payments: Variety may trump grand schemes

Abstract:	M-payments have stirred great expectations but shown limited market success so far. Only very few European or North-Americans mobile users currently also pay with their mobile phones. Yet, new attempts to establish m-payments should not be written off automatically. It may not be the grand m-payment schemes many optimists imagine that succeed eventually, but a number of smaller, diverse and intuitively useful applications.
Topics:	Digital economy; E-commerce; eResearch; Information technology; Internet; Megatopics

235k

26.05.2010

Broadband infrastructure: The regulatory framework, market transparency and risk-sharing partnerships are the key factors

Abstract:	Around the globe countries are attempting to forge ahead with the expansion and upgrading of advanced communications networks. In most cases they are setting very ambitious goals with regard to technology and coverage. Without having to steer a course towards the return of a monopoly in the telecommunications sector, the public sector can promote sustainable progress in telecommunication inter alia by entering into risk-sharing partnerships and further enhancing investment incentives with a regulatory framework in a competitive environment.
Topics:	Digital economy; E-commerce; Economic growth; Economic policy; Economic trends; eResearch; European issues; European policy issues; Information technology; Internet; Macroeconomics; Megatopics; Other sectors; Privatisation/liberalisation; Sectors / commodities; Services; Social values / Consumer behaviour

796k

12.05.2010

Print versus online: Standing on just the one leg of paid content is difficult!

Abstract:	The internet is increasingly supplanting traditional types of media as an information medium. That is why publishers are now seeking to offset their slumping revenues in the traditional print segment via an internet-based business model. Several publishers are planning to charge their readers for online access to professional journalistic content. However, it is especially the case in the online media world that readers will only pay for something that really does offer significant added value! For instance, experience shows that the prospects for the success of paid content are severely restricted with regard to content and technology. The strategy that publishers should therefore adopt is to combine freely available high-quality journalistic articles, paid content, context-sensitive advertising and linked e-commerce platforms...
Topics:	Digital economy; eResearch; Internet; Sectors / commodities; Services

81k

05.05.2010

Little use of advanced services: E-finance at small firms

Abstract:	Small and very small firms are the backbone of the economy. However, larger firms often enjoy higher productivity in part because they also use more advanced IT systems. This new issue focuses on the use of e-finance by small firms. While small firms are almost as likely to use online banking as large firms, the shortfall is bigger when it comes to more sophisticated features such as e-invoicing and automated payment instructions.
Topics:	Banking; Digital economy; eResearch; Information technology; International financial system; Internet; Megatopics

241k

03.05.2010

E-invoicing: Final step of an efficient invoicing process

Abstract:	E-invoicing is creating great expectations among policymakers and interest groups. However, just 22% of companies use e-invoicing. In this report we intend to provide an overview of the potential benefits and barriers associated with adopting e-invoicing, as well as discussing policy options. Further success hinges on legal certainty and interoperability between the different e-invoicing providers.
Topics:	Digital economy; E-commerce; eResearch; European issues; European policy issues; Information technology; International financial system; Internet; Megatopics; Supervision and regulation

370k

15.02.2010

Mobile banking is still not widespread but has become much more interesting

Abstract:	Mobile banking is still a niche phenomenon. Yet the current generation of smartphones allows to add many new and interesting money-related functions to the mobile phone. In the US, for instance, tools that help to manage personal cash flows are quite popular. This new issue takes a look at these developments and the obstacles that remain.
Topics:	Banking; Digital economy; E-commerce; eResearch; Information technology; International financial system; Internet; Megatopics

254k

29.12.2009

Age-appropriate information technology on the advance: Putting paid to olden times

Abstract:	Information and communication technology plays an important part in dealing with the challenges of demographic change. On the one hand more and more age-appropriate offers are available (such as Ambient Assisted Living systems, e-Health and health games) tailored to the specific needs of older, often physically restricted people and broadening the sector’s sales potential in the private consumer segment. On the other, technology is enabling older people in the workplace to participate longer in working life under more flexible terms of employment. Ultimately, technology is thus edging inexorably closer to the human sphere. But in stark contrast to the doomsday scenarios this is conjuring up stands the sober realisation that, faced with the looming decline in the working population, the only way to secure our prosperity is through the use of technology.
Topics:	Demographics; Digital economy; E-commerce; Economic trends; eResearch; Health care; Information technology; Internet; Labour market; Macroeconomics; Megatopics; Other sectors; Sectors / commodities; Services; Social values / Consumer behaviour

389k

09.12.2009

Brave new firms: High-tech entrepreneurship in the United States

Abstract:	The United States is one of the most entrepreneurial regions in the world. This study presents new evidence on the drivers and financing pattern of the startup activity in the US. Around 4% of all startups are founded in high-technoloy industries and this share has trended upwards during the last decade. This gives the US an edge when it comes to transforming new ideas into successful products and helps to secure its place as a leader in high-technology amidst rising powers such as China or India.
Topics:	Capital markets; Digital economy; Econometrics; Economic growth; Economic trends; eResearch; Information technology; Internet; Macroeconomics; Megatopics; Quantitative analysis

403k

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