WEF: Platforms and Ecosystems, Enabling the Digital Economy (2019)

“In a few short years, the ranking of most valuable companies by market capitalization has totally shifted to being dominated by one business model – digital platforms and ecosystems.”

“The World Economic Forum has launched the initiative on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems not only because it is a topic on almost every corporate board’s agenda, but also because digital platform models already dominate our daily lives and our experiences as consumers, employees, community members and citizens.”

“Most saliently, digital ecosystems have the ability to help redefine the boundaries between the public and private spheres, creating new models of ‘invisible infrastructure’ while allowing entrepreneurs to provide the ‘scaffolding’ for new products and services.”

“The true potential of such collaboration will be realized if the technological, operating and regulatory innovations proceed in lockstep, rather than in isolation.”