Authors:
Michael Strasser
1
and
Sahin Albayrak
2
Affiliations:
1
Bosch Software Innovations GmbH, Germany
;
2
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Keyword(s):
Qualitative Interviews, Service Marketplaces, Morphological Analysis, Marketplace Evaluation, Software as a Service, Empiric Studies.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Energy and Economy
;
Frameworks and Models for Smart City Initiatives
;
Internet-Enabled Infrastructures and Services
;
IS Architecture Designs and Platforms for Smart Cities
;
Planning and Design Challenges for Smart Cities
;
Smart Cities
Abstract:
The number of marketplaces for services in the mobility domain is growing which makes it difficult to assess
these systems according their capabilities, designs and operational approaches. Research has shown that the
current state of the art for the mobility service marketplace domain lacks information about current capabilities
as well as future trends. Therefore, qualitative interviews with various experts from the field have been
conducted to obtain up-to date and relevant information about the currently ongoing efforts and achievements
of marketplaces for mobility services. The interviews covered topics like marketplace architecture, functional
capabilities, business relationships, communication and data exchange as well as protocol standardization and
future trends. The paper presents the obtained information, contributes to the current state of the art as well
as illustrates future trends and requirements of service marketplaces. Based upon the obtained information, a
comprehen
sive Morphological Box has been developed which serves as a design framework and facilitates the
development of future service marketplaces.
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