A framework for voluntary business-government information sharing

Rukanova, Boriana; Tan, Yao‐Hua; Huiden, Roel; Ravulakollu, Anil; Grainger, Andrew; Heijmann, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2020.101501

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“…The more visibility customs has on the trade flows and the traders, the more facilitation it can provide to these businesses (e.g., faster clearance time and less delays when crossing borders). In the traditional trade flows over the last decades, a series of research projects advocated the idea of the data pipeline [9,12,17,20] as a digital trade infrastructure that allows voluntary information sharing among businesses and government. The data pipeline can be seen as a sort of internet for logistics, which allows supply chain partners to make their business data available to customs (on a voluntary basis), while customs can provide these companies with trade facilitation in return (see e.g.…”

Section: Digital Trade Infrastructures and Trusted Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The data pipeline can be seen as a sort of internet for logistics, which allows supply chain partners to make their business data available to customs (on a voluntary basis), while customs can provide these companies with trade facilitation in return (see e.g. [17]). For those streams of trade that are less known to customs (also referred to as blue streams), customs relies more on physical inspection of the imported goods.…”

Section: Digital Trade Infrastructures and Trusted Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Looking at this sub-set, the situation becomes similar with situations in traditional trade flows, where one party with deep knowledge of a trusted network and embedded control mechanisms in the network is able to play the role of an orchestrator of a trusted trade lane. For example, in an earlier study of traditional business-to-business trade flows on trusted trade lanes [17], a cooperative of growers was in principle able to take up such an orchestration role due to the trusted relationship with their growers, as well as its strong position in facilitating the payment and logistics processes. In that case [see 17], the cooperative of growers was the orchestrator of the trusted trade lane: documents such as invoices and packing lists were made available by the grower to customs via the cooperative of growers.…”

Section: Partnership Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…research on data collaboratives [e.g. 19,23] and research focusing on the use of business data to create public value [17]). However, so far there is very limited research that explores how government (and in particularly customs) can profit from the large amount of data available in eCommerce platforms.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Empirically, this work builds on a case study conducted in the context of the PROFILE project, focusing on the use of data analytics for customs, and specifically the Dutch Living Lab, which focusses on eCommerce. Theoretically we build on research on control mechanisms in eCommerce platforms [15] and digital trade infrastructures [7,12,17].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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eCommerce Platforms Evaluation Framework for Government

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The international trade flow of e-commerce goods have reached unprecedented volumes. Ensuring undisrupted flow of cross-border eCommerce goods has become one of the top priorities for customs administrations around the world. Customs has a role in safeguarding public values such as safety and security, revenue collection, and stimulation of the economy. Customs administrations are now looking into innovative ways to be able to fulfil their duties for controlling the trade flows while at the same time not hindering trade. But in a broader sense, other government agencies also have responsibilities for safeguarding public values such as product and consumer safety or sustainability and are currently confronted with these eCommerce flows. While eCommerce is a phenomenon that is widely studied in business literature, it is largely unexplored both in research and practice how governments can understand and engage with these eCommerce developments. In this study we focus on the issue revenue collection related to cross-border eCommerce goods. Empirically, our paper builds on insights from the PROFILE EU project, which focuses on the use of data analytics for customs. Theoretically we build on research on control mechanisms in eCommerce platforms and digital trade infrastructures. We present an eCommerce platforms evaluation framework for customs. The evaluation framework consists of two distinct perspectives (i.e. a data analytics and a partnership perspective) that customs can explore when defining their engagement strategies with eCommerce platforms. We limited our study to the interactions of customs with eCommerce platforms and the issue of revenue collection. Further research can study the safeguarding of a wider range of public values by a range of government organisations to account for effects of the vast growth in international flows of goods via eCommerce platforms, such as monitoring product safety and sustainability effects.

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Section: Digital Trade Infrastructures and Trusted Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Digital Trade Infrastructures and Trusted Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Partnership Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Business-to-Government Data Sharing for Public Interests in the European Union: Results of a Public Consultation

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Frenken³

2022

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Lately governments and companies began experimenting with voluntary data sharing of business data for addressing public problems (so-called Data Collaboratives). This early practice revealed a number of challenges impeding business-to-government (B2G) data sharing and thus limiting the potential of data to provide answers and guide policies and action. One of the key challenges is the lack of a clear regulatory framework for B2G data sharing. To tackle this issue, the European Commission is taking regulatory action and preparing the Data Act which aims to spell out the rules and conditions for B2G data sharing for public interest. These developments, however, are met with resistance. While there is a strong push from the public sector for more private sector data, the private sector is less enthusiastic about the prospective mandatory B2G data sharing. In our study we zoom in on this issue in more detail and pose the following research question: How do public and private sector actors in the European Union view the prospect of mandatory B2G data sharing for public interest? To answer this question, we analyze the open dataset of responses to the public consultation of the European Commission. We find statistically significant results of business opposition to regulatory action and to mandating B2G data sharing, particularly among telecom and finance sectors. We also conclude that opposition to mandatory data sharing varies depending on the public interest purpose and is lowest among businesses with regards to emergencies and highest with regard to education, inclusion, and statistics.

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