Value of digital information networks: a holonic framework

Abstract

The worldwide extraordinary level of interest in digital information networks' deployment among nations is due to the strong perception that they bring economic, social and environmental value. Our literature review on studies aiming at clarifying the value of information networks, led us to conclude that these studies take speculative, elusive or limited conclusions. We identify the requirements to capture the value of information networks and indicate a possible theoretical ground to account for it. Based upon this, we propose a framework operationalized with data from Eurostat. Furthermore, we identify the added-value of our framework with a precise and comprehensive comparison with two state of the art reference frameworks. We demonstrate that our framework provides significant conceptual addedvalue and, more fundamentally, allows for traditional measures of economic value (e.g. productivity and growth), as well as for other measures of value (e.g. social and environmental). Finally, we demonstrate with examples the wider application range of our framework in comparison with existing work.

A value case methodology to enable a transition towards generative health management

“…Define the key stakeholders Select key stakeholders, and select individual agents to be engaged in the value case. The primary actor and its environment constitute a complex network; we prefer to denote it as a (complex) holarchy (Baken et al, 2010;Madureira et al, 2011) 1 . Most relationships between the actors are multi-fold, and comprise measurable, semi-measurable, ambiguous and immeasurable indicators, and these relationships go across different hierarchical and horizontal units.…”

“…Define the key stakeholders Select key stakeholders, and select individual agents to be engaged in the value case. The primary actor and its environment constitute a complex network; we prefer to denote it as a (complex) holarchy (Baken et al, 2010;Madureira et al, 2011) a . Most relationships between the actors are multifold, and comprise measurable, semi-measurable, ambiguous and immeasurable indicators, and these relationships go across different hierarchical and horizontal units For any complex network, it is obvious that three scenarios are possible: (a) The network evolves negatively and collapses (b) The network does not evolve and becomes stagnant (c) The network evolves positively and flourishes By using a multi-stakeholder approach, the value case approach is intended to support a flourishing network relevant for the development of generative health management.…”

Business/IT Alignment in Two Sided Markets

“…Another internet-based distinction is given by the exchange of digital goods as part of business transactions (Madureira, Baken, & Bouwman, 2011;Mahadevan, 2000;Timmers, 1999). Exchange is mainly conducted over digital networks.…”