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Title Reinterpreting I4.0 Cluster As A Service Ecosystem: A Piece And Parcel Of The Smart City: The Case Of The Hamburg Aviation Cluster (Hav)
ID_Doc 44903
Authors Götz M.; Grimaldi M.
Year 2024
Published ICT, the Business Sector and Smart Cities
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003450610-11
Abstract Digitalization in smart cities implies the application of information and communication technology (ICT), with specific tools, cooperation platforms, and data analytics to enhance urban re-design, decision-making, and policymaking by improving the delivery of services. As a special case in point, the implementation of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies related to digital transformation in cluster operations can be analysed. By considering the networked layout of clusters, this chapter explores innovation emergence in Hamburg Aviation Cluster (HAv). To this end HAv is reconceptualized as a smart ecosystem to pursue the following research goals: (1) to analyse the impact of I4.0 technologies on clusters and hence also on the broader ecosystem of a smart city; (2) to explore how the combination of resources through technology-mediated interaction can lead to the emergence of innovation. By drawing on a case study methodology based on the grounded theory method (GTM), the study reveals how the HAv, that constitutes the backbone of the city, may influence the way urban area develops, grows, expands, and performs and the way in which smart cities can improve innovation through shared decision-making. The results can permit the identification of the implications of digital technology use on city development and reveal the key drivers for the emergence of innovation that can suggest to policymakers how to redesign actors’ interactions through technology to create new resources, value, and knowledge. © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Anna Visvizi, Orlando Troisi, and Mara Grimaldi; individual chapters, the contributors.
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