Foundations of Open Semantic Service Networks

Jorge Cardoso, Carlos Pedrinaci, Torsten Leidig, Paulo Rupino and Pieter De Leenheer
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Jorge Cardoso: Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal & Karlsruhe Service Research Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Carlos Pedrinaci: Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes, England, UK
Torsten Leidig: SAP Research, Karlsruhe, Germany
Paulo Rupino: Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra Group, Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Pieter De Leenheer: Department of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET), 2013, vol. 4, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: This article provides the foundations for the new field of research coined Service Networks research. Understanding what factors explain the structure and dynamics of global service networks may lead to a more efficient and balanced society and economy. The concept of service network is formally represented as a business structure made up of services systems which are nodes connected by one or more specific types of relationships. They can be used to represent the global economy, i.e. a complex network composed of national economies, which are themselves networks of markets, and markets are also networks of providers, brokers, intermediaries, and consumers. The authors’ key challenge consists in developing a novel perspective on socio-economic dynamics by connecting service models representing service systems (e.g. consulting, governmental, and educational services). Theories to be developed will enable to understand, describe, explain, analyze, predict, and control the evolution of global service networks..

Date: 2013
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