The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020

Description

This book presents the 2020 Digital Platform Economy Index (DPE Index). The DPE Index integrates two separate but related literatures on ecosystems, namely, the digital ecosystem and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This new framework situates digital entrepreneurship within the broader context of users, platforms, and institutions, such that two biotic entities (users and agents) actuate individual agency, and two abiotic components (digital infrastructure and digital platforms) form the external environment. The DPE Index framework includes 12 pillars that integrate the digital and the entrepreneurship ecosystems. Here, the authors report on the DPE Index, the four sub-indices, and the 12 pillar values for 116 countries as well as provide a cluster analysis based on the 12 pillars. Preface About The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute Contents List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Concept of the Platform-Based Ecosystem: The Digital Platform Economy Chapter 3: From Concept to Measurement: The 12 Pillars and their Measurement 3.1 The Structure of the DPE Index 3.2 The Description of the Pillars and their Components 3.2.1 Digital Access 3.2.2 Digital Freedom 3.2.3 Digital Protection 3.2.4 Digital Literacy 3.2.5 Digital Openness 3.2.6 Digital Rights 3.2.7 Networking 3.2.8 Matchmaking 3.2.9 Financial Facilitation 3.2.10 Digital Adoption 3.2.11 Technology Absorption 3.2.12 Technology Transfer Chapter 4: The Digital Platform Economy Index: Country Rankings and Clustering 4.1 Country Ranking: DPE Index and Sub-Index Analysis 4.2 Country Grouping: Pillar-Level Analysis 4.3 Regional Performance Chapter 5: Improving the Digital Platform Economy: Policy Suggestions 5.1 The Progress of the Digital Platform Economy in Terms of Economic Development 5.2 Digital and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Investigations and Policy Recommendations 5.3 The Increase of the DPE Index Scores: Optimizing Additional Resources 5.4 The Full Profile of a Country: The Case of the United Kingdom Chapter 6: Summary and Conclusion The Applied Indicators in the Digital Entrepreneurship Index The Calculation of the DPE Index and the Components Scores References