The rapid development of the“Internet+”has ushered in a new era of global digital technology innovation.Concurrent with the deepening trends of economic globalization and integration,international trade is progressi...The rapid development of the“Internet+”has ushered in a new era of global digital technology innovation.Concurrent with the deepening trends of economic globalization and integration,international trade is progressively undergoing extensive digitization,with cross-border e-commerce emerging as a significant manifestation of this transformation.Within this landscape,the cross-border e-commerce B2B platform is anticipated to become a pivotal driver for China’s cross-border trade growth,representing a strategic opportunity for trade transformation.This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the concepts,characteristics,and development status of cross-border e-commerce and B2B platforms,considering both global and Chinese perspectives.Focusing on a prominent case study,Alibaba International Station,a B2B cross-border e-commerce platform,the paper delves into its business model and core competencies,offering a thorough analysis of its role in the intricacies of international e-commerce and its contribution to the field.Drawing on insights gained,the paper concludes by presenting targeted recommendations from both the platform and government perspectives.These suggestions are informed by a nuanced understanding of the development opportunities and challenges facing China’s cross-border e-commerce B2B platforms.展开更多
The Agriculture business domain,as a vital part of the overall supply chain,is expected to highly evolve in the upcoming years via the developments,which are taking place on the side of the Future Internet.This paper ...The Agriculture business domain,as a vital part of the overall supply chain,is expected to highly evolve in the upcoming years via the developments,which are taking place on the side of the Future Internet.This paper presents a novel Business-to-Business collaboration platform from the agri-food sector perspective,which aims to facilitate the collaboration of numerous stakeholders belonging to associated business domains,in an effective and flexible manner.The contemporary B2B collaboration schemes already place the requirements for swift deployment of cloud applications,capable of both integrating diverse legacy systems,as well as developing in a rapid way new services and systems,which will be able to instantly communicate and provide complete,"farm-to-fork"solutions for farmers,agrifood and logistics service providers,ICT companies,end-product producers,etc.To this end,this conceptual paper describes how these requirements are addressed via the FIspace B2B platform,focusing on the Greenhouse Management&Control scenarios.展开更多
文摘The rapid development of the“Internet+”has ushered in a new era of global digital technology innovation.Concurrent with the deepening trends of economic globalization and integration,international trade is progressively undergoing extensive digitization,with cross-border e-commerce emerging as a significant manifestation of this transformation.Within this landscape,the cross-border e-commerce B2B platform is anticipated to become a pivotal driver for China’s cross-border trade growth,representing a strategic opportunity for trade transformation.This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the concepts,characteristics,and development status of cross-border e-commerce and B2B platforms,considering both global and Chinese perspectives.Focusing on a prominent case study,Alibaba International Station,a B2B cross-border e-commerce platform,the paper delves into its business model and core competencies,offering a thorough analysis of its role in the intricacies of international e-commerce and its contribution to the field.Drawing on insights gained,the paper concludes by presenting targeted recommendations from both the platform and government perspectives.These suggestions are informed by a nuanced understanding of the development opportunities and challenges facing China’s cross-border e-commerce B2B platforms.
基金The research,leading to these results,has received funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework program FP7-ICT-2012 under grant agreement N°604123 also referred to as FIspace(Future Internet Business Collaboration Networks in Agri-Food,Transport and Logistics).
文摘The Agriculture business domain,as a vital part of the overall supply chain,is expected to highly evolve in the upcoming years via the developments,which are taking place on the side of the Future Internet.This paper presents a novel Business-to-Business collaboration platform from the agri-food sector perspective,which aims to facilitate the collaboration of numerous stakeholders belonging to associated business domains,in an effective and flexible manner.The contemporary B2B collaboration schemes already place the requirements for swift deployment of cloud applications,capable of both integrating diverse legacy systems,as well as developing in a rapid way new services and systems,which will be able to instantly communicate and provide complete,"farm-to-fork"solutions for farmers,agrifood and logistics service providers,ICT companies,end-product producers,etc.To this end,this conceptual paper describes how these requirements are addressed via the FIspace B2B platform,focusing on the Greenhouse Management&Control scenarios.