Anthony Jnr, Bokolo, Abbas Petersen, Sobah, Helfert, Markus, Ahlers, Dirk and Krogstie, John (2021) Modeling pervasive platforms and digital services for smart urban transformation using an enterprise architecture framework. Information Technology & People, 34 (4). pp. 1285-1312. ISSN 0959-3845
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Abstract
Purpose – In smart cities pervasive systems are deployed by enterprises and stakeholders in municipalities to
provide digital services to citizens. But cities are faced with the challenge of achieving system pluggability,
mainly service integration due to numerous actors and systems needed for smart urban transformation. Hence,
there is need to employ a comprehensive and holistic approach to help achieve service integration of pervasive
platforms. Therefore, this study presents an Enterprise Architecture Framework (EAF) to support smart urban
transformation.
Design/methodology/approach – In this study the design science research methodology is adopted based
on a multi-case studies of two organizations and data is collected using semi-structured interview from an
organizations and municipality in Norway to validate how service integration can be achieved by the
developed EAF to address pluggability challenges faced in urban environment.
Findings – Findings suggest that the presented EAF provides the structure to manage changes and maintain
urban transformation and aims to align the business with the underlying information systems from the
perspective of the stakeholders. Additionally, findings from the case studies modelled in ArchiMate language
depict how service integration of different pervasive platforms provide digital services for smart urban
transformation.
Research limitations/implications – This research only employed semi-structured interviews to validate
service integration of digital platforms, other identified dimensions of pluggability were not fully addressed in
this study.
Practical implications – Findings from the case studies provides insights on how pervasive platforms can
be integrated to achieve a pluggable digital service from different stakeholders and data sources in practice.
The developed EAF presented in this study provide a model that supports collection and exchange of data from
different data sources in smart urban environment to enable the provision and consumption of digital services. Social implications – The developed EAF aids system pluggability of actors and systems in providing digital service such as smart urban transformation that contributes to sustainable use of electric mobility in cities.
Originality/value – As cities increasingly deploy pervasive platforms to support urban innovation,
researchers are seeking to explore how these platforms shape urban transformation. Presently, prior studies do
not offer important insights into pervasive platform management from urban perspective. Against this
backdrop, this study employs the information systems perspective of digital platforms literature roots in
software development and physical product development to depict how the EAF can be employed to describe
specific cases that integrate different pervasive platforms deployed by different stakeholders communicating
to co-create collective digital services to citizens.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Anthony Jnr, B., Abbas Petersen, S., Helfert, M., Ahlers, D. & Krogstie, J. 2021, "Modeling pervasive platforms and digital services for smart urban transformation using an enterprise architecture framework", Information technology & people (West Linn, Or.), vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1285-1312. |
Keywords: | Information systems, Smart cities, Pervasive platforms, Enterprise architecture framework; Ecosystem; ArchiMate modeling; System pluggability; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Innovation Value Institute, IVI Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
Item ID: | 17851 |
Identification Number: | 10.1108/ITP-07-2020-0511 |
Depositing User: | Markus Helfert |
Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2023 14:27 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Information Technology & People |
Publisher: | Emerald Insight |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/17851 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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