The transition to a circular economy in which the value of products, materials and resources is maintained as long as possible and the waste is minimized, has led to the creation of new business opportunities and new, innovative and efficient production and consumption models. Over the last few...

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For many years the unprecedented innovation in the telecommunications technology has been possible thanks to the work done in standard development organizations (SDOs). Such success is mainly owed to the fact that SDOs have managed to attract many participants from different business models and...

Open Source and standardization can be described as two ‘stewards of innovation' (Kapos 2017). Although practically two different ecosystems with a diverging set of rules and objectives, they, however, meet in their purpose to push the frontier of innovation. The latest technological...

OpenEDGAR is an open source Python framework designed to rapidly construct research databases based on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system operated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). OpenEDGAR is built on the Django application framework,...

This facility to use these tools has empowered many and has created a rise in the numbers of people who can research software vulnerabilities. It has created more security professionals who cannot only scan a target for vulnerabilities using a tool such as Nessus, but who can complete tests...

Open Source Software (OSS) is playing an increasing role in ICT standardizations on future technologies such as 5G and the Internet of Things. Formal standard settings organizations (SSOs) are exploring ways to utilize OSS. This paper depicts the difference between open source licenses and the...

This paper characterizes and explores a corporate strategy in which downstream firms collaborate to develop open substitute designs for proprietary hardware they would otherwise purchase from upstream suppliers. This strategy centrally involves customers themselves distributing design costs over...

Open Source Software (OSS) has grown in importance over the last few decades and now constitutes an important part of the software market particularly in mobile and web technology. In this paper, we provide a preliminary theoretical framework for analyzing currently unexamined issues regarding...

Free and Open source software have changed large parts of the software industry landscape in a few years period. Due to their peculiar nature, FOSS communities have created a new development model, whose core is represented by their aim of fostering a feeling of commitment and participation...