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CONNECTED PLATFORMSFOR CONNECTED APPLICATIONS
Ian Davis <[email protected]>
Chief Technology Officer, Talis
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The Semantic Web
as a blue ocean
opportunity
Cloud computing, social software and the semantic web are seeding fundamental changes to the boundaries of the modern firm
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In the pre-industrial era, most
goods were produced byindividuals or small groups
working together
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Trading to a large market required a very large company capable of vertically integrating all its functions
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Transaction costs fell as infrastructure began to
connect people
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Larger markets allowed specialism
“The division of labour is limited by the extent
of the market”Adam Smith
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Air travel, communications satellites
and containerisation connected the world
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As transaction costs plummet hugely horizontal firms like Li and Fung could flourish 2 billion items produced annually 8300 suppliers in 40 countries coordinating 2 million workers employing 8000 $7.5m revenue per employee
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The Internet's huge connectivity and ubiquity has put more people in economic
contact with one another than ever before.
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Cloud computing holds the promise of allowing
businesses to scale costs with revenue.
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Social networks are enablingbusinesses to reach millions
with almost zero friction.
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The Semantic Webradically changes the economics of sharing and combining information
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Implication is that companiesbecome smaller and morespecialised, focussing on
creative talent,not heavy engineeing
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Companies becomeloosely coupled.Small, efficient,
very creativeand highly networked
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shared innovationTM
www.talis.com/platform