A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises

Sertse Abebe; Hossana Twinomurinzi

doi:10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133765

A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises

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Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) presents immense opportunities to SMEs by providing platforms to share resources and to collaborate better. The umbrella concept that explains the coordinated effort of people to share resources and collaborate through digital platforms is generally known as the Sharing Econom y (SE). This study investigated SE research trends and gaps from the context of SMEs. The exploration analyzed six different SE aspects from 77 previous SE studies in the context of SMEs. These aspects included SE forms, values of SE for SMEs, SMEs sectors, the context of nations, geographic origin of data and cases, and methodological.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE AFRICON 2019
Subtitle of host publication	Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728132891
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133765
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019 - Accra, Ghana Duration: 25 Sept 2019 → 27 Sept 2019

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Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
Volume	2019-September
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

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Conference	2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019
Country/Territory	Ghana
City	Accra
Period	25/09/19 → 27/09/19

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Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Abebe, S., & Twinomurinzi, H. (2019). A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises. In IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019 Article 9133765 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2019-September). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133765

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Abebe, S & Twinomurinzi, H 2019, A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises. in IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019., 9133765, IEEE AFRICON Conference, vol. 2019-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019, Accra, Ghana, 25/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133765

A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises. / Abebe, Sertse; Twinomurinzi, Hossana.
IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9133765 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2019-September).

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Abebe S, Twinomurinzi H. A Widening Digital Platform Gap: A Systematic Review of the Sharing Economy for Small and Micro Enterprises. In IEEE AFRICON 2019: Powering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 9133765. (IEEE AFRICON Conference). doi: 10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133765

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