The softwarisation of industry: open source, complexity, and why “mediating actors” are key to Europe’s digital strategy
The barriers to entry in mature industries like Telecommunications, Automotive, and Energy have traditionally been high, and have required industrial levels of capital, logistics, and organisation to compete effectively, keeping the playing field and the supply chain rather exclusive. Software changes everything When the “softwarisation” trend hits a vertical industry, the incumbents, despite being often…
