CO-EVOLUTIONARY COUPLING VIA A DIGITAL-BIO ECOSYSTEM – A SUGGESTION FOR A NEW R&D MODEL IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) ISSN : 0975-5586 (Online); 0975-5926 (Print) http://airccse.org/journal/ijmit/ijmit.html Article Title CO-EVOLUTIONARY COUPLING VIA A DIGITAL-BIO ECOSYSTEM – A SUGGESTION FOR A NEW R&D MODEL IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Nasir Naveed1, Chihiro Watanabe1, 2, Pekka Neittaanmäki1 1 Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 2 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria ABSTRACT Driven by digital solutions, the bioeconomy has taken major steps forward in recent years toward achievement of the long-lasting goal of transition from a traditional fossil economy to a circular economy. The coupling of digitalization and the bioeconomy is leading toward a digitalized bioeconomy that can satisfy a shift in people’s preferences for eco-consciousness, which in turn induces coupling of up-down stream operation in the value chain. This dual couplings has led t...