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Accelerating System Development for the Food Chain: A Portfolio of over 30 Projects, Aiming at Impact and Growth

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Supply of fresh food is of vital importance to feed Europe in a healthy way, while Europe has also an important role in feeding the world. Food products and other perishables such as flowers impose very challenging demands on the management of its supply chains. Food networks are struggling with an integrated usage of information and communication technology (ICT) that enables the heterogeneous stakeholders in the food chain to exchange information in real-time and control workflows based on requirements with respect to quality, costs and schedule. Innovative ICT systems that are addressing such challenges are currently being developed by a large European initiative, called FIWARE. Within this paper, we will discuss a portfolio of 31 projects that are realising solutions for the food chain in close collaboration with supporting business partners. Diverse food related topics are addressed, such as logistics, transport, planning and control, tracking and tracing, information management as well as new ways to realise e-commerce within the chain as well as for consumers. The FIWARE initiative is accelerating startups and supporting SME type technology developers that are realising solutions for real world business cases, which are serving as reference customers and test cases to assure an end-user acceptance and valid business models. This paper discusses the main food chain related topics and innovation potentials that are addressed as well as outlines the related methodological and technological approaches that are used to facilitate the realisation of impact and growth for commercial exploitation.

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  • Sundmaeker, Harald, 2016. "Accelerating System Development for the Food Chain: A Portfolio of over 30 Projects, Aiming at Impact and Growth," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 7(4), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ijofsd:244556
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.244556
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    1. Verdouw, Cor N. & Vucic, Nicola & Sundmaeker, Harald & Beulens, Adriaan J.M., 2014. "Future Internet as a Driver for Virtualization, Connectivity and Intelligence of Agri-Food Supply Chain Networks," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 4(4), pages 1-12, February.
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    1. Sundmaeker, Harald, 2017. "Food Chain Innovation: Reviewing 35 Use Cases to Identify Business Model Success Patterns," 2018 International European Forum (163rd EAAE Seminar), February 5-9, 2018, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 276908, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.
    2. De Toni, Andrea & Vizzarri, Matteo & Di Febbraro, Mirko & Lasserre, Bruno & Noguera, Joan & Di Martino, Paolo, 2021. "Aligning Inner Peripheries with rural development in Italy: Territorial evidence to support policy contextualization," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    3. Sundmaeker, Harald, 2017. "Food Chain Innovation: Reviewing 35 Use Cases to Identify Business Model Success Patterns," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 2017(1), June.
    4. Monica Mendini & Paula C. Peter & Leandro Bitetti & Iana A. Castro, 2024. "An interdisciplinary marketing call into food design thinking to create innovative, healthy, and pleasurable food experiences," Italian Journal of Marketing, Springer, vol. 2024(4), pages 395-417, December.

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