Sharing Platform Ontology Development: Proof-of-Concept

A sharing platform is a digital that facilitates access to underutilized goods by renting or lending them others. Users become less dependent on ownership which improves efficiency, sustainability, and the sense of community. The Sharing Economy (SE) considered complex domain because value co-creation can occur between multiple types users. Developing software offers right functionality for intended therefore challenging. To address this complexity, an ontology be utilized, explicit specification conceptualization provides controlled vocabulary shared meaning regarding domain. use allows more effective communication knowledge amongst stakeholders in development eventually drives process. However, currently, it not known how develop such ontology. In previous research, we developed Digital Platform Ontology (DPO) extension DPO describing business model choices. describes terms types, including platforms. method its developing organization-specific specific existing was lacking. paper, using Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM) demonstrate proof-of-concept based BlaBlaCar Couchsurfing