The human-centered and predictable society in the era of digital platform economy : life event where university student moves in new home town to study

Abstract

Research question where I am going to find answer in this thesis is, what possibilities platform economy model brings in university ecosystem.

Based on Research institute of the Finnish economy (ETLA) survey and in Singapore Smart Nation vision, university ecosystem should use openness and interface transparency for successful platform economy strategy. This supports findings in research, that transparency and openness are key elements in university ecosystem.

The objective of this thesis was to find out how could university personnel and its network help students integrate to study in their new home town. First chapters support the research by giving theoretical background how platform economy, ecosystems and artificial intelligence works in different business areas. It was highly important to recognize how these technologies are used in different business areas to form understanding how they can be used in between universities and their networks.

In research came out that university personnel had common opinion that university ecosystem needs to be mapped. This would ease the information flow thru universities and co-operation with ecosystem operators. Opinion of university personnel should be considered important in students' career in university, adapting in new home town and finding employment after graduating.

Follow-up research is needed to get university students perspective from how they are experiencing university ecosystem and which service providers are the most important for them. This way we could make sure does university personnel and students opinions encounter from university ecosystem.

Opinnäytetyö on Gofore:n ja Tampereen kaupungin toimeksiannosta mukana kansallisessa kehitysohjelma Aurorassa, jonka tavoitteena on edistää kansalaisen kokonaisvaltaista hyvinvointia yksilöllisten palvelukokonaisuuksien avulla julkisen, yksityisen ja kolmannen sektorin yhteistyönä tietoa hyödyntämällä. Kyselytutkimuksen tuloksilla korkeakouluekosysteemin toimijat pystyvät ymmärtämään yhteistyön merkitystä ja mahdollisen yhteisen alustan rakentamisen tärkeyttä uudelle opiskelijalle opiskelukaupunkiin integroitumisen ja valmistumisen jälkeen kaupunkiin asukkaaksi jäännin näkökulmasta. Tuloksia voidaan hyödyntää jatkotutkimustarpeiden määrittelyssä.