Collaborative Systems & Shared Economy (Uberization): Principles & Case Study

In this paper we analyze the characteristics of collaborative systems and the characteristics of shared economy supporting systems. Uberization as present in many applications: Airbnb, Uber, BlablaCar, AMAP, circular economy, etc. needs a cooperative system support. We examine this approach from the point of view of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and, more specifically, HMI (Human Machine Interaction) and CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) and indicate what must be added to collaborative systems to support uberization. This paper also shows how to identify appropriate collaborative models and how to add new uberization services to obtain an uberization supporting platform. A case of design of a collaborative application for Carbon Free Parcel Distribution is also presented, and corresponding intermediation algorithms are discussed.