TY - JOUR
T1 - Collaborative Governance for Responsible Innovation in the Context of Sharing Economy
T2 - Studies on the Shared Bicycle Sector in China
AU - Liu, Zheng
AU - Ma, Lei
AU - Huang, Tianyu
AU - Tang, Hengzhao
N1 - Funding Information:
The Hangzhou government has played a leading a role in the shared bicycle sector. Shortly after launching the public bicycle rental system, the government issued “the notice of implementation opinions on strengthening the construction and management of public bicycle transportation system” to guide district governments and affiliated departments across the city. Meanwhile, to smooth the project implementation, the Hangzhou government formed a special team with the deputy mayor acting as the team leader. Team members included Hangzhou governmental departments and organizations, which were the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Construction Commission, Municipal Urban Management Office, Municipal Planning Bureau, Municipal Public Security Bureau, Municipal Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Municipal Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau, Municipal Price Bureau, Municipal Legal Affairs Office, Traffic Police of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, City Investment Group and City Public Transport Group. The Traffic Management Bureau defined the functions and responsibilities of each team member, in order to operate the system effectively and efficiently. In the beginning, the Hangzhou government invested 150 million RMB as start-up capital for bicycle hardware purchasing and infrastructure improvement. When the public bicycle sector entered the mature stage, the daily operations were conducted by the Traffic Management Bureau, which was partly funded by the government. The Hangzhou government also actively publicized responsible riding behavior to broader society, providing guidance and standardization. Citizens were invited to monitor and report improper riding behavior. These practices provided strong foundation for the responsible innovation of the shared bicycle system in Hangzhou.
Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by NSSFC, China, grant number 19ZDA078, and the Fund of Research for Decision Making and Consultation of Jiangsu Service-Oriented Government Construction, China.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/5/6
Y1 - 2020/5/6
N2 - The shared bicycle sector is a new type of rental business that combines the sharing economy with technology platforms. With its convenience, efficiency and low cost, the business has become popular in China. However, alongside the development of the shared bicycle industry, the increasing number of products, lack of governance, distrust between companies and users cause problems due to irresponsibility. This paper focuses on the governance of the shared bicycle sector, with the aim of achieving responsible innovation through a collaboration among stakeholders. Through case studies on two cities in China, the paper identifies government policies in the traditional context of hard-law regulation, and in the new context of multi-collaborative governance. The roles of government, industry and society are specified in the innovation ecosystem and are linked with the key dimensions of responsible innovation, anticipation, reflectiveness, inclusiveness and responsiveness. Based on the findings, a model is proposed, suggesting the new government roles of alliance facilitator and platform coordinator. Finally, our recommendations for the improvement of the shared bicycle sector are made and areas for future research are discussed
AB - The shared bicycle sector is a new type of rental business that combines the sharing economy with technology platforms. With its convenience, efficiency and low cost, the business has become popular in China. However, alongside the development of the shared bicycle industry, the increasing number of products, lack of governance, distrust between companies and users cause problems due to irresponsibility. This paper focuses on the governance of the shared bicycle sector, with the aim of achieving responsible innovation through a collaboration among stakeholders. Through case studies on two cities in China, the paper identifies government policies in the traditional context of hard-law regulation, and in the new context of multi-collaborative governance. The roles of government, industry and society are specified in the innovation ecosystem and are linked with the key dimensions of responsible innovation, anticipation, reflectiveness, inclusiveness and responsiveness. Based on the findings, a model is proposed, suggesting the new government roles of alliance facilitator and platform coordinator. Finally, our recommendations for the improvement of the shared bicycle sector are made and areas for future research are discussed
KW - responsive innovation
KW - collaborative governance
KW - sharing economy
U2 - 10.3390/joitmc6020035
DO - 10.3390/joitmc6020035
M3 - Article
VL - 6
JO - Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
JF - Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
SN - 2199-8531
IS - 2
ER -
