Open Service Networks: Research Directions
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Abstract
Service networks are a new research eld which promises to increase our knowledge of service-based systems. Understandingwhat factors explain the evolution of global service networks can lead to more ecient and balanced infrastructures.
The challenge consists in developing a novel perspective by connecting models representing services (e.g. cloud
computing and governmental services) into networks. Theories, methods, and applications to be developed will enable,
afterwards, to understand, describe, explain, analyze, predict, and control the structure and behaviour of global
service networks.