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Module 3: Data Marketplaces
Theme: "Transforming an Ecosystem: Data Services & Solutions in Shipping and Trade"

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Prerequisites: Module 1, Module 2
Instructor: Sal Yazbeck, Ph.D. 





The conversation in this module begins to bridge the interplay between Modules 1, 2, and 3. Among the connections highlighted are the root sources of data (that come, in part, from Module 1), and the delivery process of trigger data that drive smart contracts in Module 2. It is an evolving data marketplace and is the topic of conversation in this module.

Here, we are at our next stop along the visual
Module Series - Data Flow Roadmap, and introduce the concept of Data Marketplaces.  Using various examples to illustrate how the industry is potentially evolving, the conversation is divided into: 1) Primary Markets as the source of root data, and 2) Secondary Markets, where root data is potentially accessed and transformed to create value across the greater supply chain ecosystem.

Based on a market awareness that no single entity holds all the data, a variety of market activity is taking place in the form of market entrants and partnership types. Overall, two sectors are explored: non-commercial, and commercial.

Within the Primary Marketplace, the focus covers:

  • Infrastructure sourced root data (ie vessel and space).
  • Web sourced root data.
  • Evolving business models collecting root data.
  • Hardware oracles.

Within the Secondary Marketplace, the conversation includes:

  • Market entities offering various services (ie, content aggregation, visibility data, blockchain oracles, etc).
  • Evolving business models.
  • Examples of industry partnerships: public/private, and among B2B industry.

The session features a closer look at oracles and the role they could potentially play in trigerring smart contract functions in trade. Both hardware and blockchain oracles are explored in this regard.



Module Content

This module includes the following participant materials:

  • One approximately 50 minutes learning video presentation
  • PDF: Presentation slides
  • PDF: Module Series - Data Flow Roadmap
  • PDF: Module Series - Module Summary Grid
  • Module Quiz
  • List of references and further topic readings
  • Participant Survey
  • Certificate of Completion