December 2006; Martin Waldburger

Abstract:
As grid systems are organizationally best represented by the virtual organization concept, mobile grids are reflected by mobile dynamic virtual organizations (MDVO). Mobile grids are assumed to leverage a next-generation business grid infrastructure targeting at service provisioning for mobile and nomadic users. Accordingly, commercial prospects of potential MDVO application fields need to be investigated. This report introduces relevant mobile grid characteristics and gives insights into Norwegian aquaculture as a potential market for commercial mobile grid services. Based on the determined set of key requirements, an MDVO applicability assessment is conducted for Norway’s aquaculture food tracing domain.

Keywords:
Mobile Dynamic Virtual Organization, Mobile Grid, Fish Farming, Aquaculture, Food Tracing, Key Success Factors

References:
[1] Akogrimo Consortium: Akogrimo: Access to Knowledge Through the Grid in a Mobile World, http://www.mobilegrids.org, September 2006.
[2] The European Parliament and The Council: Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 Laying down the General Principles and Requirements of Food Law, Establishing the European Food Safety Authority and Laying down Procedures in Matters of Food Safety, Official Journal of the European Communities, L31, February 2002, pp. 1-24.
[3] Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL), Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC): Aquaculture in Norway, http://coreweb.nhosp.no/fhl.no/html/files/Aquakultur_2005_E.pdf, 2005, pp. 1-16.
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[6] Martin Waldburger, Burkhard Stiller: Regulatory Issues for Mobile Grid Computing in the European Union, 17th European Regional ITS Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 2006, pp. 1-9.
[7] Martin Waldburger, Burkhard Stiller: Toward the Mobile Grid: Service Provisioning in a Mobile Dynamic Virtual Organization, 4th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-06), Dubai/Sharjah, UAE, March 2006, pp. 579-583.

Source:
IFI Technical Report 2006.12

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