By separating our analysis from normative premises about sharing, we hope to contribute to an unbiased discussion of the sharing economy phenomenon and to lay the ground for differentiated assessments which refer to explicit normative frameworks such as sustainable development.
They also offer free software trainings and paid trainings. Their system is similar to and developed by some of the same staff as Hour Exchange Portland, an extremely successful Timebank. It is fairly basic, but easy to use and you don't need tech staff. Building on a comprehensive definition of the DSE, we propose a theoretical framework for it that embraces and structures the broad variety of sharing platforms and the practices promoted by them. 'a national nonprofit organization that offers Timebank software and hosting at no cost. We analyse the DSE as a socio-economic phenomenon without referring to normative presuppositions, such as the presence of pro-social motivations for sharing. It has created new patterns and practices of sharing in the space between traditional sharing on the one hand and the formal market economy on the other leading to the emergence of a new class of resource allocation systems which we call ‘the digital sharing economy’ (DSE). They made a career out of putting their bodies on the line but this weekend a group of crazy Rugby League stars will put their backsides on the line when. This two-fold digital transition of sharing has enabled unprecedented efficiency in coordinating access to resources. Digitalization has been the enabler for covering a broad range of sharable resources (technical aspect of sharing) and for operating beyond the limits of small groups and personal relationships (social aspect of sharing).
With the diffusion of digital technologies, new forms of sharing have emerged called ‘the sharing economy’.