Cooperation, Coopetition and Innovation

9Evolution of Strategic Alliances in the Context of Digital Transformation

9.1. Introduction

This chapter is devoted to the types of cooperation established in different sectors: civil space (telecommunication satellites), e-health and the video-gaming industry.

We have chosen these industries because they have already been affected by the use of digital technologies and will continue to do so.

In the case of e-health in particular, digital technologies have provided extra value for health professionals, industries and also for patients. The economic potential of a connected health market has sparked strong interest from heterogeneous actors. Value chains are being reconfigured with a notable redefinition of intermediate activities in new ecosystems. The role of platforms has become essential.

In these three areas, inter-firm cooperation has developed greatly, and with different modalities.

9.2. Aerospatial sector

Like other high-tech sectors that use the terminology developed in the 1980s and 1990s, the aerospatial sector demonstrates many factors and trends that will be detailed in section 9.2.1. Section 9.2.2 will be devoted to the evolution of cooperation agreements during the period 1990–2016.

9.2.1. The specificities of the aerospatial sector

9.2.1.1. The features of the aerospatial products

Three salient activities constitute the axes of the aerospatial industry. These are space transportation (conventional launchers and US space shuttles operating until 2011), ...