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Google.gov? An emerging business model for local government

Google’s ‘platform approach’ could inspire 21st century council business model, argue Mark Thompson and Anthony Kemp.

Google, Apple, and Toyota are some of the most discussed and valuable organisations on the planet.

As paragons of the platform-based business model, they enjoy the advantages of commonly accepted ways of doing things, huge cost savings arising from aggregated demand and runaway innovation from a plural marketplace that is attracted by all this commonality.

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