01573nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100004800060245008100108260001900189300003600208520093800244650006101182773001801243906002401261942000701285952011101292  c517924d517924210804b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSasikumar, S.K. and Sersia, Kanikka 928266  aDigital platform economy: overview, emerging trends and policy perspectives   aProductivity    a61(3), Oct-Dec, 2020: p.336-347  aThe COVID-19 crisis has stimulated an unprecedented surge in digitalisation, which has in turn massively accelerated the growth of the digital platform economy. The increasing significance of digital platforms is apparent as millions of people turn towards them for work, livelihood, trade, information and entertainment. This paper is an attempt to situate the growth and diversification of digital platforms in the post-pandemic economic scenario. The paper delineates the theoretical underpinnings of digital platforms with a focus on definition, characteristics and typology. It highlights the emerging trends in the overall digital economy and traces the potential future contours of digital platforms. The paper also discusses key labour market issues with respect to the digital platform economy as well as some major policy imperatives to situate platform work within the frame of a brighter future of work. – Reproduced 

  aDigital platform economy, Covid 19, Disitalisaion928267  aProductivity   aELECTRONIC COMMERCE  cAR  00102ddc40709391986aIIPAbIIPAd2021-08-04h61(3), Oct-Dec, 2020: p.336-347pAR125153r2021-08-04yAR