Data for Sustainable Platform Economy: Platform Models and SDG Connections

Two 2020 European projects' data collections enable comparison of different platform economy models and their connections to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The dataset draws from the DECODE and PLUS projects, compiled by Mayo Fuster Morell of Harvard University. It presents the possibility to analyze the socioeconomic impact of platforms like Uber, Airbnb, and Deliveroo against alternative cooperative models.

Use Cases

• Compare socioeconomic impacts of different platform models based on the described case studies of Uber, Airbnb, and Deliveroo.
• Analyze connections between platform economy models and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as decent work and inclusive growth.
• Study the potential for a digital perspective within the SDG framework using the dataset's comparative structure.
• Investigate alternative platform models associated with cooperativism mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from two specific European research projects (DECODE and PLUS) from 2020.
• Enables direct comparison between mainstream and alternative cooperative platform models.
• Explicitly connects platform economy data to the UN Sustainable Development Goals framework.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Data collections from the 2020 European projects DECODE and PLUS.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from project research outputs and case studies.

Time Range

Data is from projects in 2020; specific temporal coverage of the underlying data is unknown.

Geography

Likely European focus, given the source projects, but specific geography is not stated.