Environmental resource management

Ecosystem

Business

Value (mathematics)

Sustainable development

Knowledge management

Ecosystem services

Biology

Agriculture

Machine learning

Marketing

Business ecosystem

Embedded system

Economics

Ecology

Sustainable Value

Digital ecosystem

Computer science

Sustainability

Business model

Internet of Things

International Journal of Technology Management

Life below water has been set as one of the UN sustainable development goals. Meanwhile, digital technologies AI and IoT (A-I) have brought a revolutionary impact on human's life in general and on traditional industries such as manufacture and agriculture in particular. The purpose of this research is to showcase the mechanism of an A-I based collaborative business ecosystem (A-I CBE) through an in-depth case study of a Chinese agricultural science and technology company, Celefish. We demonstrate how Celefish has developed the A-I CBE, leading the value co-creative collaboration between the ecosystem participants. Research suggests that the A-I CBE contributes to evolution and sustainable development of the fish farming ecosystem. The research adds contributions to the business ecosystem theory particularly in value co-creation and sustainability via digital technologies. It also provides practical implications for policymakers and strategic management in applying digital technologies.

AI and IoT-based collaborative business ecosystem: a case in Chinese fish farming industry