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Table 1

Summary of trends

Source	Trends
Source	Biological	Societal	Technological
Literature	Alternative energy Planetary boundaries Shared earth	E-commerce Intra-continental cooperation Long-distance communication Platform economy Reduction of human work at borders Sharing economy	Artificial intelligence Automation Big data analytics Blockchain Cloud Cybersecurity Digital payment Drones EdTechs Internet of Things Mobile network
Interviews	Alternative energy	Collaboration culture Digital/Tech education E-commerce Intra-continental cooperation Non-physical payment Sharing economy Supply chain resilience	Automation Big data analytics Blockchain Cloud Drones Global navigation satellite systems Internet of Things Wireless networks Tracking systems
Companies		E-commerce Platform economy Single vehicle owner/operators	Addressing systems All-terrain vehicles Blockchain Cloud Digital certification Digital map services E-commerce platforms Electric vehicles Global navigation satellite systems Tracking systems
Startups	Minimal infrastructure, e.g.extensive deliveries made to locations that do not have paved roads and building addresses	Complementary structures, e.g.weather forecast information from meteorological institutes combined with local human experience	Hybrid architectures, e.g.combinations of person-to-person, telephone and Internet-enabled communication

Source	Trends
Source	Biological	Societal	Technological
Literature	Alternative energyPlanetary boundariesShared earth	E-commerceIntra-continental cooperationLong-distance communicationPlatform economyReduction of human work at bordersSharing economy	Artificial intelligenceAutomationBig data analyticsBlockchainCloudCybersecurityDigital paymentDronesEdTechsInternet of ThingsMobile network
Interviews	Alternative energy	Collaboration cultureDigital/Tech educationE-commerceIntra-continental cooperationNon-physical paymentSharing economySupply chain resilience	AutomationBig data analyticsBlockchainCloudDronesGlobal navigation satellite systemsInternet of ThingsWireless networksTracking systems
Companies		E-commercePlatform economySingle vehicle owner/operators	Addressing systemsAll-terrain vehiclesBlockchainCloudDigital certificationDigital map servicesE-commerce platformsElectric vehiclesGlobal navigation satellite systemsTracking systems
Startups	Minimal infrastructure, e.g.extensive deliveries made to locations that do not have paved roads and building addresses	Complementary structures, e.g.weather forecast information from meteorological institutes combined with local human experience	Hybrid architectures, e.g.combinations of person-to-person, telephone and Internet-enabled communication

Source(s): Authors’ own work