Digital Sourcing, Platforms and Ecosystems Workshop

The 17^th Digital Sourcing, Platforms and Ecosystems Workshops (2026)

February 8th-11th, 2026

Obergurgl, Austria

Following the success of the past workshops (previously known as the Global Sourcing Workshop), we are pleased to release this Call for Papers for the 17^th Digital Sourcing, Platforms and Ecosystems Workshop held February 8-11, 2026, in Obergurgl, Austria.

The workshop will aim to explore new and emerging topics within the spectrum of the Workshop themes and consequently identify new directions for research and practice. This workshop aims to bring together viewpoints from various disciplines, including Information Systems, International Business, Strategy, Operations Management and Organisational Behavior, relevant for digital sourcing, platforms and ecosystems.

Paper Track

We invite research articles and ‘focus on practice’ papers that investigate topics relating to digital sourcing, platforms and ecosystems. Some of the specific themes that are of interest in this workshop are:

·         Sourcing ecosystems

·         Digital platforms and ecosystems in the software industry

·         Crowdsourcing

·         Governance of digital platforms and ecosystems

·         Emerging technologies in sourcing, platforms and ecosystems (machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain)

·         Sustainability in the context of sourcing, platforms and ecosystems

We are interested in both empirical and conceptual papers.

Since 2010, we have been publishing selected papers as book chapters in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (by Springer). We plan to publish another book to include selected papers from this workshop.

Important Dates

Paper Track

Extended abstracts should be between 600-800 words and should include contact details of all authors.

Extended abstracts must be submitted through the submission system (link). 

The Workshop

As in past years, we will hold paper presentation sessions across 3 days, expecting about 30 min per paper for author(s) presentation, discussant feedback, and a Q&A session. Each full paper will undergo a double-blind review with the expectation that each paper will receive at least 2 review reports. All co-authors of accepted papers are expected to act as reviewers, and some will be requested to act as discussants during the workshop. d

The Workshop Venue and Accommodations

Universitätszentrum Obergurgl in Obergurgl, Austria, is the workshop venue and hotel. Attending the workshop requires a stay at the Universitätszentrum Obergurgl for the duration of the Workshop (3 nights) unless they are sold out. At the moment, we have reserved 25 rooms for workshop participants, which will be booked and paid for via the workshop as one amount consisting of registration fees and accommodation costs. You should not approach Universitätszentrum Obergurgl for accommodation matters.

Registration and Accommodation Fees

Authors of accepted abstracts will receive an invoice to register and pay for their accommodation.

The cost for accommodation (single occupancy) and the workshop registration fee is 950 EUR, including three nights (February 8-11, 2026) at Universitätszentrum Obergurgl on a bed & breakfast basis and three workshop dinners.

Should you wish to bring a guest (not participating in the workshop) to stay with you, you will need to pay an extra 110 EUR per night (330 EUR in total), including three workshop dinners for your guest. In this case, please contact us, and we will issue a separate invoice to pay for your guest.

Please note that we cannot book rooms outside this period. Should you wish to stay longer, you will need to make arrangements with a local hotel in Obergurgl.

Important Links

Information about Obergurgl

Submission system

Workshop Organizers

Ilan Oshri, Auckland University

Maximilian Schreieck, University of Innsbruck

Julia Kotlarsky, Auckland University

Oliver Krancher, IT University of Copenhagen

Co-founder and honorary co-chair: Leslie Willcocks

Prior Workshops

The 16th Digital Sourcing, Platforms and Ecosystems Workshops (2025)

The 16th Digital Sourcing, Platforms and Ecosystems Workshop took place in Obergurgl, Austria, from March 4-7. A selecton of the workshop's contributions has been published in the Springer volume Bridging Digital Sourcing, Platforms, and Ecosystems. 

For workshops before 2025, continue here.