Value Chain (Digital)
For the term “digital infrastructure market”, the SDIA uses a definition based on the Value Chain Model by Michael Porter.
The digital infrastructure market spans from upstream inputs (energy, water, land, resources) through data centers to downstream digital services.
A company’s value chain is typically part of a larger value system that includes companies either upstream (suppliers) or downstream (distribution channels), or both. This perspective about how value is created forces managers to consider and see each activity not just as a cost, but as a step that has to add some increment of value to the finished product or service.
