Factors for innovation ecosystem frameworks: Comprehensive organizational aspects for evolution

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 203, P. 123383 - 123383

Published: April 4, 2024

This article aims to identify the organizational factors in innovation ecosystem frameworks beyond scientific, technological, and economic aspects, including cultural, social, ones that have impacted relational complexity of development. Diverse regions worldwide seek establish evolve their rather than following others' references. The initial step addressing models guidelines is understand inherent other relevant capable helping achieve a higher maturity level. reviews scientific literature analyzes developments through qualitative state knowledge under certain framework ecosystems. essential or are separated into actors, entrepreneurship chains, public private funding, appreciation behavioral seeking effective relations, collaboration positive relationships, alliances governance, human social capital, culture, which can be greatly influenced by regional societal habits. development process demands constant learning understanding impacting ecosystem's dynamics performance. Trans-factorial necessary for future research facilitate evolution, incorporating methods, deep technologies complex institutional network considers behavior aspects.

Language: Английский

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Digital capabilities of SMEs: driving the Industry 4.0 revolution and measuring its innovative effects

Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

Purpose This study developed a theoretical model to test the relationship between digital capability and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) its effect on innovation performance in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The proposed was evaluated using partial least-squares structural equation modeling fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. data were obtained from sample of 536 SMEs Chile. Findings presented two dimensions capability: management information communication technologies (ICTs). Management models composed enterprise resource planning customer systems are essential for optimizing organizational management. Meanwhile, ICTs facilitate smooth flow within an organization, leading improved efficiency production processes. I4.0 is encouraged by exposing base such as analytics. These results confirm that influences performance. Practical implications SME managers should encourage development capabilities transition toward I4.0, this can make more competitive innovative changing dynamic scenarios. Social adoption directly affect employment national economic growth. Originality/value Most studies focus factors affecting SMEs’ adoption. They do not, however, address role played current technology firms’

Language: Английский

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Opening Our Innovation Ecosystems to All: The INTEGER Project Case Study

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1164 - 1164

Published: Jan. 31, 2025

Quadruple Helix open innovation ecosystems are gaining relevance as they incorporate different actors with perspectives, contributing significantly to the development of social communities that more responsive today’s and environmental challenges. The Horizon Europe INTEGER project aims better understand how economic can be effectively integrated into European address critical sustainability An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, using three focus groups (partners, stakeholders, driving group) analysing intra- inter-regional health wellbeing regions (Krakow, Hamburg, Catalonia). results propose a systemic model based on new generation Living Labs, called Collaboratories, involves facilitates holistic understanding interconnected dimensions ecosystem, where all interact drive sustainable impact. In addition, this highlights key role facilitator who guides group process from beginning achievement objective, well adaptation when it comes scaling replication, each ecosystem has particular level maturity.

Language: Английский

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Inter-organizational cooperation in the diffusion and improving of innovativeness in micro and macro perspectives: a case of developing economy in an international context

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100503 - 100503

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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How the interplay between innovation ecosystems and market contingency factors impacts startup innovation

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 76, P. 102424 - 102424

Published: Nov. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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In search of better methods for the longitudinal assessment of tech-derived X-risks: How five leading scenario planning efforts can help

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 77, P. 102505 - 102505

Published: March 17, 2024

This mixed methods article discusses the role of scenario analysis as a tool to assess broadest possible specter positive and negative effects technologies social processes within current existential risk assessment research. To do so, it compares contrasts case studies five ongoing, longitudinal planning efforts global nature– Shell scenarios, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), CSIS Seven Revolutions Scenarios, The Millennium Project's State Future, NIC's Global Trends 2040, derive lessons for whether how adjacent (X-risk) tech communities can better deploy methodology. Observations are derived from interviews with practitioners involved in these well an publicly available material issued by each project, including scenarios produced. emphasis is methodologies used, timelines considered, forces identifies important drivers, process engagement once created. Three practices identified include (1) constructing narratives based strong data, (2) sticking plausible (not wild cards), (3) designing engagement, which does albeit different ways. concludes few brief recommendations future efforts, particularly relevant x-risk that aim be governance. Overall, this review shows aimed at influencing governance would benefit (a) more uniformly shared vocabulary, (b) underlying theory cascading systemic change, (c) deeper methodological transparency, (d) increased transdisciplinary perspectives, yet (e) maintaining scientific rigor. These improvements emerging tech-risk X-risk where stakes highest they could be, safeguarding humanity's future.

Language: Английский

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Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies in Chilean Mining: A Comparative Analysis Between Sectors

Mining, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 913 - 925

Published: Oct. 24, 2024

Industry 4.0 represents a crucial technological revolution for the modernization and competitiveness of companies, offering tools that enhance efficiency, productivity, sustainability industrial processes. Adopting these technologies is essential, especially in sectors such as mining, where their implementation can radically transform operations. This study investigates adoption among mining non-mining companies Chile, using data from Survey Access Use Information Communication Technology Companies. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified main variables influencing adoption. The results indicate are significantly more advanced integrating ERP, SCM, Big Data, which optimize operational processes strengthen competitiveness. In contrast, show dispersed adoption, could limit capacity innovation. These findings underscore importance developing differentiated public policies promote SMEs less sectors, also encouraging development internal capacities collaboration between businesses government to accelerate digital transformation.

Language: Английский

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Citizen engagement as a crisis response at higher education institutions in the Baltic states and Ukraine

Nordic Perspectives on Open Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Sept. 6, 2024

This publication presents social actions organised in Baltic universities collaboration with policy, industry, and society, aiming to support Ukrainian populations humanitarian crises. Since the beginning of Russian invasion Ukraine February 2022, many Ukrainians had leave war zone emigrate other countries order find a safe place live. crisis imposed new challenges for people who became refugees states, as well host societies. There was lack resilience mechanisms cope this reality provide refugees. To address these challenges, six partners (four universities, Ukranian university an organization Greece) collaborated project ''Supporting through citizen engagement at Universities'' (Baltics4UA) under Erasmus+ Programme. The main goal Baltics4UA is enhance universities’ responsibility civic states. A methodological approach that focuses on emphasises innovation participation has been developed framework prior organising 23 university-driven every partner institution. Overall, 488 participants took part actions. Participants were asked fill post-event evaluation form; feedback used identify whether met aims objectives project. Moreover, organisers described impact each action by evaluating aim action, level engagement. While planning, implementing actions, encountered variety learned lessons, which can serve useful guidelines those seeking foster effective business, academia society while providing engaging societies crisis.

Language: Английский

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The Need to Rebuild the Economy of the Regions of Ukraine and the Role of Smart Specialization in its Provision

Herald of the Economic Sciences of Ukraine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(46), P. 150 - 159

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The article examines the problems of regional development Ukraine in conditions war. There is an increase disparities due to unevenness losses and destruction from hostilities, migration population displacement enterprises. It concluded that all regions face large-scale tasks economic reconstruction, reconstruction innovative modernization complexes. substantiated strategy smart specialization effective tool for ensuring modernization. essence concept specialization, its theoretical methodological basis are disclosed, policy European Union considered. legal basis, practice shortcomings implementation 2016-2021 analyzed. necessary war defined systematized: realistic strategies communities based on a detailed inventory their own resources capabilities; attraction financial restoration internal external sources; preservation return skilled labor formation competencies economy; involvement actors recovery productive cooperation.

Language: Английский

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Responsible governance: challenges and prospects in Lithuanian rural areas

Social Responsibility Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

Purpose This research aims to define the novel attitude toward social responsibility phenomena from a multi-level governance perspective and, based on Lithuanian case, illustrate territorial concerning needs and challenges for future responsible in rural areas. Design/methodology/approach is organized according qualitative principles. The seven-step Delphi technique was applied reach aim. expert selection done using two criteria, Quadruple Helix approach (Carayannis & Rakhmatullin, 2014; González-Martinez et al., 2023) Stakeholder Salience model (Mitchell al. , 2017). complementary expertise accumulated by involving experts ministry (government helix) as holding highest level of legitimacy field building areas; business helix representatives hold high urgency attributes; power attributes varied among different helixes. In total, 15 were selected implement necessary steps, where experts’ involvement relevant. work lasted four months, starting December 2022, finalizing March 2023. Technical support funding this parallel with part activities Horizon 2020 programme’s project “SHERPA – Sustainable Hub Engage Rural Policies Actors” (2019–2023). Findings number recently observed issues while realizing increasingly complicated application mechanisms, both scientific discussions practical implementation evidence call governance. particular areas, imperfections are very sensitive most evident, elaborations more demanded top, i.e. EU. Throughout recent years, European Commission started employing cocreative consortiums (e.g. SHERPA), which, found much earlier discourse, represent joint power, powerful, urgent legitimate stakeholders, representing helixes government, society, academia, innovative collaborative policy formation practices However, core component that might add phenomenon. conjunction, paradigms propose desired concept, which would implementation, especially considering interests local communities. Research limitations/implications paper presents empirical findings, limited data, collected one EU new member state, Lithuania. International comparative perspectives given referring other related papers. findings promising further framework stakeholder foster collaboration innovation socially theoretical points view. Practical implications developed described methodological be practitioners any area process. used defining unit analysis, either small canton or metropolitan city. study suggests meaningful departing point views better practices. envisages ways manners best value stakeholders general public citizens setting, could extended levels government state. Social takes into account interest broad view how develop political course regions way already established methodology. Originality/value article proposes combination three-pillar CSR, fulfilled original approach, establishing proactive needs-based practices, enabling mechanisms.

Language: Английский

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