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Previous studies show that digital transition brings several benefits and challenges for companies. Among those challenges, particularly for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the main one is increased capacitation, from technical roles to management. Considering this, the main objective of this study is to identify the training needs and the ecosystem support in the face of the digital transition for Portuguese manufacturing SMEs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with industry experts and company professionals in the automotive and textile sectors. It was concluded that all workers, from technical roles to middle and top management, need more digital capabilities and would benefit from training programmes. The most desired areas for training are data science, virtualisation skills, quality assurance, technical training, and soft skills. The preferred format is physical (or hybrid at most) during working hours and with theoretical training before on-the-job learning. Both industrial companies and experts believe in the value of involving external entities in the training of employees, with the three most referred entities being technology and interface centres, universities, and business associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Twelve crowd innovation spaces (from China) are selected as case samples, and the niche distribution model of the crowd innovation space's innovation ecosystem is constructed based on structural hole theory. Further, this research reveals the interactive relationship and value creation mechanism among the innovation ecosystem's components from the value co-creation theory perspective. The research draws the following conclusions from three aspects: (1) The niche of the components of the crowd innovation space ecosystem is characterised by multiple levels, which can be divided into the core layer, convergence layer, and support layer. (2) In the innovation ecosystem, crowd innovation space is at the convergence layer. By filling structural holes, the innovation ecosystem can reach the 'no holes' state. Thus, it can promote the connection of the components of the innovation ecosystem to form a network of innovation resources such as knowledge and technology; (3) The value creation in the crowd innovation space's innovation ecosystem is two-dimensional. Based on whether there is direct interaction or not, value creation can be divided into value co-creation and value auxiliary-creation. Relationship embeddedness and value co-creation are two important mechanisms of value creation in the innovation ecosystem of crowd innovation space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores value-creation mechanisms in an institutionally diverse social and health care ecosystem, specifically through the lenses of institutional logics and institutional work. The research context is the social and health care innovation ecosystem in Tampere, Finland, comprising actors from various institutional backgrounds. The research method is an inductive interpretivist analysis, frequently used in studies on institutional logics. The alternation between empirical data—derived from interviews (n = 21), surveys (n = 23), and memos (n = 71)—and the theoretical framework yields new insights. Specifically, the empirical and the theoretical evidence provides practical examples of value-creation mechanisms, institutional logics, and modes of institutional work in social and health care innovation ecosystems. This article is one of the few papers that integrate institutional logics and institutional work to study value creation in a diverse social and health care innovation ecosystem. It contributes to the existing literature on collaborative value creation and the social and health care ecosystem by identifying how different value-creation mechanisms are manifested as hybridity in the ecosystem and how institutional work fosters collaborative value creation. This study fills a research gap by refining the understanding of collaborative value-creation mechanisms and their institutional underpinnings in social and health care ecosystems, thereby enriching both bodies of literature. These insights promote a nuanced understanding of collaborative value-creation practices in institutionalized settings, with implications for both policymaking and further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Breakthrough green innovation acts as a critical leverage point and a fundamental driver of the development of new productive forces. This study employs a sample of 108 cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2011 to 2021 to investigate the impact of digital infrastructure on urban breakthrough green innovation and its underlying mechanisms. The findings are as follows: (1) Digital infrastructure construction facilitates urban breakthrough green innovation, with a notably more substantial impact on strategic breakthrough green innovation. This result is validated through robustness and endogeneity tests. (2) Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the enhancement effect of digital infrastructure on breakthrough green innovation is more prominent in non-resource-based cities, cities with higher levels of marketisation, and those with weaker environmental regulations, with a particularly significant influence on substantive breakthrough green innovation. (3) Mechanism analysis reveals that upgrading industrial structures, optimising market resource allocation, and increasing public environmental awareness are critical mechanisms through which digital infrastructure strengthens urban breakthrough green innovation capacity. Additionally, as improvements occur in industrial structure, market resource allocation efficiency, and public environmental awareness, the impact of digital infrastructure on urban breakthrough green innovation capacity displays a nonlinear effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The demographic change calls for the creation of age-friendly environments that result from the collaboration between several fields. Previous initiatives fostering age-friendly environments often had less-than-desired impact or reach due to financial and bureaucratic constraints. Additionally, territory-specific standards and needs hinder the replication of good practices. Based on a mixed-methods approach combining a narrative review of knowledge models followed by expert consultation, we propose a framework to maximise the sustainability of Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environment (SHAFE) initiatives by connecting local ecosystems and stakeholders, including underrepresented entities, and thus promote sustainable business models, to ensure the replicability, scalability, and sustainability - the Transnational Local-sphere Model. This social innovation framework goes beyond previously established helix frameworks, by incorporating fresh ideas on democratic policy making, transnational spanning, and inter-ecosystem collaboration, as well as emphasising the role of institutions, stakeholders, networks, and principles. The collaboration and competition between the different stakeholders ensure a value-driven, cost-effective, and inclusive intervention, maximising impact. The Transnational Local-Sphere Model can also be applied in the development of other social innovation initiatives that benefit a user-centred multi-stakeholder inter-ecosystem approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The innovation ecosystem has a significant impact on regional innovation development. Based on the "actor-resource-environment" analytical framework, this study takes nine cities in mainland China within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) from 2012 to 2022 as case studies. By applying a comprehensive evaluation model and kernel density estimation, the study analyzes the development level and dynamic evolution of the innovation ecosystem in the GBA. Furthermore, using a mixed-method approach of dynamic QCA and NCA, the study explores the pathways to achieving high innovation performance in the GBA. The key findings are as follows: (1) The comprehensive score of the GBA innovation ecosystem shows a rising trend, with a pattern of multi-polarization, "top-tier effect", and the persistence of strong performance within the region. (2) Technological innovation actors and the digital economy environment have become necessary conditions for achieving sustained high innovation performance in the GBA. Inter-group results highlight the significant temporal effects of technological innovation actors, R&D personnel input, and a public service environment, which exhibit S-shaped, W-shaped, and U-shaped patterns, respectively. Intra-group results reveal notable regional differences in the necessity level of seven conditional variables across GBA cities. (3) There are two types of innovation ecosystems driving high innovation performance in the GBA: actor-driven and resource–environment synergy-driven ecosystems. While no significant cross-time or cross-case effects exist between these two types, inter-group consistency changes indicate that the innovation ecosystem in the GBA has become more mature and stable since the establishment of the GBA in 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on a literature review, the article proposes a theoretical articulation integrating the innovation subfields of service innovation, social innovation, and public sector innovation. The results revealed a theoretical-methodological research gap regarding the system that mobilizes a set of dimensions for collaborative creation of innovations that generate public value for society, which was conceptualized as public sector innovation ecosystem. Nevertheless, an ecosystem analytical matrix framework was proposed through seven dimensions: ecosystem actors; nature or role of the actor in the ecosystem; competences and preferences of the multiple actors; operations, functions and technologies related to services; nature of innovation; and, public value creation. This research provides an opportunity to advance the knowledge about public innovation and subsidizing innovative policies and managerial practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding innovation ecosystems and the circular economy is crucial for systemic change in business and industry, fostering eco-innovation and advancing sustainable development. This study uses bibliometric analysis to uncover the research trends, patterns, and collaborations, revealing a significant gap in understanding the interactions between innovation ecosystems and the circular economy and offering potential avenues for future research that align with sustainable development. The analysis was carried out with the help of Biblioshiny and VOSviewer on the final selected documents of 2981 from the Scopus database through a search query and the SPAR-4-SLR stages of filtration. The key findings of the study are as follows: collaboration among countries involves accessing countries' resources, knowledge, markets, and location. The study explores research trends in the innovation ecosystem and circular economy, focusing on five key clusters: the circular economy for eco-innovation and resource recovery, circular business models for fostering sustainable innovation in the bioeconomy, sustainability through renewable energy and sdgs, the sustainable business model for enhancing green innovation through entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the circular business model in Industry 4.0. The bibliometric analysis identifies trends, research gaps, and collaboration patterns, revealing potential avenues for future exploration in industrial symbiosis, energy transition, and the system of innovation. The study analyzed only the documents available in Scopus. The exclusion of papers based on the search period, language, document type, and incomplete details are the limitations of this research and open the scope of potential future research. The findings will help existing researchers in this field as well as new researchers interested in this field by clearly understanding trends and further research scopes. The study also offers actional recommendations and practices to policymakers. Practices, and entrepreneurs for the attainment of global sustainability goals. The novelty and originality of this study rely on a thorough literature review that describes the state of the art in the innovation ecosystem and circular economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Complementors play a crucial role in innovation ecosystems by contributing to the co-creation of the value proposition and its benefit enhancement. However, research on these actors and their interactions remains limited. Investigating eight Danish wind energy complementors, this embedded case study explores the complexity of their interactions through a mixed-method approach. Initial quantitative analysis is performed using topic modelling to inform the coding of the following qualitative analysis that maps the trends and evolution of complementors' interactions. The findings reveal that, despite an apparent unawareness or conscious dismissal of the competitive dynamic involved, most wind energy complementors engage in coopetitive interactions at some point, particularly with the focal firms. The study advances our understanding of complementors, emphasising their importance and complexity as ecosystem actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Understanding innovation ecosystems and the circular economy is crucial for systemic change in business and industry, fostering eco-innovation and advancing sustainable development. This study uses bibliometric analysis to uncover the research trends, patterns, and collaborations, revealing a significant gap in understanding the interactions between innovation ecosystems and the circular economy and offering potential avenues for future research that align with sustainable development. The analysis was carried out with the help of Biblioshiny and VOSviewer on the final selected documents of 2981 from the Scopus database through a search query and the SPAR-4-SLR stages of filtration. The key findings of the study are as follows: collaboration among countries involves accessing countries’ resources, knowledge, markets, and location. The study explores research trends in the innovation ecosystem and circular economy, focusing on five key clusters: the circular economy for eco-innovation and resource recovery, circular business models for fostering sustainable innovation in the bioeconomy, sustainability through renewable energy and sdgs, the sustainable business model for enhancing green innovation through entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the circular business model in Industry 4.0. The bibliometric analysis identifies trends, research gaps, and collaboration patterns, revealing potential avenues for future exploration in industrial symbiosis, energy transition, and the system of innovation. The study analyzed only the documents available in Scopus. The exclusion of papers based on the search period, language, document type, and incomplete details are the limitations of this research and open the scope of potential future research. The findings will help existing researchers in this field as well as new researchers interested in this field by clearly understanding trends and further research scopes. The study also offers actional recommendations and practices to policymakers. Practices, and entrepreneurs for the attainment of global sustainability goals. The novelty and originality of this study rely on a thorough literature review that describes the state of the art in the innovation ecosystem and circular economy.

This study explores the role of local authorities in achieving net zero emissions in the context of the climate crisis, with a particular focus on the freight transport sector. The study identifies the challenges of decarbonising urban freight transport and highlights the need for planning frameworks to facilitate this transition. The authors examine freight innovation ecosystems and the various actors involved in designing public policies that incentivise the creation or enhancement of these ecosystems. Through a systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis, and content analysis, this study identifies a lack of connection between the literature on these topics. However, it also highlights the potential for lessons to be learned from successful incentive frameworks in the four clusters identified. The authors propose a comprehensive incentives framework that includes both direct and indirect incentives aimed at the ecosystem and the public sector, respectively, as well as city conditions that can facilitate systemic change. Overall, this study provides valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders seeking to promote sustainable transport and achieve net zero emissions.

In an era characterized by the rapid flow of innovation resources in a globally interconnected economy, the concept of innovation ecosystems has gained prominence. This research paper, titled "Exploring the Dynamics of Graduate Students Breakthrough Innovation Ecosystems in "Necklace" Technology: A Game-Theoretical Approach," delves into the transformative role of graduate students in fostering national independent innovation, particularly in the realm of "necklace" technology. It investigates the intricate interplay among knowledge suppliers, demanders, and learning platforms within the tailored breakthrough innovation ecosystem for postgraduates. Drawing upon game theory, the study constructs an evolutionary game model to unravel the dynamics of value co-creation within this ecosystem. The research aims to understand how these elements influence the system's evolution toward an optimal stable state, emphasizing the transformative impact of additional benefits from the knowledge platform and potential advantages from the knowledge supply side. The findings provide theoretical insights into the complex relationships among knowledge providers, demanders, and platforms, shedding light on the conditions that shape the ideal state of the ecosystem. Furthermore, the paper offers valuable managerial implications for stakeholders in graduate education and policymaking. It highlights the central role of knowledge platforms and the need for incentives to encourage knowledge transfer and collaboration. Policymakers can leverage these insights to promote digital technology integration and collaborative knowledge creation among diverse stakeholders, ultimately enhancing the efficacy of innovation ecosystems in graduate education. This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on knowledge innovation within the context of graduate education, aligning with contemporary trends in online teaching paradigms and transformative value propositions. It not only enriches theoretical foundations but also provides actionable recommendations for practitioners and policymakers in the field of innovation ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research endeavors to explore the patent portfolio of the Saudi Aramco, shedding light on the primary technology sectors where the corporation secures patents to protect its innovations. The fundamental objective of this paper is to identify gaps in research activities by conducting an in-depth analysis of patent data. By doing so, it aims to pinpoint both organizations and independent inventors within Saudi Arabia that are addressing research challenges akin to those tackled by Aramco but lack substantive research collaborations. Leveraging the comprehensive "Patentscope" database and employing advanced field combination search techniques, this study aspires to bridge these gaps in Saudi Arabia's research landscape. The outcomes of this research will be systematically conveyed to the industrial liaison department of Aramco. This crucial step will set the stage for future regional collaborations that embody the concept of the "triple helix relationship," bringing together industry, academia, and independent inventors to jointly confront global research challenges within Saudi Arabia. The significance of nurturing such cooperative endeavors cannot be overstated. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to harness the collective knowledge, resources, and expertise of multiple stakeholders. By doing so, it will undoubtedly contribute to the development of innovative solutions for pressing global research challenges within the dynamic landscape of Saudi Arabia's innovation ecosystem. This research is not merely a retrospective examination of patent portfolios; it represents a proactive step towards shaping the future of innovation in Saudi Arabia, catalyzing the triple helix collaborations that are at the heart of thriving innovation ecosystems worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the role of local authorities in achieving net zero emissions in the context of the climate crisis, with a particular focus on the freight transport sector. The study identifies the challenges of decarbonising urban freight transport and highlights the need for planning frameworks to facilitate this transition. The authors examine freight innovation ecosystems and the various actors involved in designing public policies that incentivise the creation or enhancement of these ecosystems. Through a systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis, and content analysis, this study identifies a lack of connection between the literature on these topics. However, it also highlights the potential for lessons to be learned from successful incentive frameworks in the four clusters identified. The authors propose a comprehensive incentives framework that includes both direct and indirect incentives aimed at the ecosystem and the public sector, respectively, as well as city conditions that can facilitate systemic change. Overall, this study provides valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders seeking to promote sustainable transport and achieve net zero emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In our paper, we examine the simultaneous impact of the agglomeration economy (AE) and the innovation ecosystem (IE) on the competency development of SMEs in the Piemonte region in three high-tech sectors: aerospace, mechatronics, and automotive. This study focuses on the critical challenge for SMEs: survival and market position expansion amidst rapidly changing external environments. We used the capability approach, which includes identifying and assessing a company's competencies through the capability matrix, as a tool to analyse a company's competitiveness in the industry based on structural changes; we determined the key insights from managerial practices of SMEs that help to comprehend the behaviour of high-performing, sustainable-performing, and low-performing companies in the development of competencies. The key finding is that SMEs' sustainability in the context of structural changes in the external environment is primarily influenced by factors such as investment in the development of company competencies, industrial cooperation, strategic planning, cross-fertilisation, and the impact of company age and size on the availability of resources, along with the level of internationalisation. This study also identifies the main challenges these SMEs face, particularly the lack of highly skilled human resources to meet the sector's specific needs, as well as the difficulties companies face in adapting to changes in consumer behaviour and forecasting future business strategies. In addition, this study introduces the AE and IE variables as strategic tools to enable company representatives to improve their development strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the growth of the digital economy and new technological advancements, data as a novel factor of production is becoming increasingly important for promoting innovation and development. The interactive integration of digital technology with societal progress also enables closer cooperation between innovation entities. Ecological coordination of digital innovation has gradually emerged as the predominant form of technological output and knowledge translation. Concurrently, digital transformation and innovation of the real economy crucially support implementing major national development strategies and constructing an innovative country. Using literature analysis, theoretical analysis, and empirical research, this paper summarizes theories of digitaldriven innovation, especially joint innovation domestically and abroad. Using the methods of fixed effect model, intermediary mechanism test and heterogeneity test, this paper explores the effect and path of enterprise digitalization affecting the innovation and total factor productivity of manufacturing enterprises. It utilizes Chinese A-share manufacturing listed companies from 2012-2022 as a sample to explore how digitization impacts enterprise innovation. The study found that digital technology propels enterprise innovation and has a greater effect on joint innovation between companies. Facing high economic uncertainty, the positive influence of innovation output on high-quality enterprise development is more pronounced. Accordingly, this paper reasonably recommends improving independent innovation abilities, harnessing joint innovation effects of the ecosystem, and constructing a supportive government innovation environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Innovation in times of crisis has experienced a flood of research in the wake of recent events. These studies are dispersed over a broad range of fields and do not adequately reflect earlier research or prior crises. To encourage the convergence of related literature streams, we define crisis innovation as an ecosystem-level process to meet the needs of—and overcome the resource constraints derived from—an exogenous shock. We then conduct a systematic literature review aided by machine learning techniques, specifically utilizing topic modeling. We derive a taxonomy of crisis innovation, which represents innovation as a response to societal crisis, funding crisis, financial crisis, economic crisis, digitalization, transformation, political crisis, strategy crisis, and organizational crisis. We find that crisis innovation drives digitalization through increased motivation for open and ecosystem innovation, but also that the dynamic network structures required for lasting digital transformation are often not implemented during crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research delves into the operational intricacies and pathways driving value realization within a supply chain innovation ecosystem, with a specific focus on the lens of value co-creation. Leveraging China's home appliance manufacturing industry as a case study, we develop a system dynamics model, revealing that the collaborative interaction among core enterprises, partners, and customers significantly contributes to system value creation. Notably, the digitalization level of enterprises emerges as the primary catalyst for value creation within the system. This study establishes the framework and boundaries of the supply chain innovation ecosystem, outlines value realization pathways, provides key insights on value co-creation for manufacturing enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study conducts a systematic literature review of San Diego’s innovation ecosystem to analyse its evolution, dynamics, the most influential (key) stakeholders, and success factors. 1,405 documents from Scopus and 809 documents from Web of Science (WoS) were retrieved and analysed to obtain a final sample of twenty articles. The ecosystem’s key organisational stakeholders were identified as UC San Diego, research institutes, venture capitalists, pioneer and leading companies and intermediary organisations. Regarding success factors, key political factors include research funding, other public funding and policies that foster, for example, the actors’ geographical proximity. Key economic factors include start-up support systems, company acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs). Several vital social factors, such as collaboration, social networks and risk-taking culture, were also identified. Finally, the key technological success factors include technology transfer, specific focus areas and critical mass in research and development. This systematic review, complemented by expert interviews, provides a comprehensive view and validation of the stakeholders and factors that have contributed to the emergence, evolution and dynamics of the innovation ecosystem. The study also exemplifies an originally nonleading city’s path to success, which can provide valuable innovation policy and planning insights for other nonleading regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In cross‐border regions (CBRs), especially in Cross‐Border Regional Innovation Systems (CBRISs) research, proximity has traditionally served as the primary framework for measuring cross‐border integration and supports the view that the closer the proximity on both sides of the border in terms of physical, functional, cognitive, institutional and other dimensions, the more integration is fostered. Recently, however, this view has been questioned, with both theoretical studies of 'related varieties' and empirical results from specific cross‐border cases challenging the adequacy of the proximity framework as a singular dimension for analysing CBR integration. To bridge this knowledge gap, this paper expands the proximity framework to four dimensions of relational proximity, innovation ecological environment integration, complementary advantages and common goals from the perspective of innovation ecosystem, builds an analytical assessment framework of cross‐border regional innovation ecosystem (CBRIE), and conducts an empirical analysis of the Shenzhen–Hong Kong CBR. The results show that the framework accounts well for the development of CBRIEs. Furthermore, the exchange of innovation factors between Shenzhen and Hong Kong has made greater progress and accelerated, and is moving towards building an innovation ecosystem. However, they have not yet formed a complete CBRIE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following the rise of innovation ecosystems (IEs) in various sectors around the world, we observe a corresponding increase in IE-related studies. And while the existing body of knowledge provides a rather solid conceptualisation of the phenomenon and its distinctive characteristics, we still lack an understanding of its structure, the behaviour of participants, governance, and regulation. At the same time, most of the IE-related studies are conducted within developed contexts, which limits the generalizability of available evidence. Our study aims to fill the abovementioned gaps in the literature and makes several contributions. First, our results shed more light on the structure of IE and the role of the focal firm. Second, the study provides important empirical evidence on peculiarities of behaviour among IE participants and the composition of various IEs thus enhancing our understanding of IE development processes. Third, this research provides insights into tactics and governance mechanisms within the studied IEs, therefore, expanding the current body of knowledge on IE governance and regulation. Finally, we complement the existing body of literature with additional empirical evidence from an emerging market context. Results of this study also include valuable empirical implications for managers and policymakers in the context of the expanding IE-related activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Innovation is vital for sustainable regional development. Government is generally not a source of innovation per se, but the authors shows that by establishing and funding an industrial innovation ecosystem, it can create fertile conditions for research institutions to introduce innovative technologies into industry and for industry to introduce its gaps and needs to motivate and direct academic research. This paper aims to present a case study of the Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) as a "triple helix" collaboration model engaging Industry-University-Research (IUR) institutions. The authors aim to provide a fresh perspective on constructing innovation ecosystems, promoting value creation and advancing the adoption of industrial technology. Design/methodology/approach: Taking JITRI as a case study, this research examines its innovative approaches to interfacing with IUR organizations within China's Yangtze Delta region. The authors propose a multilayered framework where JITRI serves as the core, facilitating the formation of a robust innovation ecosystem with diverse IUR entities. Findings: This framework comprises three layers: core, platform and support. JITRI acts as the central nexus, binding these elements together and fostering a cohesive innovation ecosystem. By analyzing the operational mechanisms of the Jiangsu Provincial innovation system, the authors gain valuable insights into how JITRI bridges the gap between academia and industry. This facilitates the efficient commercialization of technologies. The success of the JITRI approach presents a compelling model for emulation by other provincial innovation ecosystems seeking to enhance their innovation capabilities. Research limitations/implications: This study enriches the ongoing conversation on innovation ecosystems, proposing novel avenues for further research. However, the field requires continuous monitoring through longitudinal studies. Given the long-term nature of such initiatives, the full impact of this approach might only be realized over several decades. Practical implications: JITRI aims to create a robust and innovative provincial innovation ecosystem through its focus on IUR collaboration. This unique approach offers valuable insights and ideas for fostering the development of thriving innovation ecosystems in other provinces. These insights encompass new perspectives on innovation ecosystem development, value creation and industrial advancement. Originality/value: This study pioneers the use of the JITRI system as a case study, offering valuable insights with potential application to innovation ecosystems across China and globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Innovation ecosystems foster collaboration between academia, industry, public bodies, and civil society to drive technological and social advancements. The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging (EIP on AHA), launched in 2012, aimed to extend healthy life years, improve healthcare efficiency, and stimulate economic growth. Reference sites (RSs) and action groups (AGs) were key components, with RSs adopting collaborative approaches to improve health outcomes. Andalusia, Spain, achieved top recognition across multiple EIP on AHA calls for its digital health strategies and strong Quadruple Helix collaboration. In 2022, Andalusia’s self-assessment using the SCIROCCO tool highlighted strengths in digital transformation and citizen empowerment. Andalusia’s innovative practices in health have contributed to regional improvements in healthcare efficiency, life expectancy, and research initiatives.

We critique demands in artificial intelligence and technology development for bridging the so-called principles-to-practice gap that are voiced for instrumental reasons, such as accelerating adoption or creating trust, via clearly actionable ethical rules or via outsourced guidance offered by ethics ‘experts.’ We contend that these views are prone to amount to a simple reconfiguration of technical implementation. We support inclusive and philosophically grounded ethical reflection as key to bridging the gap. However, we acknowledge that this requires assistance, e.g., in the form of platform structures as part of ecosystem governance. Such platforms should facilitate inclusive discourse to disaggregate ethical principles on different levels of abstraction, and contextual framings, as well as support the considerable interdisciplinary work for unpacking them. Translating ethical principles into practice involves indispensable collaborative processes of (self-)reflection, including those with epistemic privilege on the relevant subject matter. We propose that ecosystems should provide the corresponding infrastructure.

This study seeks to formulate and validate a model that investigates the correlation between the effectiveness of digital accounting information system (EDAIS) and sustainable innovation ecosystem (SIE). Additionally, it seeks to investigate the mediating role of green servitization (GS) in the relationship between EDAIS and SIE. It seeks to clarify if the relationships among EDAIS, GS, and SIE vary according to the degree of recoverable slack (RS). The statistical data collected from a sample of 883 respondents employed in public sector organizations (PSOs) in Vietnam was examined using a two-step Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach. Additionally, the multi-group analysis (MGA) was employed to examine the moderating effect of RS. The results validated a robust and positive connection between EDAIS and SIE. Simultaneously, GS assumed a partially mediating role in this interaction. The obtained findings indicated that RS served a moderating function in shaping the relationships among EDAIS, GS, and SIE. The study's findings and discussion will aid practitioners and policy-makers in improving and methodically formulating strategies to encourage the adoption of sustainable innovation.

The main goal of this research is to explore the relationship between digitalized accounting information system (DAIS) and servitization (SERV). Alternatively, it aims to delve into the mediating role of sustainable innovation ecosystem (SIE) in the interlink between DAIS and SERV. More importantly, it makes several attempts to deepen insight on whether the significance and effect size of the relationships between DAIS, SERV and SIE vary grounded on specific degree of recoverable slack (RS). The theoretical framework based on a questionnaire survey of PSOs is explored using structural equation modeling (SEM) and multigroup SEM for direct, indirect, and moderating effects, respectively. The result analysis highlights the strong positive relationships between the three constructs. More concretely, the findings indicate that SERV is positively impacted by DAIS. Additionally, SIE served as the mediator in this relationship. Moreover, the findings suggest that RS served as a moderator in the relationships between DAIS, SERV, and SIE. The results of this study would allow leaders and policymakers of PSOs to capitalize on DAIS to develop and implement SIE in order to attain SERV.

The National Major Science and Technology Projects in China are characterized by government leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and international cooperation. However, challenges such as insufficient innovation capacity and inadequate commercialization of scientific achievements are becoming increasingly prominent. This paper adopts the conceptual framework of natural ecology to examine these projects. By utilizing theories and methods from ecology and systems science, we draw an analogy between the innovation ecosystem of China's national major science and technology projects and the structure of ecological systems, analyzing the interrelationships among the components of the innovation ecosystem and establishing the four-level model. The findings indicate that collaboration and policy guidance among the enterprise, research, and auxiliary innovation layers promote scientific output and innovation, while the external environmental layer provides robust support and safeguards, collectively driving the development of the innovation ecosystem. We study the operational mechanisms of the innovation ecosystem in depth, identifying mechanisms of competitive symbiosis, coordination, and sharing. These mechanisms work together throughout the project management process, offering new insights for enhancing the scientific and effective management of these projects. The national innovation ecosystem and high-quality development mutually reinforce and complement each other. As a critical pathway to high-quality development, our study provides new approaches to addressing the challenges of insufficient innovation capacity and the difficulty in translating scientific achievements into practice, contributing to the optimization of resource allocation, and the deep integration of technological innovation with economic and social development.

Open innovation rests on the idea that not all the smart people work only for you, and managing human interaction across organizational boundaries is therefore central to open innovation. This article starts with outlining and reviewing research on this human dimension of open innovation. The article develops seven principles of innovation-producing encounters that can guide managers in enabling value creation through open innovation. We continue by introducing the rest of the special section, which expands beyond the human dimension to also include firms, platforms, and ecosystems, with important implications for the creation and capture of value from open innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]