Digital Innovation Hubs supporting SMEs digital transformation

Sassanelli, Claudio; Terzi, Sergio; Panetto, Hervé; Doumeingts, Guy

doi:10.1109/ice/itmc52061.2021.9570273

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“…This would require a longitudinal study and long-term access to case organizations, but it would be a fascinating future research topic. Finally, future practical improvement practices of ApuaDigiin should consider the systematics of how new research-based methods and tools can be incorporated into its service catalog, as was also stated by Sassanelli et al [37] in their study, by referring to the concept of a service pipeline.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…These will function as one-stop shops that help companies (especially SMEs) dynamically respond to digital challenges and become more competitive. Sassanelli et al [37] consider the support given to SMEs by DIHs, the predecessor of EDIHs. They propose the Data-Driven Business-Ecosystem-Skills-Technology (D-BEST) service portfolio for DIHs to support the DT of SMEs.…”

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Supporting the digital transformation of SMEs — trained digital evangelists facilitating the positioning phase

Kääriäinen

Saari

Tihinen

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As digital transformation (DT) sweeps over society, the exploitation of digital solutions is obvious, especially for large enterprises. Unfortunately, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle with DT because of limited resources, understanding, and implementation skills. Thus, SME companies need both methods and tools to proceed with DT as well as support to exploit them. This article presents a study in which adult learners with professional experience are trained to use a digitalization development method and tools to analyze target organizations’ digitalization state and identify improvement ideas. Thirty trained digital evangelists used the tools and methods while conducting digitalization status analyses in eleven organizations. The study results show that the method and tools work in the context presented in this research. The study’s findings are beneficial for the educational professionals interested in educating students towards helping SME organizations along their digitalization pathway.

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Supporting the digital transformation of SMEs — trained digital evangelists facilitating the positioning phase

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Saari

Tihinen

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“…The adoption of digital technology helps companies and, more especially, SMEs to become more competitive through improving their business and production processes. DI supports Digital technology and digital innovation these companies by assisting them in implementing digital technologies (Sassanelli et al, 2021). In Chinese manufacturing firms, DT significantly boosts their potential for invention since DT uses, also, heterogeneity to verify various circumstances.…”

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The role of digital technology and digital innovation towards firm performance in a digital economy

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Zehri

Saraih

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PurposeIn this study, the researchers explored the roles played by digital technologies and digital innovation (DI) in Pakistan's Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) companies' firm performance (FP).Design/methodology/approachThe researchers used a quantitative study to gather cross-sectional data from employees working in Pakistan's ICT companies. The authors based this study's findings on 396 valid samples.FindingsThe structural equation modeling (SEM) findings underline that digital capability (DC), digital orientation (DO) and digital transformation (DT) have positive and significant effects on DI and FP. Moreover, there is a positive and significant relationship between DI and FP. Finally, DI mediates DC's, DO's and DT's associations with FP.Practical implicationsBy committing to embracing new digital technologies and updating existing DCs to become innovation leaders and to improve FP, the findings will help sectors to take advantage of developing digital technologies and the trend toward digitalization. The results are also valuable for policymakers when considering if SMEs should be provided with more money for the digital up-skilling of their employees. Finally, this study's findings enrich the depth of literature about companies' use of digital technologies.Originality/valueThis study's empirical findings confirm the roles played by DC, DO and DT in improving DI and FP in a developing country such as Pakistan.

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“…Such technologies enable companies to exploit, for example, high-performance computers, e-government tools, and advanced digital skills. Given that, DIHs either independently or in collaboration and networking with other hubs, can offer several services that would not be readily accessible elsewhere [13][14][15]. To clarify, Figure 1 illustrates a typical DIH ecosystem.…”

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A Learning Framework for Supporting Digital Innovation Hubs

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With the increasing demand for digital transformation and (digital) technology transfer (TT), digital innovation hubs (DIHs) are the new piece of the puzzle of our economy and industries’ landscapes. Evidence shows that DIHs can provide good opportunities to access needed innovations, technologies, and resources at a higher level than other organizations that can normally access them. However, it is critically important to note that DIHs are still evolving, under research, and under development. That is, there are many substantial aspects of DIHs that should be considered. For example, DIHs must cater to a wide spectrum of needs for TT. From this perspective, the contribution of this work is proposing a generic and flexible learning framework, aiming to assist DIHs in providing suitable education, training, and learning services that support the process of (digital) TT to companies. The proposed learning framework was designed, evaluated, and improved with the support of two EU projects, and these processes are discussed in brief. The primary and leading results gained in this way show that the learning framework has immense potential for application to similar cases, and it can facilitate and expedite the process of TT to companies. The study is concluded with some directions for future works.

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Digital Innovation Hubs supporting SMEs digital transformation

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Supporting the digital transformation of SMEs — trained digital evangelists facilitating the positioning phase

Supporting the digital transformation of SMEs — trained digital evangelists facilitating the positioning phase

The role of digital technology and digital innovation towards firm performance in a digital economy

A Learning Framework for Supporting Digital Innovation Hubs

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