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Digital Innovation Hubs and portfolio of their services across European economies

Gavkalova, Nataliia; Gladysz, Bartlomiej; Quadrini, Walter; Sassanelli, Claudio; Asplund, Fredrik; Ramli, Muhammad Rusyadi; Detzner, Peter; Deville, Jane; Dragic, Miroslav; van Erp, Tim; Georgescu, Amalia; Price, Liz; Robertsone, Galina; Terzi, Sergio

Authors

Nataliia Gavkalova

Bartlomiej Gladysz

Walter Quadrini

Claudio Sassanelli

Fredrik Asplund

Muhammad Rusyadi Ramli

Peter Detzner

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Dr Jane Deville J.Deville@hull.ac.uk
Embedded Researcher in Health Inequalities

Miroslav Dragic

Tim van Erp

Amalia Georgescu

Liz Price

Galina Robertsone

Sergio Terzi



Abstract

Research background:Digital ecosystems in Europe are heterogenous organizations involv-ing different economies, industries, and contexts. Among them, Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) are considered a policy-driven organization fostered by the European Commission to push companies’ digital transition through a wide portfolio of supporting services. Purpose of the article: There are DIHs existing in all European economies, but literature needs more precise indications about their status and nature. The purpose is to study a distribution of DIHs and differences in portfolios of DIHs’ services across European economies. Therefore, the paper wants to deliver more precise data on effects on national and European policies. This is required to define their final role and scope in the complex dynamics of the digital transition, depending on regional context and heterogeneity of industries. Methods: Data on 38 economies was collected from the S3 platform (on both existing and in preparation DIHs) and further verified by native speaking researchers using manual web scrapping of websites of DIHs identified from S3. To find potential similarities of digital ecosystems in different economies as emanated by the existence of DIHs, clusterization (Ward’s method and Euclidean distances) was applied according to the services offered. Economies were clustered according to the number of DIHs and the spread of DIHs intensity in different cities. The results were further analyzed according to the scope of the provided services. Findings & value added: The applied clustering classified European economies in four different sets, according to the types of services offered by the DIHs. These sets are expression of the different digitalization statuses and strategies of the selected economies and, as such, the services a company can benefit from in a specific economy. Potential development-related reasons behind the data-driven clustering are then conjectured and reported, to guide companies and policy makers in their digitalization strategies.

Citation

Gavkalova, N., Gladysz, B., Quadrini, W., Sassanelli, C., Asplund, F., Ramli, M. R., Detzner, P., Deville, J., Dragic, M., van Erp, T., Georgescu, A., Price, L., Robertsone, G., & Terzi, S. (2024). Digital Innovation Hubs and portfolio of their services across European economies. Oeconomia Copernicana, 15(1), 59-94. https://doi.org/10.24136/oc.2757

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 1, 2024
Online Publication Date Feb 16, 2024
Publication Date Mar 30, 2024
Deposit Date Mar 18, 2025
Publicly Available Date Mar 18, 2025
Journal Oeconomia Copernicana
Print ISSN 2083-1277
Electronic ISSN 2083-1277
Publisher Instytut Badań Gospodarczych
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 1
Pages 59-94
DOI https://doi.org/10.24136/oc.2757
Keywords Digital Innovation Hubs; Clustering; Innovation ecosystem; Digital transition; Industry 4.0; Digitalization
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5084548

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