Dear Colleagues, this special issue focuses on digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. This topic is of vital importance at a time when businesses and policy makers are increasingly recognizing the need to transition to more environmentally conscious and resource efficient economic models. Integrating digital innovation and entrepreneurship with economic growth enables companies to not only adapt to the ever-changing digital environment, but also to drive the economy forward in a sustainable and resilient manner.

 

By aligning digital innovation and entrepreneurship with economic growth, companies should be able to achieve significant environmental as well as economic benefits, including resource optimization, cost reduction and improved competitiveness. Therefore, this special issue proposes to explore various facets of integrating digital innovation and entrepreneurship with economic growth, covering topics such as:

i. Digital business models

ii. Entrepreneurship and economic growth strategies

iii. Inclusive, resilient economic development

iv. Product design for digitization and circular economy.

v. Sustainable sourcing and supplier engagement

vi. Sustainable Development Goals

vii. Fintech and digital solutions

viii. Regulatory frameworks, public policies and incentives

ix. Public policies for sustainable development.

 

Digital innovation; Entrepreneurship; Economic growth; Sustainability; Resource efficiency; Digital; Business models; Inclusive economic development; Digital product design; Fintech; Public policies; Sustainable development