D4 Published development or research report or study

Regional report: entrepreneurial ecosystems in six European countries.



Authors: Dhondt, Steven; Dekker, Ronald; van Bree, Thijmen; Hulsegge, Gerben; Oeij, Peter; Barnes, Sally-Anne; Götting, Adrian; Kangas, Olli; Karonen, Esa; Pomares, Egoitz; Unceta, Alfonso; Kirov, Vassil;
Kohlgrüber, Michael; Wright, Sally; Yordanova, Gabriela and Schrijvers, Mirella

Publication year: 2022

Web address : https://beyond4-0.eu/storage/publications/egional%20report:%20entrepreneurial%20ecosystems%20in%20six%20European%20countries/BEYOND4.0_D4.1_Regional%20report_six_countries-PC-18429.pdf


Abstract

This report covers three research activities:

  • firstly, it describes fourteen cases of entrepreneurial ecosystems in eight regions in six EU
countries, based upon desk research into quantitative indicators, interviews and workshops
with actors from the respective ecosystems. In the description, we provide information
about the elements of the ecosystems, the impact of digital transformation on the
ecosystems and the social and economic outcomes of the ecosystems.
  • Secondly, with this description, the report contributes to a novel perspective on the working
of the entrepreneurial ecosystem by comparing the findings across ecosystems. The
qualitative and comparative approach taken in this report provides additional information
on how ecosystems operate and the role of the different elements.
  •  Thirdly, this report offers conclusions on the working of entrepreneurial ecosystems to be
discussed broader within the BEYOND4.0 project. These discussions will be with relevant
stakeholders. These workshop findings will be the basis and serve as input for policy advice
for regional, national and supranational authorities.



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