Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Minitrack Chairs

Prof. Soulla Louca

Dept. of Digital Innovation
University of Nicosia

✉ louca.s@unic.ac.cy

Prof. Nicholas Nicoli

Dept. of Communications
University of Nicosia

✉ nicoli.n@unic.ac.cy

Track Description: Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The minitrack on Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship examines the dynamic interplay between digital technologies and entrepreneurial ventures. It focuses on how digital innovations transform business models, reduce barriers to entry, and enable access to global markets.

By leveraging tools such as cloud computing, e-commerce platforms, and big data analytics, blockchain technology, IoT, AI, etc., entrepreneurs can create novel products and services and enhance decision-making processes. This minitrack welcomes contributions that explore the development of digital ecosystems, where startups and stakeholders collaborate to drive technological advancements.

The session is designed for academics, practitioners, and policymakers interested in understanding and harnessing the potential of digital technologies in entrepreneurship. It encourages interdisciplinary contributions from fields like information systems, business management, and innovation studies.

Topics of Interest

This mini track invites research on topics including, but not limited to:

  • → Facilitation of new ventures through digital technologies
  • → Transformation of business models with digital innovation
  • → Access to global markets and reduction of barriers to entry
  • → Enhancement of decision-making through big data and analytics
  • → Creation and development of digital innovation ecosystems
  • → Emerging technologies and their impact on business
  • → Startup ecosystems and their regional, national, and global contexts
  • → Strategies for business model innovation using digital tools
  • → Trends in funding and investment for digital ventures
  • → Policy and regulation affecting digital innovation

Publication Opportunity

Selected papers from this track will be considered for publication in the Special Issue:

Exploring Sustainable Tourism from Economics and Ecological Footprints

Special Issue in Sustainability (MDPI Journal)