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The central role of technological entrepreneurship in transforming the current economic scenario has recently generated considerable interest. Its importance is related mainly to its capacity to support innovation, job creation, productivity and economic growth (Van Praag and Versloot 2007; EC 2013) and to promote sustainable smart development (SEECEL 2011).

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Passiante, G., Romano, A. (2016). Introduction. In: Passiante, G., Romano, A. (eds) Creating Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59156-2_1

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