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A Collective Intelligence Platform for Developing Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

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Creating Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth and societal progress (Allen 2009; Wennekers and Thurik 1999). In particular, technology-based entrepreneurship has gained relevance as a driver of economic development and the renewal of regions and territories (Phan and Der Foo 2004; Venkataraman 2004). Its potential lies in the transformation of technology-grounded ideas into artefacts and technology applications with market value (Kirzner 1997; Venkataraman and Sarasvathy 2001).

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    Gianluca Elia & Alessandro Margherita

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Elia, G., Margherita, A. (2016). A Collective Intelligence Platform for Developing Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystems. In: Passiante, G., Romano, A. (eds) Creating Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59156-2_7

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