Assessing capabilities of the hub organisations of Innovation Support Services Ecosystems: an evaluation grid for researchers and practitioners
Transition towards agroecology is an issue both complex and compulsory to tackle. Innovation will be key to respond to the different challenges of this transition and innovators need support to bring their innovation to their full potential. In sub-Saharan Africa, a wide range of organisations provide Innovation Support Services but collaboration between them is still scarce even if some organisations see the potential interest of gathering to provide a more adequate service offer to innovators. These gatherings of services providers are usually orchestrated by one of its members called the hub organisation. We assume that this organisation relies on specific capabilities to create a fully functioning ecosystem of innovation support services. Identifying the hub organisation and being able to characterize its capabilities would allow to enhance weak capabilities and make the ecosystems more efficient in their service offer thus creating a more favourable environment for innovation. We propose an evaluation grid of the hub organisation capabilities, based on literature review and interviews. This tool will be useful for development projects and members of hub organisations to characterise their capabilities and implement the necessary activities to enhance them. It will also be useful for researchers to deepen knowledge on hub organisations, identifying the necessary capabilities for their functioning.
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| Summary: | Transition towards agroecology is an issue both complex and compulsory to tackle. Innovation will be key to respond to the different challenges of this transition and innovators need support to bring their innovation to their full potential. In sub-Saharan Africa, a wide range of organisations provide Innovation Support Services but collaboration between them is still scarce even if some organisations see the potential interest of gathering to provide a more adequate service offer to innovators. These gatherings of services providers are usually orchestrated by one of its members called the hub organisation. We assume that this organisation relies on specific capabilities to create a fully functioning ecosystem of innovation support services. Identifying the hub organisation and being able to characterize its capabilities would allow to enhance weak capabilities and make the ecosystems more efficient in their service offer thus creating a more favourable environment for innovation. We propose an evaluation grid of the hub organisation capabilities, based on literature review and interviews. This tool will be useful for development projects and members of hub organisations to characterise their capabilities and implement the necessary activities to enhance them. It will also be useful for researchers to deepen knowledge on hub organisations, identifying the necessary capabilities for their functioning. |
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