ABSTRACT

The paper draws from two case studies of tech hubs in Nigeria and Kenya to investigate the importance of business models to the hubs’ viability and sustainability as economic and social agents. Adopting the triple-layered business model of economic, social and environmental value creation, the study finds that the advanced, and growing, technological capabilities of the hubs are not matched with enough attention on innovative business models that can enable them to better capture value, expand the domestic markets, and compete at the international stage. We argue that a triple-layered orientation can be a win-win, integrated and mutually reinforcing model in which the hubs’ social and environmental impact can enable them to better capture economic value through the development and deployment of advanced technological capabilities and innovative business models.

摘要

该论文借鉴了尼日利亚和肯尼亚科技中心的两个案例研究，以调查商业模式对中心作为经济和社会代理的可行性和可持续性的重要性。该研究采用经济、社会和环境价值创造的三层商业模式，研究发现枢纽先进且不断增长的技术能力与对创新商业模式的足够重视不匹配，这些创新商业模式可以使它们更好地捕捉价值，拓展国内市场，参与国际竞争。我们认为三层定位可以是双赢的，