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Developing a local innovation ecosystem through a university coordinated innovation platform: The University of Fort Hare

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  • Sara S. (Saartjie) Grobbelaar

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This article builds on the concept of the ‘Development University’ and draws on findings from previous studies by the author on the transformation pathway and a university-coordinated intermediary platform at the University of Fort Hare. The article places the university at the centre of the development of an innovation ecosystem to facilitate the development of ecosystem platform architectures for engaged scholarship projects and their implementation for the benefit of local communities. The platform ecosystem design framework derived in this article approaches the analysis from three levels: (1) Contextual considerations and design requirements through a development pathway framework; (2) distinguishing between top-down creation of institutional mechanisms and the emergence of bottom-up engaged scholarship activities; and (3) some reflection on the governance and orchestration of the intermediary platform architectural design considerations.

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  • Sara S. (Saartjie) Grobbelaar, 2018. "Developing a local innovation ecosystem through a university coordinated innovation platform: The University of Fort Hare," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(5), pages 657-672, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:35:y:2018:i:5:p:657-672
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2017.1421902
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    1. Atiase, Victor Yawo & Kolade, Oluwaseun & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele, 2020. "The emergence and strategy of tech hubs in Africa: Implications for knowledge production and value creation," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).

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