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Virtual Open Innovation Lab (VOIL)

Basic data for this project

Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2021

Description

Rapid developments in digitalization pose pressure for firms to innovate & transform their businesses by implementing digital technologies & business models. Many firms that struggle with understanding the opportunities & consequences of digitalization. These difficulties are particularly demanding for small firms due to their general lack of resources, knowledge & skills. In order to accelerate the digital transformation of small & medium enterprises, higher education institutions need to adopt effective strategies to develop advanced digital skills in their students, future employees of these companies. Therefore, the target groups of this project are educators & students in Universities, young workers & entrepreneurs/managers of small & medium enterprises. The project VOIL – Virtual Open Innovation Lab has two strategic objectives: (1) to raise awareness about the potential of emerging technologies for the digital transformation of micro, small & medium enterprises, & (2) to design a pedagogical model for simulation-based learning of advanced digital competencies.

Keywords: Digital Transformation; Digital Competences; Simulation; SME
Website of the project: http://www.voil.eu
Funding identifier: 2019-1-DE01-KA203-005021
Funder / funding scheme: 
  • EC - Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus+

Project management at the University of Münster

Becker, Jörg
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Becker, Jörg
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Hermann, Andreas
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)

Project partners outside the University of Münster

  • University of MinhoPortugal
  • Kaunas University of Technology (KUT)Lithuania
  • University of GrazAustria
  • University of Agder (UoA)Norway
  • University of DeustoSpain
  • RheinMain University of Applied SciencesGermany
  • Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED)Greece
  • COTEC PortugalPortugal

Publications of the University of Münster resulting from the project

PlanDigital: A Software Tool Supporting the Digital Transformation
Hermann Andreas, Gollhardt Torsten, Cordes Ann-Kristin, Kruse Paul (2021)
In: Kruse, Leona Chandra; Seidel, Stefan; Hausvik, Geir Inge (eds.), The Next Wave of Sociotechnical Design. 16th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2021, Kristiansand, Norway, August 4–6, 2021, Proceedings, 356-361. Cham: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82405-1_34
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | Published