Special Issue "Innovation Development and Sustainability in the Digital Age"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Leyla A. Gamidullaeva
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Guest Editor
Institute of Economics and Management, Penza State University, Penza 440039, Russia
Interests: innovation ecosystem development; educational ecosystem, economic growth; national welfare; sustainable development; regional economy; forecasting; digital economy; sustainable education; blockchain platforms

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The current crisis has highlighted the need to revise the policy of economic growth and globalization towards the search for new sustainable models of economic development with an emphasis on employment, the quality of life of the population and environmental improvement. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to promote sustainable economic growth through higher levels of productivity and implementation of technological innovations. Innovation is considered to be a crucial factor, which can improve the competitiveness of firms and ensure sustainability.

Technological, digital, environmental, and political trends swiftly and universally have covered all social and economic processes. Notwithstanding, many open issues exist in literature about the critical role of digital technologies in sustainable economic development that involve firms, universities, startups, academics, and so on. With this in mind, we look for theoretical and empirical research able to investigate a variety of issues, such as:

  • Sustainable business model developing cases
  • Non-traditional methodologies such as simulation, agent-based modelling, network analysis, and system dynamics for sustainable development in different spheres (economic, educational, social, etc.)
  • Analysis of the relationship among the development of digital technologies, sustainability-led innovations and open innovation approaches
  • Identification of influencing factors linked to the exploitation of sustainability-led innovations by industrial enterprises
  • Ecosystem approaches to sustainable socioeconomic development
  • Analysis of the role of digital tools able to nurture innovative sustainable development in different industries
  • Evaluation of the contribution of digital technologies to innovation ecosystems development: regional, national and local level
  • Analysis of the impact of digital technologies on organizational and innovation performances
  • Investigation of the relationship between the institutional entrepreneurial environment and innovation outcomes: regional, national, and local levels
  • Identification of moderating/mediating factors of the relationship between sustainable development processes and key business outcomes for industrial enterprises.

Dr. Leyla A. Gamidullaeva
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • innovation ecosystem
  • industry
  • sustainability-led innovations
  • innovation projects
  • sustainability
  • circular economy
  • innovation
  • technology
  • human resources
  • stakeholders
  • smart city
  • sustainable education
  • sustainable tourism
  • digital technologies
  • sustainable enterprises
  • open innovations

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Management of Externalities in the Context of Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic Zone
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7749; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147749 - 12 Jul 2021
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The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An [...] Read more.
The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An analytical review of the research which has been published previously allows us to discuss the issue of sustainable development in the Arctic through the prism of the theory of externalities. Considering this, the paper examines some relevant issues from the standpoints of the concept of sustainable development and scientific and technological progress. Against the background of the identified problems, the purpose of the research is to clarify management decisions in the field of internalization of the externalities of economic development of the Russian Arctic zone. As research methods, the authors have applied comparative analysis, dynamic analysis, the coefficient method, correlational analysis and cluster analysis. An analytical review of scientific works, research tooling and a statistical database concerning the development of the Russian Arctic zone provided the following scientific results: the category of “externalities” in the context of industrialization of the Arctic zone’s territories and their systematization in a number of areas (environmental, innovation, investment, infrastructure, social, etc.) has been clarified; some trends in the degree of neutralization of negative environmental externalities in terms of environmental problems (pollution capture, waste disposal, recycling and wastewater treatment) have been identified; the dynamics of investment per unit of environmental pollution in the context of environmental approaches have been elucidated; the efficiency of investments in environmental preservation measures in the territories of the Russian Arctic zone have been evaluated; positive innovative externality from the investment of own funds in the fixed capital of enterprises have been revealed; the typology of the subjects of the Russian Federation that form part of the Arctic zone, according to the criteria of the intensity of costs for neutralization of negative externalities (territories with high, moderate and low intensity of costs) have been suggested; and a package of measures in order to manage the external effects of economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the context of sustainable development has been proposed. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of taking all of them into account in the implementation of the state program “Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”, contributing to the qualitative development of the territories of the Russian Arctic and improving the well-being of the population of the corresponding constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Full article
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