Strengthening innovation and Technology policies for SME Development in Albania

Tahiti, Rovena Tahiti Rovena; Shahini, Besa

doi:10.5709/ce.1897-9254.o149

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“…In the digitalization era of the industrial revolution 4.0, MSMEs in the agricultural sector must prepare themselves and adapt to changes to respond to future challenges and turn threats into opportunities (HAJI, 2021;Hrivnák et al, 2021;Kusumawati et al, 2021;Lioutas et al, 2021;PENG et al, 2021;Zambon et al, 2019). Agricultural MSME activities are expected to efficiently and effectively increase productivity significantly and be competitive (Rovena Tahiti & Besa Shahini, 2010;Szanyi-Gyenes, 2019).…”

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The Challenges to Developing Smart Agricultural Village in the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Tumiwa

Tuegeh²,

Bittner³

et al. 2022

TIS

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Nowadays, rural depopulation is one of the biggest problems in developed and developing countries, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic impacts various sectors, especially the economic sector. However, the development of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution forced all sectors, including agriculture, to adapt and take advantage of internet-based digital technology by developing smart agriculture. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the development of smart agriculture in rural areas. This study uses a systematic literature review with a TAA approach with secondary data collected from Scopus databases. The downloaded documents will be further analyzed using VOSviewer software to find the clustering. After the coding process by first-order categories, second layer theme, and aggregate dimension, this research found several theoretical concepts about the “Smart Village”. The definition of the ‘smart village’ concept is a combination of smart agriculture and industry 4.0 technology utilized by rural MSMEs to use the information and communication technology integrated into public services and economic activities. There are still many obstacles encountered in the application of ‘smart villages,’ such as the lack of youth participation and the low quality of human resources in the agricultural sector, limited internet network coverage, and the lack of optimal capital support. This research will contribute to the systematic literature review method by purposing filtering criteria of TAA to shade the light of the lack of data accuracy in several leading databases of scholarly impacts. This research also gives a clear direction for further research regarding industry 4.0 and Indonesia's smart agriculture concept application.

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confidence: 99%

The Challenges to Developing Smart Agricultural Village in the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Tumiwa

Tuegeh²,

Bittner³

et al. 2022

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The Link Between Innovation Behaviors and Productivity Strategies of Enterprises in Albanian Economic Growth

Turan¹,

Gjana²

2015

Eur. j. econ. bus. stud.

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The paper primarily aims to provide a link between the innovation behaviors and productivity levels of enterprises in Albania, which are the main source of job creation and employment in economic growth, as well as underscore the importance that the innovation behaviors and productivity strategies of enterprises play in Albanian growth in the long-run. The regression model developed and Johansen co-integration test applied on the data of GDP per worker and the number of created jobs or employed in , are investigated with the scanted literature throughout the study.

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Towards a Pragmatic Perspective on Business Innovation in Western Balkan Countries: The Case of Albania

Nientied

Karafili²

2016

IJBM

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Recent reports and articles on innovation and innovation management in the Western Balkan countries conclude that innovation is quite limited. It is suggested that the development of a national innovation system is needed to increase innovation capacity and innovation outcomes. However, this is a conventional perspective which has so far not worked. In this article we explore Albania as a Western Balkan case. The aim of the article is to learn from a better contextualization of innovation, by taking into account the specific conditions of the Western Balkan countries and Albania in particular. Results of empirical research confirm that the innovation capacity of Albanian firms is rather minimal indeed. They also provide insights that lead to an alternative perspective of fostering business innovation in Albania; not a focus on building a national innovation system but on a pragmatic 'everyday innovation' approach. This perspective should be relevant for other Western Balkan countries too.

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Strengthening innovation and Technology policies for SME Development in Albania

Abstract: SummaryThis paper describes the current economic policies in Albania, particularly

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The Challenges to Developing Smart Agricultural Village in the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

The Challenges to Developing Smart Agricultural Village in the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

The Link Between Innovation Behaviors and Productivity Strategies of Enterprises in Albanian Economic Growth

Towards a Pragmatic Perspective on Business Innovation in Western Balkan Countries: The Case of Albania

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