EAGER: Collaborative Research: Developing and Testing an Incubator for Digital Entrepreneurship in Remote Communities

EAGER：协作研究：开发和测试偏远社区数字创业孵化器

• 批准号: 1758814
• 负责人: Olaf Kuhlke
• 金额: $ 13.97万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota Duluth
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1758814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Collaborative; Research; Developing; Testing

Abstract: Public This collaborative award supports research to design and evaluate a model for entrepreneurial small-business accelerator optimized for job creation in remote Alaskan communities, in collaboration with indigenous populations. Specific objectives and outcomes of this project include:* To conduct two workshops with large-scale community involvement in Noorvik, Alaska and Arviat, Nunavut gathering and linking data to the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) project related to comparative US/Canadian venture capital investment potential in the North American Arctic.* To develop a digital incubator/accelerator model specifically optimized towards preparing North American indigenous Arctic entrepreneurs to start businesses in the creative and cultural sectors.Diversifying and strengthening Alaska's economy aligns strongly with U.S. Arctic Policy for national security and economic development. Alaska is a frontier market with extensive untapped creative entrepreneurial assets. Drawing from existing rural and Pan-Arctic business innovation and research, coupled with direct work with Alaskan communities, the IdEA initiative works to grow the Alaskan economy for the transformative benefit of the United States Arctic and potentially other rural communities in the United States. In addition, this research project will also provide key insights into the infusion of training in entrepreneurship into diverse undergraduate and graduate experiences, as the NSF Strategic Plan 2018-2022 notes such training "can speed the translation of new discoveries into commercial applications" and greatly benefit the nation. Abstract: Technical The (IdEA) Incubator for Digital Entrepreneurship in the Arctic works with remote Alaskan communities to co-produce transformative digitally-focused and economically-centered knowledge developing a digital incubator/accelerator connecting Alaskan rural entrepreneurs with venture capital. The proposed research activities permit comparative cross-pollination of concepts related to Pan-Arctic labor market opportunities for economic development potential, technological capacity, and cultural capital. The incubator leverages multidisciplinary mixed-methodological community-centered approaches to develop and test coproduction of a framework for scientific and economic knowledge in the field of Community Informatics. IdEA applies optimized entrepreneurial training linking entrepreneurship best practices with venture capital support, enabling rural Alaskan communities to develop and apply their unique expertise for the specific purpose of growing and diversifying their economy in alignment with U.S. Arctic Policy for national security and economic development.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

摘要：公共此合作奖支持研究设计和评估创业型小企业加速器的模型，优化为阿拉斯加偏远社区创造就业机会，与土著居民合作。* 在阿拉斯加的诺尔维克和努纳武特的阿尔维亚特举办两次有大规模社区参与的讲习班，收集数据并将数据与北极地方观测和知识交流项目联系起来，该项目与美国/加拿大在北美北极的风险资本投资潜力比较有关。开发一个数字孵化器/加速器模式，专门为北美土著北极企业家在创意和文化领域创业做准备。阿拉斯加经济的多样化和加强与美国北极政策的国家安全和经济发展密切相关。阿拉斯加是一个前沿市场，拥有大量尚未开发的创意创业资产。利用现有的农村和泛北极商业创新和研究，再加上与阿拉斯加社区的直接合作，IdEA倡议致力于发展阿拉斯加经济，为美国北极地区和美国其他潜在农村社区带来变革性利益。此外，该研究项目还将为将创业培训融入多样化的本科生和研究生经历提供关键见解，因为NSF 2018-2022年战略计划指出，此类培训“可以加速将新发现转化为商业应用”，并使国家受益匪浅。摘要：北极地区数字创业孵化器（IdEA）与阿拉斯加偏远社区合作，共同开发以数字为重点和以经济为中心的变革性知识，开发一个将阿拉斯加农村企业家与风险投资联系起来的数字孵化器/加速器。拟议的研究活动允许与泛北极劳动力市场的经济发展潜力，技术能力和文化资本的机会相关的概念的比较异花授粉。该孵化器利用多学科混合方法论以社区为中心的方法来开发和测试社区信息学领域科学和经济知识框架的共同生产。IdEA应用优化的创业培训，将创业最佳实践与风险资本支持联系起来，使阿拉斯加农村社区能够发展和应用其独特的专业知识，以实现经济增长和多样化的特定目的，与美国北极国家安全和经济发展政策保持一致。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。