Using Simulation to Leverage Digital Transformation of SMEs: A European Perspective

Ramos, I., North, K., Thalmann, S., Aramburu, N., Hermann, A., Gräslund, K., Barros, V.


Zusammenfassung

Digital transformation is one of the main challenges that SMEs face nowadays. Nevertheless, to a great extent, they lack the necessary capacities and skills to introduce and apply technologies that can support digitalization. As a design science approach, researchers from different European countries have carried out the collaborative research project VOIL to collect and scientifically develop resources and tools to support SMEs in building digital skills. In the context of this project, a tool is developed to assess the digital maturity of SMEs. Moreover, a learning journey based on the use of simulators is proposed together with a minimal viable prototype integrating all developed tools to provide a comprehensive learning environment. Lessons learned from the application of said learning online environment in experimental settings are also shared. The project results contribute to the research that has been carried out within the scope of life long learning, proposing the aggregation of pedagogical strategies that allow self-guided learning in the workplace.

Schlüsselwörter
Making Digital Transformation Real; digital skills; digital transformation; emerging technologies; learning journey; simulation-based learning



Publikationstyp
Forschungsartikel in Sammelband (Konferenz)

Begutachtet
Ja

Publikationsstatus
accepted / in press (not yet published)

Jahr
2022

Konferenz
55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Konferenzort
Maui

Buchtitel
Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Herausgeber
Bui, Tung X.

Erste Seite
4889

Letzte Seite
4898

Reihe
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Verlag
University of Hawai'i at Manoa / Hamilton Library

Ort
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Sprache
Englisch

ISSN
2572-6862

ISBN
978-0-9981331-5-7

DOI