Abstract
This research letter aims to contribute new critical understandings of the
role of peer-to-peer collaborations and Open Innovation in fostering
tourism ecosystems co-creation. By using the British Council – Innovation
for African Universities project – Accelerating Youth Entrepreneurship
and Innovation for Sustainable Tourism in Africa, as an illustrative case, it
shares innovative practices. It calls for further research aimed at
generating new theoretical and practical knowledge on tourism
ecosystems, as a mechanism to enhance sector’s sustainability and
resilience and on the role of peer-to-peer collaborations and Indigenous
Knowledge Systems informed OI, as enablers of tourism ecosystems to
an develop innovative intervention, facilitate youth entrepreneurship,
pivot market opportunities and advance strategies for a sustainable and
resilient tourism sector in the long term.
role of peer-to-peer collaborations and Open Innovation in fostering
tourism ecosystems co-creation. By using the British Council – Innovation
for African Universities project – Accelerating Youth Entrepreneurship
and Innovation for Sustainable Tourism in Africa, as an illustrative case, it
shares innovative practices. It calls for further research aimed at
generating new theoretical and practical knowledge on tourism
ecosystems, as a mechanism to enhance sector’s sustainability and
resilience and on the role of peer-to-peer collaborations and Indigenous
Knowledge Systems informed OI, as enablers of tourism ecosystems to
an develop innovative intervention, facilitate youth entrepreneurship,
pivot market opportunities and advance strategies for a sustainable and
resilient tourism sector in the long term.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Current Issues in Tourism |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Tourism ecosystems
- sustainability
- resilience
- peer-to-peer collaboration
- open innovation
- youth entrepreneurship