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    • Learn About Startup Ecosystem
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    • Innovation Entrepreneurship Curriculum
    • Growth Academy eLearning Platform
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For Ecosystem Operators

Ecosystem Operator licensing model is designed to provide authority, independence and freedom of each license holder within their ecosystem, while benefiting from global connectivity and shared developments in global ecosystem.

City, Regional Or National Ecosystem Operator

​Candidates are evaluated based on their position in the related ecosystem(s) and business plan proposal. Pricing considerations are based on related economy GDP, population and ecosystem maturity level.
  • Connect, Coordinate and benchmark startup ecosystem for economic development
  • Holistic ecosystem view for more evidence regarding startup ecosystem activities  to quantify public startup supporting policy performance 
  • Benchmark between functions and other ecosystems nationally and between other countries to improve policy making and services, inform local decision-making and engage key players with quantifiable data to drive better growth economic conditions
  • To accelerate decision making and digital ecosystem development overall
  • To reduce the commitment risk from others, 
  • To secure the licence for own region to safe hands and reduce the risk of licensing ending up to any “non prefered” operator
  • To be able to pass on the license (or license rights) for most suitable party to operate if needed
  • To secure the position of defining the rules for own region 
  • To use the digital platform as a vehicle to transfer & distribut own digital & related assets along with the platform

Digital Economy

Countries are competing to have world’s leading startup ecosystems to renew and sustain their economy.
 
This can be achieved only when startup ecosystem organizations take digitalization seriously where roles are networked in real-time, and there is transparency of different actors in the field

The digital economic development of city, region or country must be under their own control.

Key strategic points of digital 

  • Future is digital and it can't be ignored, left to change or expected to resolve on its own
  • Own expertise, control & freedom of development must be guaranteed
  • Design and drive user behavior (guided processes, user journeys, gamification)
  • Startup ecosystems are about networking, collaboration and connectivity, digital is no different and should reflect that 
  • Sustainability and proper resourcing of; knowledge, strategic planning, management and operative capability, need to secured
  • DATA and metrics standardization for international comparability, connectivity and benchmarking
  • Digital enables to “break silos” and avoid building national silo
  • Digital relevance = level of presence, activity, expertise & DATA

Digital Approach

  • Digital provide most efficient way to build connectivity, measurability and scalability
  • Digitalize your ecosystem processes for measurability and to produce big DATA
  • Key DATA and ability to open/share selected DATA and users for further/external development must be possible 
  • Focus on infrastructure level and selected key user services
  • Vendor lock must be avoided
  • Equal rights of participation of selected functions (connectivity, development, etc.), need to be offered and maintained  
  • Infrastructure approach offers the way to build true “one stop shop” - service approach - that “just a portal” can not

​Startup Commons Solution

  • Digital solution specifically designed for Startup Ecosystems
  • Big financiers, Countries and Cities as primary customers or partners, other ecosystem actors as indirect customers
  • Building global standardization for measurability and benchmarking
  • Startup Ecosystem Development & Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure expertise and knowledge support
  • Digitally connecting ecosystems globally

Operator License

​For full source code ownership rights for one geographical ecosystem level
  • Cost less than own custom build (faster and with less money)
  • No vendor lock
  • Shared ongoing development costs and learnings 
  • Source code and data ownership 
  • Defining own local rules 
​
50K USD one time fee 
2K USD per month for global development roadmap and connectivity support

​Knowledge Building Support

  • Help build the local operative team
  • Educate and train local team(s) to; 
    • manage, operate, support and further develop the setup and solutions
    • to embed the knowledge for local context
  • Define KPI’s, collect data and analyse to learn & improve 
  • Connect and benchmark with other ecosystems using same solutions 

What’s part of license

  • The license include full ownership right for the use and deployment of software for “defined usage area” (one ecosystem), with freedom to develop software for own needs
  • Full access to latest versions of software code (source code) that is constantly updated.
  • Working Setup: Database structures, user interfaces, the use of accession to the text content, as well as Software-related instructions and other documentation. 
  • All future developments from global development (Developed by SC and other current and future shared source license holder)
  • Global Shared source license holders development roadmap communication and coordination (joint development projects, visibility to future versions etc.)
  • Rights for ongoing connectivity between shared source licence holders digital ecosystems
  • Access and use of certified development resources (certified software partners)
  • In case of termination, right to keep a latest copy of the software, setup and data existing at the time of termination.

​What’s not Part of License

  • Hosting or operating the software
  • Local custom software development 
  • Training or operative support 

Any such responsibility need to be defined and agreed separately. Ie. a separate training, consulting and support plan need to be evaluated based on licensee operative resources availability, knowledge, expertise etc. to be provided by SC or Certified Partners.


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