DIGIMPACT Talks #2: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Welcome to DIGIMPACT TALKS, a mini series of podcasts supported by Innovation Talks by Crowdpolicy. In this episode we will talk about Innovation & Entrepreneurship.DIGIMPACT.EU is a dynamic digital learning and innovation platform designed to empower students, academics, and professionals with the skills they need to thrive in the digital era.We are chating with Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, who is a professor at the University of Granada. His research is focused on smart governance, smart cities, open government, emerging technologies, and digital government.About the Speaker:Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar is a professor at the University of Granada. His research is focused on smart governance, smart cities, open government, emerging technologies, and digital government, and he has co-authored over 75 papers in SSCI/JCR journals. He has been recognized as one of the most influential scholars worldwide during the past six years (2019-2024) and has been distinguished as a top scientist since 1996 by Stanford University. He has been honored with the prestigious Fellows Award 2025 by the Digital Government Society in recognition of his exceptional scholarly contributions to the field of digital government research. He is also a reviewer for over 65 international journals and conferences, an elected member of the Board of the FWO Review College Fundamental Research in Belgium, and an international reviewer of many calls for both national and international research projects in different countries (USA, Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Spain, European Science Foundation, etc.). He is an esteemed member of different digital government networks, a member of the Editorial Board of 12 international JCR-listed journals and serves as the Editor in Chief of the International Review of Administrative Sciences, Sustainability, Metrics, and the IJPADA. Additionally, he is the Series Editor for the PAIT book series.Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-pedro-rodr%C3%ADguez-bol%C3%ADvar-b2082218/