Digital Innovation Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review and a New Definition

The rapid development of digital technologies creates digital ecosystems that penetrate into the everyday lives of society. The digital ecosystem is a relatively new phenomenon and has multiple connotations and dimensions in the scientific literature, but it is univocally recognized as a context of the technological execution of both innovation and business ecosystems. The concept of digital innovation ecosystems (DIE) is only partially debated in the scientific literature, so the main objective of this research is to provide a full-fledged definition of the phenomenon under consideration. To reach this goal, an approach based on a broad systematic literature review (SRL) of scholarly studies is adopted. SRL on the definitions and dimensions of DIEs provides evidence of the nature of this rising trend, allowing an in-depth understanding of the dynamics in this domain. The main results of the research are the aggregation and analysis of the various definitions of DIEs, their systematization, and the formulation of comprehensive and shared DIEs.