Digital Transformation of Entrepreneurship on a Global Scale Using a Technological Platform

Digital transformation in entrepreneurship education is an activity that has been taking place in higher education institutions, namely, through digital access to resources, simulations, and serious games. These activities have contributed to greater student engagement and to fostering personalized learning. Despite the recognized success of these activities, entrepreneurship education is still seen as an isolated and internally implemented activity, with few synergies with other institutions and external stakeholders. This study presents a proposal for an innovative technological platform that enables entrepreneurial projects to include students from various higher education institutions helping to build businesses worldwide. The proposed approach also involves integration with investors who can invest and offer mentoring services. A prototyping methodology was employed which provides benefits in terms of rapid iteration and feedback, enabling early visualization and testing of ideas, leading to improved design, functionality, and alignment with user needs. The results of this study show that the implemented solution addresses the critical success factors (CSFs) in the implementation of a crowdsourcing platform such as usability, scalability, transparency, security, monetary compensation, and social recognition. Finally, this study is mainly relevant for higher education institutions to revolutionize their higher education processes by adopting a collaborative approach that allows them to interact with several players on a global scale.