DIGITALIZATION, DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENT OF NEW BUSINESS MODELS – WAYS TO RESPOND TO CHALLENGES. USH PRO BUSINESS, WALACHIA HUB AND DUAL-USE CLUSTER CASE STUDY

Irina Gabriela Rădulescu (), Costin Lianu () and Cosmin Lianu ()
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Irina Gabriela Rădulescu: Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Postal: 39, București Ave, Ploiesti, Romania, Tel.: +40244573171
Costin Lianu: “Spiru Haret” University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Postal: 46G Fabricii, Street, District 6, Bucharest, Romania, Tel.: 0213169793
Cosmin Lianu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Economics and International Affairs Doctoral School, Postal: 11 Tache Ionescu Street,

Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series, 2020, vol. 20, issue 2, 26-41

Abstract: Dual-use technologies, which mean technologies used for both military and civil applications, are evolving in the context of digitalization. Even in pre-digital era, at the dawns of the technological progress of mankind, the use of technologies was ambivalent, both for warfare and civil wellbeing. Now however, we assist to a fast blending of dual use and digital processes which is changing the landscape of the business models. We name this new process interaction as Dual-use Digital Blending (DDB). Issue 2/2020 26 This paper is investigating the trends of evolution of this blended dual-use digital transformation technologies and their impact on the new geo -economic and geopolitical confrontations, on the trade flows and economic balance of power. We analyse the new emerging business models triggered by DDB and the managerial challenges they will require, especially for innovative SMEs and SMEs. Finally, we argue that university led innovation ecosystem, like the case study presented, may offer knowledge hubs for managers, organized in clusters in order to be better prepared for the described DDB process

Keywords: dual-use; export; digital transformation; new business models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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