%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2022 %T The Diffusion of Blockchain as a General Purpose Technology Driving Digital Transformation %A Jason Windawi %K blockchain %K digital %K general purpose technology %K innovation %K institutions %K transformation %X Digital transformation as a process is integrally linked to the creation and diffusion of a set of general purpose technologies (GPTs) that provide both the motive force, as well as the means, for the transformation of existing industries and the creation of entirely new ones. This article takes as its subject the diffusion of one such technology - blockchain - and explores the relationship between the Schumpeterian innovation at the core of its diffusion and digital transformation as a macro process. Theoretically, I work from Rogers' definition of diffusion as a locally heterogeneous process in which variation in a new technology’s use and adaptation are driven by the decisions of entrepreneurs working in specific contexts, as well as Schumpeter's concept of innovation as a form of recombination. I explore variation in these processes of innovation and recombination across three broad clusters of implementations: Digital Economies, Extra-Institutional Trust, and Digital Finance. I find that each of these clusters is marked by a distinct form of innovation defined by differing patterns of recombination with other digital GPTs, and by the role that institutions and institutional actors play in this variation. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 12 %P 22010201 %8 05-2022 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1478 %N 1/2 %1 Princeton University and Rook DAO A. Jason Windawi is a blockchain researcher and the Organizational and Design Lead at Rook DAO. He recently completed a PhD in Sociology at Princeton University, where his dissertation research examined blockchain technology as a form of digital transformation, as well as new forms of organization and governance involved in its implementation. He holds an MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from Columbia University and an AB in Political Science from Stanford University. %& - %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1478 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2018 %T Supporting Self-Determined Indigenous Innovations: Rethinking the Digital Divide in Canada %A Jasmin Winter %A Justine Boudreau %K digital %K Indigenous %K innovation %K makerspaces %K technology %X This article seeks to revisit dominant narratives of digital technological development in Indigenous communities in Canada. By prioritizing Indigenous voices and drawing from concepts of self-determination and sovereignty, this analysis reorients discourse surrounding the “digital divide” towards a strength-based approach that positions Indigenous peoples as innovators and creators, not just consumers, of digital technologies. This article begins with a discussion of how dominant media has used technology and technological imagery to misrepresent Indigenous cultures and perpetuate colonial biases, and emphasizes the importance of making space for Indigenous future imagery. Following this is a discussion of digital storytelling and virtual landscapes, showcasing a small sample of Indigenous initiatives online, in video game and app development, and in augmented and virtual reality. Finally, this article considers the potential of “makerspaces” as a framework for future action to bridge theory and practice. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 8 %P 38-48 %8 02/2018 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1138 %N 2 %1 First Nations Technology Council Jasmin Winter is a recent graduate of the Master’s in Development Practice program at the University of Winnipeg, which stands on Treaty 1 territory. Originally from Vancouver, on the unceded lands of Coast Salish peoples, Jasmin was raised by a European father and a Chinese mother. This article contains material from a Major Research Paper that was graciously supervised by Dr. Julie Nagam. Jasmin completed a field placement with the Initiative for Indigenous Futures in the summer of 2017, and was a research assistant for the Transactive Memory Keepers project. She is currently working for the First Nations Technology Council in British Columbia. She is incredibly grateful to have had these opportunities to support Indigenous-determined innovations. %2 University of Ottawa Justine Boudreau completed her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and is now working on a Master’s degree in Electronic Business Technologies. During the last three years, she has spent her time playing with new technology and diversifying her knowledge. She spent almost two years working with the Maker Mobile delivering workshops and integrating new curriculum for robotics and women in science and engineering. She then moved on to work for the uOttawa Richard L'Abbé Makerspace while teaching and running the first and second year engineering design courses run through the Makerlab. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1138 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2016 %T A Digital Maturity Model for Telecommunications Service Providers %A Omar Valdez-de-Leon %K business %K business transformation %K digital %K digital transformation %K digitization %K disruptive technologies %K innovation %K maturity model %K telecommunications %X Industries across the spectrum are being faced with a fundamental change: digital transformation. The telecommunications industry is no exception. For communications service providers, this transformation started some time ago with the emergence of so-called over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp and Skype. However, in spite of such transformation being underway, there is a lack of frameworks and tools to help communications service providers navigate such radical change. This article presents the findings of a research project to develop such a framework: the digital maturity model for telecommunications service providers. The model aims to offer a structured view of digital transformation that is specific to the context and challenges of the telecommunications industry and that can be used as a standard to help communications service providers benchmark themselves against peers or themselves as they advance their transformation. This article describes the need for the model and the methodology used to develop it, and it offers recommendations on how to use the model and further develop it as our understanding of digital transformation evolves. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 6 %P 19-32 %8 08/2016 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1008 %N 8 %1 Ericsson Omar Valdez-de-Leon is a Senior Consultant within the Global Consulting and Systems Integration practice at Ericsson. He is a practitioner in the area of innovation and digitization of products and services and, over the years, he has worked across the IT and telecommunications industry in companies such as Bosch, Logica-CGI, Elster, Vodafone, and Ericsson, with a focus on new business initiatives grounded in emerging technologies. He holds an MSc in Technology & Innovation Management from SPRU in the University of Sussex, UK, and an MBA from Manchester Business School. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1008