“Marrying the ‘System of Innovation’ and micro enterprises in real world rural SADC”: an overview of collaborative SMME incubation in the Rural Living Lab of Sekhukhune

Danie Smit, Alida Veldsman · 2007

Summary. This paper examines a rural living lab in Sekhukhune that combines systems of innovation with small and medium enterprise incubation. The authors identify challenges in bridging formal innovation systems with the practical realities of rural small business operators. They advocate for more inclusive, collaborative approaches to rural development that engage real communities in their actual work environments.

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Smit, D., & Veldsman, A.. (2007). “Marrying the ‘System of Innovation’ and micro enterprises in real world rural SADC”: an overview of collaborative SMME incubation in the Rural Living Lab of Sekhukhune. https://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/1599/1/Van%20Rensburg_2007.pdf

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Countries: South Africa
Regions: Africa
Categories: entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks
Added: 2026-04-28