Volume IV of this four-volume series focuses on Innovation Ecosystems and Knowledge Strategies in the Digital Age , drawing on selected contributions from the GFICCiKiICKM 2025 conferences, held under the theme Shaping the Future of Data, Knowledge and Innovation with AI for Global Sustainable Change . It offers a timely and insightful perspective on the role of artificial intelligence in driving digital transformation across organisations, economies, and societies.

The remaining volumes address AI and Digital Transformation (Volume I), AI, Ethics and Governance (Volume II), and Knowledge Management in a Changing World (Volume III). Together, they provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on how artificial intelligence is reshaping contemporary societies.

This volume contributes to current debates by presenting a diverse set of empirical and conceptual studies examining innovation ecosystems and knowledge strategies across multiple domains, including digital transformation, sustainability transitions, governance, and sector-specific applications. Collectively, the contributions illustrate how knowledge-based approaches can support innovation in increasingly complex and interconnected environments. Drawing on global case studies and expert contributions, it delivers actionable insights across key domainssuch as knowledge management, intellectual capital, data science, and innovationpositioning AI as a transformative force for sustainable impact.

Investigates innovation ecosystems in digitally connected and complex contexts Connects knowledge strategies with AI, sustainability, and governance Supports innovation through knowledge-based approaches and global case studies

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Florinda Matos is a Professor of General Management at ISCTE Business School, ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, and an associate research fellow at DINÂMIA'CET IUL Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies, Portugal, where she leads several international projects, including the CoVE Future Skills Factory. As the editor of several journals and books, she has authored numerous works on knowledge and intellectual capital management, resilience, sustainability, and digital transformation. She is a distinguished conference chair for numerous conferences in the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management, as well as innovation. Additionally, she is the Founder and President of ICAA Intellectual Capital Association and serves as Portugal's ambassador for The New Club of Paris.

Tereza Raquel Merlo is a professor, researcher, consultant, and CEO of Merlo Management Consulting, specializing in Knowledge Management Systems. She teaches at the University of North Texas, USA, and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the editor of the Artificial Intelligence in Organizations book series by World Scientific, she has authored several works on data, knowledge management, leadership, AI ethics, and business strategy. A keynote speaker and co-chair of the International Conference of Knowledge Management (ICKM), she serves on international advisory boards and scientific committees, including the Scientific Council for the Glossary of Innovation, Organizational Knowledge, and Scientific and Technological Information (IBICT).

Paulo Mauricio Selig, PhD in Production Engineering, was President of the Brazilian Production Engineering Association. He was a cofounder and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Knowledge Engineering and Management at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. Currently, he is the chairman of the International Conference on Knowledge and Innovation (ciKi) and a volunteer professor in the postgraduate program in Engineering and Knowledge Management at UFSC.

Fernando Ostuni Gauthier is a scholar in the field of Knowledge Engineering, currently serving as a Full Professor in the Department of Knowledge Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. His research interests include knowledge engineering, ontologies, linked data, entrepreneurship and innovation, artificial intelligence, evolutionary computing, and digital education. Throughout his career, he has published extensively on these topics in prestigious international journals and conferences.

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Introduction.- Rethinking Innovation Management in the Brazilian Judiciary in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: the centrality of assessment indicators.- The Strategic Role of Leadership in Organizational Creativity.- Mapping Good Practices for Business Incubator Management.- Operationalizing Cultural Values in Language Models: A Comparative Analysis Using Hofstede's Dimensions.- Innovation Habitats in the State of Paraná, Southern Brazil: A Study of Technology Parks.- Subcontracting Risk Approaches in Portugal's Moulds and Plastics SME Landscape.- Cultivating circularity: how partnerships foster circular business models in the food system.- Knowledge in Territories: the case of the Eurogarden Project.- Knowledge Management Strategies in Innovation Ecosystems: The Case of IDEIA.- Systemic competitiveness in the development of rural territories A case study of the state of Santa Catarina Brazil.- SWOT Analysis and Policy Recommendations for Solar Power in the EU Renewable Energy Transition.- Cross-Sector Collaborations for Accelerating Energy and Digitalization Transitions.- ECO-CAOs: a conceptual metamodel for knowledge ecosystems.- Integrating the Septic Tank User into the Public Sanitation System.- A knowledge-based approach to migration to a free contract environment.- A Framework for Business Diagnosis: A case study with Brazilian startups.- Strategic Trends in the Implementation of Technological Innovations: an integrative review.- Intersections of the Concept of Entropy in General Systems Theory and Information Theory: A Literature Review.- Science Communication on YouTube®: A Case Study of the Channels Átila Iamarino and Nerdologia.- Shaping Smart Campus Framework: Domains, Indicators, and AI-Driven Public Innovation.- Knowledge Graphs for Smart Cities: A Systematic Review of Ontologies, Tools, and Decision-Making in Smart Ports and Tourism.- Data Science-Based Tool To Evaluate IT Teams.- Non-Contact Method for Cattle Weight Estimation Based on Deep-Learned Convolutional Neural Network.- Intelligent Model of the Filtration Drying Process of Corn Alcohol Distillery Stillage.- Building Organizational Capacities for Sustainable Telecommunications through the ABC Coproduction-Based Learning Methodology.- Drone-Enabled Data Collection for Sustainable Viticulture: A Practical Framework for Precision Viticulture.