Castelli, Silvia Lanza2024-05-242024-05-242024Grainger, P., & Castelli, S. L. (2024). Regionally Based ­Socio-Economic ­Ecosystems: Case ­Studies from Argentina. Global Solutions Journal: Issue 10, 10, 152-161.https://repositorio.21.edu.ar/handle/ues21/29054In recent years, growth in digital transfor mation has increased exponentially, but in some regions, only slow growth has been achieved, as in Argentina. This represents a remarkable Argentine deficit of skills and a shortage of talent for the develop ment of industry 4.0/5.0. The conclusion reached at an International Engineering Workshop which took place in Cordoba, Argentina confirmed this. Documenta tion derived from a collaboration with the UCL Global Engagement Strategy was considered, and projects and start-ups in London and Glasgow associated with digitalization, as well as lessons learned, were included. Finally, during 2023 a sur vey of digital maturity was carried out with Argentine companies. In addition, a field observation of direct data collec tion from Argentine companies as well as interviews with experts were conducted. Furthermore, 51 Argentine job banks were consulted, looking for digital transforma tion-related skills. Beyond the business world, 500 academic programs of study within Argentine university degree pro grams were examined to detect digital transformation-oriented content. Even considering the particularities of the country, some patterns were de tected including the urgent necessity of improving education as a guarantee of growth to promote a better Argentine digital transformation. Indeed, based on the diagnosis and including key points of the Social Ecosystem Model, a set of rec ommendations oriented towards aligning professional skills covered by university degrees in Argentinian academia with market needs was formulated. These focus on the Vocational Education andengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/InformaticaCiencias aplicadasProducción científicaarticle