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Digital unit
Collaborating on a project to support digital collective enterprises
In June 2023, the Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM) launched the Cellule numérique ÉS, a support program for five digital collective enterprises in Quebec, which runs from 2023 to 2025. IICADD has collaborated in this support project notably by:
- Reviewing the literature on the ecosystem of digital enterprises and social enterprises in Quebec.
- Documenting the approach taken by the CQCM and its partners, including monitoring of five digital collective enterprises.
- Formulating recommendations on practices and strategies to adopt.
- Drafting a summary report and participating in project follow-up activities and meetings.
- Creating a collection of knowledge, tools, and examples for cooperative platforms on PortailCoop.
Project team
Professors in charge and contacts
- Rafael Ziegler
- Jorge H. Mejia (Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Members
- Paul Hernandez (coordinator)
- Meagan Girard
- Alana Pierce
Key links and publications
- Digital Collective Enterprises Collection on PortailCoop.
- Girard, M., Pierce, A., Ziegler, R., & Morelos, J.M. (2024, June). There’s no right answer here: The challenges of supporting social enterprises with digital business models in liminal spaces. 40th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Cooperative Studies, Montreal, Canada.
- Hernandez, P. (2025). Suivi de la Cellule Numérique – Rapport de synthèse. Institut international des coopératives Alphonse-et-Dorimène-Desjardins.
- Girard, M., Fortin, E., and Robinson, M. (forthcoming). One Step Forward, One Step Back: The Challenge of Diversifying Coop Members at Baseline. Ivey Publishing.
Funding
Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (2023-2025)