Bart van der Linden

Bart van der Linden is a Visiting Fellow and Lecturer at the Center for Entrepreneurship, Governance & Stewardship at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. He holds a background in computer science and information science, having graduated from Radboud University after completing secondary and higher technical schooling. His research focuses on innovation in IT sourcing, ICT ecosystems, and digital business ecosystems in the platform economy. He initiated the digital ecosystems research program in collaboration with T-Systems Nederland and co-founded the Digital Ecosystems Institute in 2020. His mission emphasizes cross-organizational collaboration through ecosystem methodologies.

• Education: Radboud University (degree unspecified), MTS (secondary technical school), HTS (higher technical school)

Research interests include offshore ICT outsourcing success factors in India and Uganda, digital ecosystems, and platform economy dynamics. He founded Source2Innovate to support organizational innovation and European tenders. He contributed to Covid-19: een bevel uit het niets, co-editing chapters with 53 other Nyenrode academics analyzing the pandemic's impact.

His sole listed publication (2011) explores Luhmann’s theory in IT outsourcing innovation. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, his editorial and collaborative work highlights academic contributions. He advises through his company and research institute, focusing on bridging theory and practice in digital ecosystems.