This thesis argues that the future of the drone industry will be determined less by the individual performance of unmanned aircraft and more by the ability of organizations to build, govern, and continuously evolve collaborative technology ecosystems.
The accelerating pace of technological innovation is transforming the way organizations, governments, universities, and industries collaborate. Sustainable innovation therefore requires governance frameworks capable of aligning stakeholders, fostering collaboration, managing risk, and translating long-term objectives into daily organizational behavior.
Technological innovation has become one of the defining forces shaping the international system of the twenty-first century. This thesis argues that technology evolution has fundamentally transformed the nature of international relations.