Guerrero, MaribelMickiewicz, TomaszQin, Fei2024-05-162024-05-162024Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 36:1-2, pages 1-9https://hdl.handle.net/11447/8787We posit that the quality of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and the effectiveness of crisis-specific policy response are essential for entrepreneurial growth aspirations during major external shocks. Enhancing the quality of ICT infrastructure is a relevant strategy for building ecosystems that are resilient to multiple types of crises. It enhances entrepreneurs’ growth ambitions during the crisis, and makes them less reliant on crisis-specific response policies adopted by governments. We provide empirical support for this, utiliz-ing Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data from the pandemic period in Chile.21 p.enAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Chile (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CL)Entrepreneurship growth aspirationsCOVID-19 pandemicDigital infrastructureInformation and communication technology (ICT) qualityPolicy responseEntrepreneurship ecosystem resilienceGlobal Entrepreneurship MonitorChileArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2233473