The paper provides an analysis of the determinants of health spending differentials among the Italian Regions for the years 1998-2010. An original standardised spending framework is proposed that takes into account the appropriateness of the services provided and price/technical efficiency, as...

1. Introduction -- 2. Digital Technologies and Industrial Transformations -- 3. Participation in Global Supply Chains and the Offshorability of Italian Jobs -- 4. Digital Manufacturing and the Transformation of the Automotive Industry -- 5. The Way Ahead Towards Advanced Automation of Italian...

This book focuses on how digital technologies and rapid developments in artificial intelligence are shaping a new generation of cyber-physical systems based on the convergence among robots, sensors, and 3D printing. The book tells a story based on data and indicators to compare the resilience to...