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...

Innovation studies have largely recognized the role of knowledge in fostering innovation and growth of entrants. Previous literature has focused on entrepreneurial and managerial capabilities and education and knowledge incorporated in material and immaterial resources. We assume that new firms...