The lagging behind of the Italian economy in the sphere of technologically advanced manufacture represents a significant factor in the debate on the risks of the country's decline. Nevertheless we know relatively little about the diffusion in Italy of companies specialising in information technology. The research presented in this book – the outcome of a national project – reveals how this sector is dominated by small businesses, concentrated in a number of urban areas (the cases studied are Pisa, Florence, Turin, Osimo and Castelfidardo). It emerges that the social networks linking the businessmen with University researchers are crucial to an understanding of the processes of innovation. But what is equally important is the capacity of the collective entities, both public and private, to provide the entire country with the services that are indispensable for the development of enterprise.
University of Turin, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7803-7175
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-4355-4746
Book Title
Reti sociali e innovazione
Book Subtitle
I sistemi locali dell'informatica
Editors
Francesco Ramella, Carlo Trigilia
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
290
Publication Year
2005
Copyright Information
© 2005 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-129-8
ISBN Print
8884533392
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-129-8
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-814-2
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919