328 research outputs found
Entrepreneurial education, social sciences and humanities: the case of LUCI – Laboratory for Humanism, Creativity and Innovation
No full textIntroduction to entrepreneurship and digital humanities
No full textResponding to several societal challenges, as in pandemics, climate crisis, mass migration, ageing populations, terrorism and conflicts, has resulted in a “new normal” state of permanent or poly crisis. Such a state requires responses and solutions that can only be delivered by working across traditional disciplinary, sectoral and institutional boundaries. Indeed, during the COVID-19 pandemic it was clear that we needed medics for vaccines and digital expertise for contact tracing. At the same time, experts in communications, language and behavioural sciences were also critical in ensuring public support and vaccine uptake. Historians played a role in providing insights from previous
pandemics. The complexity of current times, reflected in the rapid changes of the job
market, requires an integration between technical and soft skills, digital tools and ethical considerations, posing new challenges for the education system. The complex integration across disciplines, prompted by the digital revolution and technological acceleration, should be underpinned by a deeper understanding of the relationship between entrepreneurship education (EE) and digital humanities (DH), and their applications in the field of (responsible) business
The allocation of public resources in the post-Covid-19 era. New challenges for industrial policy
No full textThe Covid-19 pandemic has further triggered new trajectories of structural change, while fuelling the debate on legislative bargaining and the distribution of scarce resources. In this complex scenario, industrial policy has reappeared in the agenda of several countries as a key tool to tackle the process of accelerated change. Industrial policy should not only select tools, sectors and economic targets, it should also include the evaluation of societal goals and the principles of legality and democracy. However, several governments are attempting to both centralise power and speed-up decision making, thus by-passing the rule of law. Drawing on a selection of experiments on legislative bargaining, the aim of this paper is twofold. First, the paper proposes an extension of the experiment of Fréchette, Kagel and Lehrer (2003), to further understand how open and closed amendment rules impact on the behaviour of proposers and voters, when it comes to take urgent actions in a distributive model. Second, the proposal aims to contributing to the debate on industrial policy as a tool to govern structural change, by providing empirical evidence to support the adoption of open amendment rules and the inclusion of societal goals in the legislative bargaining process of industrial policies and resource allocation. Policy implications are presented from both the international and the national standpoint, by focusing on the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)
Modern challenges for the modern bank
No full textThe last fifteen years have been characterized by deep structural changes in the economy, some of which are rooted in the global financial crisis of 2008, that led to major economic shocks on both the demand and supply side. Central Banks (CBs) reacted to such shocks by cutting interest rates. Nevertheless, lowering short-term interest rates has led to the so-called zero lower bound. Thus, since 2009, CBs have turned to unconventional monetary policy tools, whose long-term effects are uncertain. This paper seeks to explore current challenges for CBs in advanced economies. The paper analyses the factors that challenged the way monetary policy was conventionally conducted and discusses both the pros and the cons of quantitative easing, forward guidance, negative interest rate policy and yield curve control. For this purpose, the analysis involves empirical evidence and historical examples, suggesting the need to harmonize monetary and fiscal policies
Spinoliella ruzi Compagnucci
No full textSpinoliella ruzi Compagnucci Figure 20F Spinoliella ruzi Compagnucci, 2015: 83 (holotype ♀, MACN: Mendoza, Argentina). DIAGNOSIS: This Argentinean species is quite similar morphologically to S. rufiventris from Chile. It can be separated by the narrower pygidial plate of the female and the slender median process of S8 of the male (fig. 20F). MATERIAL EXAMINED (n = 1♀, 3♂♂): Argentina: 1♀, 3♂♂, nr. Nahuel Huapi [Neuquén], -41.02984, -71.312778, 927 m, 24.i.2007 [24 January 2007], vane trp, L. Packer (1♀, 2♂♂ PCYU, 1♂ SEMC). DISTRIBUTION: Argentina: Mendoza, Neuquén. COMMENTS: This species was described from Laguna Diamante, San Carlos, Mendoza, a locality in west-central Argentina about 20 km from the border with Chile. The specimens examined in the present work were collected near Nahuel Huapi Lake in southern Neuquén, Argentina, about 700 km south of the type locality.Published as part of Gonzalez, Victor H., Smith-Pardo, Allan H. & Engel, Michael S., 2017, Phylogenetic Relationships Of A New Genus Of Calliopsine Bees From Peru, With A Review Of Spinoliella Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), pp. 1-72 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2017 (412) on page 65, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090-412.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/540714
Humanism and innovation in the global world: challenges for universities and the transformation of the labour market
No full textNowadays, the challenges (and opportunities) brought by digitalization are
creating new research and innovation paradigms, showing the extent to
which interconnections between science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) and social sciences and humanities (SSH) disciplines are
crucial to develop sustainable human-centred solutions (Schildermans, 2022).
Digitalization is becoming a subject of interest across heterogeneous, but complementary
fields of knowledge.
Humanism, as a philosophical and ethical standpoint, has been instrumental
in shaping the understanding of the value of human beings and their potential.
It emphasizes the importance of individual autonomy, critical thinking, and
the pursuit of knowledge. Indeed, in the context of a complex and highly
interconnected world, humanism continues to serve as a compass, guiding the
implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) and
artificial intelligence (AI) advancements
Institutions, innovation and performance in Guangdong firms: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and environmental turbulence
No full textThis study combines the institution-based perspective and the innovation systems literature to examine the role of public policies in the entrepreneurship-innovation-performance relationships. It does so by presupposing a key mediating role for entrepreneurial orientation and by introducing environmental turbulence as a moderator. Data from a sample of 166 Guangdong Province manufacturing firms are used to test hypotheses, which distinguish between institutional pressures and incentives. Findings reveal the lesser relevance of institutional pressures whereas a more virtuous relationship between institutional incentives, entrepreneurial orientation and both innovation and overall performance emerges, especially when environmental turbulence increases. This is particularly clear with reference to firms' overall performance. These findings are of theoretical and practical relevance for the study of the effects of public policies as regards their nature and the policy design mix
Ethics for Human-Centered Education in the Age of AI
No full textThe chapter focuses on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs), as tools to foster inclusive and innovative education. Through a comprehensive analysis of both ethical frameworks in AI in Education (AIED) and recent institutional and intergovernmental guidelines for a responsible and ethical utilization of AI in the realm of teaching and learning, the chapter identifies opportunities and challenges related to the deployment of AI in education and highlights the importance of a human-centered approach, where technology and humanity intersect
PNRR e università. Una prospettiva locale
No full textThe dramatic economic and social consequences triggered by the COVID-19 crisis have urged countries to adopt exceptional measures to support the recovery of their economies. In July 2020, the European Council agreed upon the Next Generation EU (NGEU), a €750 billion plan to support Member States hit by the crisis. To receive financial support, Member States must prepare national recovery and resilience plans (NRRP) setting out their reform and investment agenda to be implemented by the end of 2026. Out of all the EU countries, Italy is one of the main beneficiaries of the NGEU. The effective implementation of its NRRP will depend on the governance mechanisms put in place to ensure coordination between the State, Regions, and Municipalities. In this multi-governance system, Municipalities play a central role, as recipients and implementers of several projects. Acknowledging the challenges faced by Municipalities that would benefit from the NRRP, this study reviews the supporting role of universities in the context of collaborative models for innovation, including the Triple and Quadruple
Helix. Drawing on the Third Mission of the University, the study reports the preliminary results of a survey, launched by the University of Macerata, to explore the challenges faced by local Municipalities in accessing to NRRP funds. Indications are provided to support the col labor a t ion among local administrators and universities. This co-creative approach might inform NRRP projects’ design and implementation, also generating short-, medium- and long-term impacts on the academic and local community, in economic, social, cultural and environmental terms
L’efficacia del contratto di rete nel settore agroalimentare Italiano: una rassegna normativa e della letteratura
No full textLo Small Business Act (SBA) del 2008 ha formalizzato la decisione dell'Unione Europea
di promuovere e sostenere lo sviluppo delle piccole e medie imprese (PMI) nel contesto
Think Small First. Allo scopo di attuare le suddette linee guida, il Legislatore italiano
ha introdotto il contratto di rete con L. 9 aprile 2009, n. 33 e, a partire dal 2012, tale
contratto puo essere concluso anche nel settore agroalimentare. La presente ricerca ha
carattere esplorativo e, attraverso una rassegna normativa e di letteratura, si propone di
individuare i vantaggi connessi a questa nuova tipologia contrattuale e i drivers per l'ecace
implementazione del network. L'analisi e condotta alla luce dell'ecosistema agroalimentare
italiano e delle peculiarita delle PMI, al ne di vericare se il contratto di rete possa ampliare
gli orizzonti degli imprenditori oppure sia destinato a divenire il duplicato di altre forme di
collaborazione
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