The engineering industry in Emilia-Romagna is a strategic asset for the development of Italy. What are the effects of the 2008 crisis on this industry in the region? What were the responses from companies? What questions for public policy emerge from the reading of the structural features of the...

The project "Leve_Network of competences, education and innovation in the Province of Livorno" is a study to support the design of innovation policies. The social and economic context under consideration is the Province of Livorno (Italy). The research draws on the experience of actionresearch...

Greater understanding of what factors promote the formation of innovation networks and their successful performance would help policymakers improve the design of policy interventions aimed at funding R&D projects to be carried out by networks of innovators. In this paper, we focus on the...

In this paper we discuss innovations in education, with a focus on those oriented towards knowledge-driven re-industrialisation in Europe. We first introduce the specific education needs for re- industrialisation with regard (a) to young peo-ple’s knowledge and skills in science, technology,...