In this article I analysed the trend of innovation in the production system in the Italian regions using ISTAT-BES data. After presenting a static analysis and innovation trends of the production system, I present a clustering with a k-Means algorithm optimized with the Silhouette coefficient....

In the following article I take into consideration the role of knowledge workers in the Italian regions. The analysed data refers to the ISTAT-BES database. The metric analysis consists of an in-depth analysis of the trends of the regions and macro-regions, followed by clustering with the...

In this article I analyzed the propensity for patenting in Italian regions through the use of ISTAT-BES data. The static analysis shows the presence of a significant gap between the northern regions and the southern regions in the period between 2004 and 2019. The econometric analysis applied...

in the following article I analyze the trend of cultural and creative employment in the Italian regions between 2004 and 2022 through the use of ISTAT-BES data. After presenting a static analysis, I also present the results of the clustering analysis aimed at identifying groupings between...

In the following article I analyze the determinants of regular internet users in the Italian regions. The data is analyzed both in terms of static analysis and also through the application of the k-Means algorithm optimized with the Elbow method. Subsequently, an econometric model is presented...

The following article analyzes Italian companies with more than 10 employees that use online sales tools. The data used were acquired from the ISTAT-BES database. The article first presents a static analysis of the data aimed at framing the phenomenon in the context of Italian regional...

Innovation outcomes are typically linked to measurable resources such as R&D expenses and the number of researchers. However, we show that innovation outcomes are also significantly influenced by the National Innovation System, an aspect often overlooked in the existing literature. The National...

This is the second report about Australia’s AI ecosystem with the first being published last year in 2022 (NAIC, 2022). It has been commissioned by the National Artificial Intelligence Centre (NAIC) and delivered by a research team in CSIRO. Australia’s AI ecosystem is comprised of...

This report provides technical input to support the Western Parkland City Economic Development Strategy being prepared by the New South Wales Government and the Western Parkland City Authority. It complements the region’s broader economic development strategy. The report accounts for the...

This paper examines the technology use of US manufacturing businesses. Results from a 2023 survey of US manufacturers (n=268) show that computer-aided design (CAD), numerically or computer-controlled machines, and programmable controllers / programmable logic controllers have considerably higher...