Papers by domenico marino
Lecture notes in networks and systems, 2023
The "Digital Europe" program is a central element of the Commission's comprehensive response to t... more The "Digital Europe" program is a central element of the Commission's comprehensive response to the challenge of digital transformation and is included in the proposal on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027. Its aim is to provide a spending instrument adapted to the operational requirements of capacity building in the areas identified by the European Council, as well as to exploit the synergies between them. The program aims, among other things, to develop and strengthen basic skills in artificial intelligence, such as data resources and archives of artificial intelligence algorithms and make them accessible to all enterprises and public administrations; ensure that the essential capabilities needed to secure the EU's digital economy, society and democracy are available and accessible to the EU public sector and businesses, as well as improve the competitiveness of the EU cybersecurity industry; expand the optimal use of digital capabilities, in particular high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and cyber-security, in all sectors of the economy, in sectors of public interest and in society, including the implementation of interoperable solutions in areas of public interest, as well as facilitating access to technology and know-how for all enterprises. To better understand the phenomenon, this study aims to analyse the use of digital technology among European enterprises through a composite index of artificial intelligence (AI) and information technologies (ICT) (using the Wellness Methodology Fair and Sustainable) to measure the territorial gaps and to know the European countries more or less inclined to use it. For this purpose, this contribution develops with the following structure: -description of the theoretical reference framework and the indicators used to regard "artificial intelligence" and "information technologies"; -description of the methodology for the construction of the composite indicator; -description of the results, also through a geo-referenced map of European countries willing to use digital technology; -conclusions
Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 2020
The present paper discusses a theoretical model to explain the link between servitization and ter... more The present paper discusses a theoretical model to explain the link between servitization and territorial competitiveness based on the situation in Italy. A key assumption of the model is that once the link between manufacturing and KIBS is established within a TES, there is a positive feedback between the increasing productivity (competitiveness) and the link between firms and KIBS, which becomes stronger and stronger triggering a self-reinforcing dynamic. This means that every evolutionary step of the system influences the next and thus the evolution of the entire system, so generating path dependence. Such a system has a high number of asymptotic states, and the initial state (time zero), unforeseen shocks, or other kinds of fluctuations, can lead the system into any of the different domains of the asymptotic states (1). In other words, both the theoretical assumptions and the empirical model outlined in this paper demonstrate that when a functional relationship between manufacturing and services is established (servitization), economic performance is positive or very positive.
European Journal of Management and Business Economics
PurposeThe objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and the deve... more PurposeThe objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies in Europe. The use of digital technologies among European companies is studied through a composite index, while the relationship between innovation and AI is studied through a log-linear regression model. The results of the model have made possible to develop interesting indications for economic and industrial policy.Design/methodology/approachThe use of digital technologies among European companies is studied through a composite index of AI and information technology (ICT) (using the Fair and Sustainable Welfare methodology) with the aim of measuring territorial gaps and to know which European countries are more or less inclined to its use, while the relationship between innovation and AI is studied through a log-linear regression model.FindingsIn the paper, two different methodologies were used to analyze the relationship...
Artificial Intelligence and Economics: the Key to the Future
Mathematical and computational applications, Feb 3, 2021
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Sustainability
Cities have a growing role to play in ensuring environmental transition while addressing issues o... more Cities have a growing role to play in ensuring environmental transition while addressing issues of social inclusion and social sustainability. The aim of this study was to evaluate a multidimensional policy of the city of Messina, in southern Italy, aimed at experimenting a sustainable model of urban regeneration to overcome its shantytowns after the 1908 earthquake. The impact indicators of a pilot program of urban generation were collected in terms of environmental, social, and economic criteria, while the real experiment focused on the mechanisms of choice related to the housing of extremely marginalized people. In the end, two slums were demolished, and 205 households had a home without additional land consumption. Attitudes toward social cohesion were measured through 29 interviews and the administration of a pre–post structured test. According to the individual payoffs over time, it is possible to correlate housing choice mechanisms with components not related to short-term ec...
The relationship between investment in infrastructure and growth is one of the main \u201cmantra\... more The relationship between investment in infrastructure and growth is one of the main \u201cmantra\u201d of economics of development. There are various reasons that sustain this linkage. Infrastructure pushes productivity and attract business. On the other side, infrastructure investment needs large financial capital but most of them are \u201ccold infrastructure\u201d and then must be financed by public spending. This paper provide preliminary evaluation on the territorial impact of the Strait of Messina Bridge and alternatives, after decades of debate and postponment of political decisions on a relevant infrastructure that might impact positively on two regions
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2022
Sustainability
The issue of rural and marginal areas has regained centrality in recent times, also due to the fa... more The issue of rural and marginal areas has regained centrality in recent times, also due to the fact that rural areas actively participate in the EU’s green and digital transition. The starting point of the paper is the concept of fair and sustainable well-being, which has been interpreted differently in relation to the diversity of territories and particularly in relation to the differences between urban and rural areas. The objective of this work is the construction of a synthetic index of the welfare of European countries through the Wroclaw taxonomic method and through the use of logit models for the identification of best practices of local realities and the interpretation in a more immediate way of the fair and sustainable welfare of each European country at a rural level.
Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Reserach, 2020
The present paper discusses a theoretical model to explain the link between servitization and ter... more The present paper discusses a theoretical model to explain the link between servitization and territorial competitiveness based on the situation in Italy. A key assumption of the model is that once the link between manufacturing and KIBS is established within a TES, there is a positive feedback between the increasing productivity (competitiveness) and the link between firms and KIBS, which becomes stronger and stronger triggering a self-reinforcing dynamic. This means that every evolutionary step of the system influences the next and thus the evolution of the entire system, so generating path dependence. Such a system has a high number of asymptotic states, and the initial state (time zero), unforeseen shocks, or other kinds of fluctuations, can lead the system into any of the different domains of the asymptotic states (1). In other words, both the theoretical assumptions and the empirical model outlined in this paper demonstrate that when a functional relationship between manufactu...
New Metropolitan Perspectives
Tourism is a phenomenon that in many Italian provinces, especially in southern Italy, is particul... more Tourism is a phenomenon that in many Italian provinces, especially in southern Italy, is particularly important in the contribution to collective well-being. Moreover, data measured in a specific area (or province) can be influenced by what happens in nearby areas, generating what is commonly called "spatial autocorrelation" or "spatial interdependence". This study is aimed at identifying a composite "systemic" index to measure the impact of tourist goods and others determinants can make to collective well-being in the provincial context through a composite index through the BES methodology (Equitable and Sustainable Well-being) and to analyze possible spatial autocorrelations between Italian provinces. The method of construction of the index followed these steps: (1) analysis of the theoretical framework, methodology used and indicators; (2) choice of the statistical methodology (3) statistical analysis: in order to assess the robustness of the identified method and, therefore, improve decision-making, we also completed an influence analysis to analyze the most significant indicators (software COMIC-COMposite Indices Creator) (4) discussion of the results with the help of a georeferenced map of the synthetic touristic index of Italian provinces and a Cluster Map LISA which shows the provinces with statistically significant values of the LISA index, classified by five categories: (a) Not significant (white); (b) High-High (red); (c) Low-Low (blue); (d) Low-High (light blue); (e) High-Low (light red) (software GeoDa).
Economy, Business and Uncertainty: New Ideas for a Euro-Mediterranean Industrial Policy, 2018
An important aspect that should be explored by the end of this decade is how the technologies of ... more An important aspect that should be explored by the end of this decade is how the technologies of artificial intelligence, as applied in the health context, might ultimately improve the quality of the current system and whether the work done as part of the efforts now being made is optimised and sufficient to achieve new objectives. In particular, the ability to process large quantities of data will act as a catalyst, triggering an extremely high number of benefits in the health and wellness sector in terms of prevention, diagnosis and individual treatment.
Economy, Business and Uncertainty: New Ideas for a Euro-Mediterranean Industrial Policy, 2018
Tourism is a phenomenon that is particularly important in the contribution to collective wellbein... more Tourism is a phenomenon that is particularly important in the contribution to collective wellbeing. Moreover, data measured in a specific area (or province) can be influenced by what happens in nearby areas, generating what is commonly called “spatial autocorrelation” or “spatial interdependence”. This study is aimed at identifying a composite “systemic” index to measure the impact of tourist goods and others determinants can make to collective well-being in the provincial context through a composite index through the BES methodology (Equitable and Sustainable Well-being) and to analyze possible spatial autocorrelations between Italian provinces.
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
Artificial Intelligence (from now on AI) is synonymous with innovation. In the laboratories of co... more Artificial Intelligence (from now on AI) is synonymous with innovation. In the laboratories of companies and universities, we start to use more innovative technologies to answer specific questions, but in Italy IA is not very widespread. As Gerhard Friedrichn, professor of computer science, dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Klagenfurt, one of the pioneers of research about AI in Europe, says, “artificial intelligence will not come in the coming years, but it will eventually come. There is nothing that can prevent it.” Therefore, for the purpose of a better understanding of the phenomenon to date, this study analyzes the potential use of artificial intelligence in the Italian regions through a composite index (using the methodology of Fair and Sustainable Wellness) that measures the territorial gaps and their predisposition or not to innovation which is an essential prerequisite for the dissemination of AI.
Tourism is a phenomenon that in many Italian provinces, especially in southern Italy, is particul... more Tourism is a phenomenon that in many Italian provinces, especially in southern Italy, is particularly important in the contribution to collective well-being. Moreover, data measured in a specific area (or province) can be influenced by what happens in nearby areas, generating what is commonly called “spatial autocorrelation” or “spatial interdependence”. This study is aimed at identifying a composite “systemic” index to measure the impact of tourist goods and others determinants can make to collective well-being in the provincial context through a composite index through the BES methodology (Equitable and Sustainable Well-being) and to analyze possible spatial autocorrelations between Italian provinces.
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