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Record Nr.

UNINA9910424570603321

Titolo

Reti sociali e innovazione : i sistemi locali dell’informatica / / a cura di Francesco Ramella, Carlo Trigilia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Quaderni di studi e ricerche / Università degli Studidi Firenze ; ; 15

Altri autori (Persone)

Francesco Ramella

Carlo Trigilia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The delays afflicting the Italian economy in the most technologically advanced productions constitute an aspect of the debate on the risks of the country's decline. However, we know little about the diffusion in Italy of companies specialized in information technologies. The research presented in the book - the result of a national project - shows how small businesses are particularly present in these sectors, concentrated in some urban areas (the cases of Pisa, Florence, Turin, Osimo and Castelfidardo are examined). It turns out that the social networks that connect entrepreneurs and university researchers are crucial for understanding innovation processes.