Niccolò Innocenti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5918534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niccolò Innocenti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niccolò |
| FAMILY NAME | Innocenti |
| SIGNATURE | INNOCENTI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8421-5479 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation
The relationship between culture and economy is facing a new phase based on an increasing connection between culture, creativity and technological innovation. A New Era is beginning where cultural organisations may face different challenges that emerged from the diffusion of digital technology. The digital revolution has pervaded and transformed not only various industrial sectors, but the whole of society. The most evident consequences are in te…
The role of networks and relatedness in the birth of new industries. In search of incomplete innovative arrangements
This research aims to verify the necessity of seeking distant skills and capabilities in other regions in the emergence of a new industry in specific areas. We are examining ‘incomplete innovative arrangements’, where there are missing or insufficient elements within a territory that support innovation. The study analyses the emergence of new industrial specialisations, highlighting the significance of seeking capabilities from external regions, …
What conditions favor high-potential entrepreneurship? Unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies
In this paper, we question the implicit assumption that more entrepreneurship drives more innovation and growth, asserting that specific typologies of entrepreneurship are responsible for these phenomena. A growing number of studies has analyzed this relationship while focusing on the overall level of entrepreneurship. This paper exploits recent advancements in measuring the sophistication and connectedness of economic systems, brought by the not…
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Rethinking Culture and Creativity in the Digital Transformation
Artificial intelligence, big data, algorithms and Industry 4.0 in firms and clusters
This collection on ‘Artificial intelligence, big data, algorithms and Industry 4.0 in firms and clusters’ is introduced exploring the themes discussed by the nine papers and grouped into three categories to uncover new dynamics and identify future research opportunities for clusters and organizations in these transformative times. The first group explores theoretical aspects of AI and its evolution in social sciences, focusing on industry 4.0, sm…
How real will the metaverse be? Exploring the spatial impact of virtual worlds
In this paper, we perform a preliminary analysis of the technologies, firms and industries that may be affected by the possible futures of the metaverse, attempting to derive some hypotheses on the spatial effects of this process. We distinguish between two possible evolutive scenarios – the ‘metaverse shaped by reality view’ and the ‘metaverse shaping reality view’ – and factors affecting them, deriving implications for public policy planning. T…
The emergence of artificial intelligence in the regional sciences
The article aims to analysing the literature on AI in regional sciences to understand the evolution of the topic in the field. Through a bibliometric analysis, it identifies the most publishing journals, most cited authors and relevant topics analysing more than 800 articles published between 1986 and 2020. Moreover, it reviews the most recent avenues of the literature analysing in-depth the content of 70 articles published in 2020 and 2021 in re…
The future of 5G and beyond
This paper discusses the need for a strategic rethinking of the policies that promote 5G development and deployment in Europe, as they are crucial in determining the future impact of 5G and later also 6G on the digital economy. Considering the current state of 5G deployment and insights that have emerged from the debate on 5G technological leadership, we discuss the need for a more effective and proactive policy from the European Union in this fi…
Ubiquitous technologies and 5G development. Who is leading the race
Innovation and diversity
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
Economic complexity and fertility
This paper analyzes the relationship between a new indicator of economic context, economic complexity (EC), and fertility change in Italian provinces between 2006 and 2015. We hypothesize that the level of EC is associated with fertility as it reflects a territory’s capacity to innovate, grow and create job opportunities. The results illustrate a clear positive association between EC and fertility change across Italian provinces for the period co…
Do the creative industries support growth and innovation in the wider economy? Industry relatedness and employment growth in Italy
The role of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in fostering innovation and growth in the wider economy has been much debated, beginning with Bakhshi et al. (2008) seminal contribution. Such studies of creative industries assign a strategic role to territories, but they provide little empirical evidence. In this paper, the issues of the creative economy are combined with evolutionary economic geography topics to understand whether the CCI…
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
The rise of cultural and creative industries in creative economy research
This chapter has a twofold objective. First, it aims to contribute to addressing the fragmentation of the literature on the creative economy, and second, to lay the foundation for an economics of creative industries. Following a bibliometric approach, the authors analyse all publications collected from the ISI Web of Science database, starting from 1998 and ending in 2016. Through the analysis of nearly 1600 publications, they study the evolution…
Exploring the intellectual structure of creative economy research and local economic development
The aim of the present research is to investigate the intellectual structure of creative economy research (CER) with a bibliometric analysis based on co-citation. Firstly, we try to reconstruct the evolution of academic research on creative economy with particular attention to the themes of regional and local economic development. Secondly, we investigate the community of contributions/actors that contributed to its generation throughout social n…
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
Economic complexity and fertility
This paper analyzes the relationship between a new indicator of economic context, economic complexity (EC), and fertility change in Italian provinces between 2006 and 2015. We hypothesize that the level of EC is associated with fertility as it reflects a territory’s capacity to innovate, grow and create job opportunities. The results illustrate a clear positive association between EC and fertility change across Italian provinces for the period co…
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Exploring the intellectual structure of creative economy research and local economic development
The aim of the present research is to investigate the intellectual structure of creative economy research (CER) with a bibliometric analysis based on co-citation. Firstly, we try to reconstruct the evolution of academic research on creative economy with particular attention to the themes of regional and local economic development. Secondly, we investigate the community of contributions/actors that contributed to its generation throughout social n…
The rise of cultural and creative industries in creative economy research
This chapter has a twofold objective. First, it aims to contribute to addressing the fragmentation of the literature on the creative economy, and second, to lay the foundation for an economics of creative industries. Following a bibliometric approach, the authors analyse all publications collected from the ISI Web of Science database, starting from 1998 and ending in 2016. Through the analysis of nearly 1600 publications, they study the evolution…
Do the creative industries support growth and innovation in the wider economy? Industry relatedness and employment growth in Italy
The role of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in fostering innovation and growth in the wider economy has been much debated, beginning with Bakhshi et al. (2008) seminal contribution. Such studies of creative industries assign a strategic role to territories, but they provide little empirical evidence. In this paper, the issues of the creative economy are combined with evolutionary economic geography topics to understand whether the CCI…
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
Innovation and diversity
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
Economic complexity and fertility
This paper analyzes the relationship between a new indicator of economic context, economic complexity (EC), and fertility change in Italian provinces between 2006 and 2015. We hypothesize that the level of EC is associated with fertility as it reflects a territory’s capacity to innovate, grow and create job opportunities. The results illustrate a clear positive association between EC and fertility change across Italian provinces for the period co…
Ubiquitous technologies and 5G development. Who is leading the race
Rethinking Culture and Creativity in the Digital Transformation
Artificial intelligence, big data, algorithms and Industry 4.0 in firms and clusters
This collection on ‘Artificial intelligence, big data, algorithms and Industry 4.0 in firms and clusters’ is introduced exploring the themes discussed by the nine papers and grouped into three categories to uncover new dynamics and identify future research opportunities for clusters and organizations in these transformative times. The first group explores theoretical aspects of AI and its evolution in social sciences, focusing on industry 4.0, sm…
How real will the metaverse be? Exploring the spatial impact of virtual worlds
In this paper, we perform a preliminary analysis of the technologies, firms and industries that may be affected by the possible futures of the metaverse, attempting to derive some hypotheses on the spatial effects of this process. We distinguish between two possible evolutive scenarios – the ‘metaverse shaped by reality view’ and the ‘metaverse shaping reality view’ – and factors affecting them, deriving implications for public policy planning. T…
The emergence of artificial intelligence in the regional sciences
The article aims to analysing the literature on AI in regional sciences to understand the evolution of the topic in the field. Through a bibliometric analysis, it identifies the most publishing journals, most cited authors and relevant topics analysing more than 800 articles published between 1986 and 2020. Moreover, it reviews the most recent avenues of the literature analysing in-depth the content of 70 articles published in 2020 and 2021 in re…
The future of 5G and beyond
This paper discusses the need for a strategic rethinking of the policies that promote 5G development and deployment in Europe, as they are crucial in determining the future impact of 5G and later also 6G on the digital economy. Considering the current state of 5G deployment and insights that have emerged from the debate on 5G technological leadership, we discuss the need for a more effective and proactive policy from the European Union in this fi…
What conditions favor high-potential entrepreneurship? Unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies
In this paper, we question the implicit assumption that more entrepreneurship drives more innovation and growth, asserting that specific typologies of entrepreneurship are responsible for these phenomena. A growing number of studies has analyzed this relationship while focusing on the overall level of entrepreneurship. This paper exploits recent advancements in measuring the sophistication and connectedness of economic systems, brought by the not…
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation
The relationship between culture and economy is facing a new phase based on an increasing connection between culture, creativity and technological innovation. A New Era is beginning where cultural organisations may face different challenges that emerged from the diffusion of digital technology. The digital revolution has pervaded and transformed not only various industrial sectors, but the whole of society. The most evident consequences are in te…
The role of networks and relatedness in the birth of new industries. In search of incomplete innovative arrangements
This research aims to verify the necessity of seeking distant skills and capabilities in other regions in the emergence of a new industry in specific areas. We are examining ‘incomplete innovative arrangements’, where there are missing or insufficient elements within a territory that support innovation. The study analyses the emergence of new industrial specialisations, highlighting the significance of seeking capabilities from external regions, …
Economics (15 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Economic geography (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Economic and Technological Innovation (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Industrial organization (6 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (5 works) · Economy (5 works)