Date Title Presenter 24/11/2020 The Ontology and Practice of Machine Learning” Giovanni Cerulli - CNR Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth 19/01/2021 The Contribution of the Digital Economy and Skills to Local Economic Development in the EUSAIR Region” William Bartlett - London School of Economics and Political Science 26/01/2021 Internal Regional Competitiveness: Lombardy, a multi-speed region?” Ugo Fratesi - Politecnico di Milano 23/02/2021 From theory to practice: an empirical investigation on research on Smart Specialisation monitoring and evaluation experiences across Europe” Francesco Prota - Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro 16/3/2021 Which innovations for Circular Business Models?A Product Life-Cycle approach” Alessio D'Amato - University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and SEEDS 23/3/2021 Smart Specialization Strategy: any relatedness between theory and practice?” Stefano Usai - Crenos, University of Cagliari 30/4/2021 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic-related policies on new firm creation: An analysis of the Italian case” Evila Piva - Politecnico di Milano 06/5/2021 “The legacy of literacy: Evidence from Italian regions”” Carlo Ciccarelli - University of Rome- Tor Vergata 25/5/2021 “A Sensitivity Analysis of the Patent Real Option Valuation Using the Binomial Model" Grid Thoma - University of Camerino