The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructures: Evidence and Policy

Final workshop of the PRIN project “The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructures: Evidence and Policy”
Location:
Room 203, Luiss Campus, Viale Romania 32, Rome
Date:
-
Language:
English
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The final workshop of the PRIN project “The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructures: Evidence and Policy” brings together leading scholars and policymakers to discuss the economic and policy implications of data and digital infrastructures. The event explores how data-driven innovation, digital trade, and technological sovereignty shape competitiveness and employment. With contributions from Luiss, the OECD, the CNR, and international universities, the workshop fosters dialogue between research and policy for the digital transition.

8:30 am Welcome Coffee

9:00 am
Daniele Archibugi, CNR and Mercatorum University, and PRIN coordinator

9:15 am
Chair
Maria Savona, Luiss LEAP/SPRU, Sussex

9:30 am Opening Keynote Address
Diane Coyle Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge

Discussant:
Cecilia Jona Lasinio, Luiss Business School

10:30 am Open Discussion

11:00 am The Economics of Data and Digital Infrastructure
Chair:
Filippo Bontadini, Luiss

Speakers:
Ludovica Segneri, University of Urbino
Radical Innovation and Firm Productivity Growth

Alberto Maria Radici, CNR/Mercatorum
Knowledge Sourcing, Geopolitics, and FDI: An Empirical Analysis of the US Green and Digital Sectors

Siavash Mohades, University of Maastricht
The Value of Data: Theory and Evidence

Luca Fontanelli, University of Brescia & Jean Monnet Fellow at LEAP, Luiss
Data Centers, Emissions, and Employment: A Preliminary Exploration

Discussants:
Emilio Calvano, Luiss;
Andrea Filippetti, CNR

1:00 pm Lunch

2:00 pm Digital Transition, Employment, and Digital Trade
Chair
: Valentina Meliciani, Luiss

Speakers:
Flavio Calvino, OECD
AI, human capital, and productivity

Tommaso Ciarli, UNU MERIT
The Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on Employment

Otto Kässi, Aalto University
Data at the Border: Regulation and the Geography of Computing

Javier Lopez Gonzalez, OECD
Economic Implications of Data Regulation: Balancing Openness and Trust

Discussants:
Fabiano Schivardi, Luiss
Francesco Venturini, University of Urbino

3:45 pm Coffee Break

4:15 pm Policy Roundtable – Digital Infrastructures and Technological Sovereignty
Chair
: Luca de Biase, Il Sole 24 Ore
Francesca Bria, UCL and Stiftung Mercator, Berlin
Diane Coyle, Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge
Javier Lopez Gonzalez, OECD
Daniele Archibugi, CNR Mercatorum

5:15 pm Open Discussion

6:00 pm Reception

Organization:
Maria Savona, Luiss
; Roberto Urbani, Luiss


Registration

Event supported by the European Union – Next Generation EU, Mission 4 Component 1, PRIN 2022YT5HAL, CUP I53D23003490008