SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO IS MORE AND MORE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES. INDEED, THE INTRODUCTION AND INTENSIVE ADOPTION OF VARIOUS CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., INTERNET OF THINGS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, BIG DATA, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLOUD COMPUTING, AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY, BLOCKCHAIN, AMONG OTHERS) IS FAVOURING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, THE EMERGENCE OF NEW BUSINESS MODELS, AS WELL AS ACCELERATING THE INNOVATION PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THIS TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES FACING AND MANAGING AN INCREMENTAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND STRATEGIC BUSINESS CHANGE, FROM A TECHNOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND MANAGERIAL POINT OF VIEW. MOREOVER, NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND COOPERATION CAN EMERGE, THANKS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF NEW HARD AND SOFT INFRASTRUCTURES EMBRACING THE SO-CALLED OPEN INNOVATION PARADIGM. IN THE CURRENT TRANSFORMATION CONTEXT, THERE IS HOWEVER A LACK OF ENABLING SKILLS AND, FURTHERMORE, L
