RENIR and Despina are pleased to announce

A Great Transformation?

Workshop on the impact of automation and AI on regional economies

RENIR and Despina are pleased to announce the RENIR Workshop on the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on regional economies, sponsored by Collegio Carlo Alberto and University of Turin.

We aim to attract contributions from both junior and senior scholars.
Up to 18 papers will be selected from open submissions on the basis of peer review.
Contributions are invited on (but not limited to) one or more of the following topics:

  • Digital transformation and regional competitiveness
  • The impact of automation on employment
  • Automation and industrial restructuring
  • Digital manufacturing and organizational change in productive ecosystems
  • Robotics and the automotive industry
  • Regional resilience and technological change
  • The history and evolution of manufacturing

The Workshop participation is free for one presenting author per selected paper and includes catering during the event.

The meeting will take place on May 27-28, 2019 in Turin.

RENIR


RENIR – REsearch Network on Industrial Resilience connects scholars, entrepreneurs, institutions and firms interested in sustainable industrial development and regional and metropolitan long-term economic growth.

RENIR is interested in the co-evolution of innovation, technological knowledge, education and inter-industry technological developments that affect cities' and regions' adaptive industry resilience in the face of disruptive technological change.

RENIR's main aim is to develop case studies and disseminate best practice in relevant technologies and digital manufacturing industries. RENIR explores advances in big data analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence to compare their impacts on robotics and additive manufacturing and their downstream effects on production. The RENIR project is interested, in particular, in the automotive and aerospace industries, which are the backbone of industrial developments in most More Economically Developed Countries (MEDC).

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Deadlines and key dates

(All the deadlines are at noon CET)


Date Deadline
March 15, 2019 Submission of paper or extended abstract
April 2, 2019 Notification of acceptance
May 2, 2019 Submission of final papers

Apply


Please send an email to carlo.bottai AT unito.it with your contribution by March 15, 2019. Submit the full paper or an extended abstract (min 3 pages). Specify your name and affiliation. Please, use as subject "Application RENIR Workshop".

Submissions should be previously unpublished works. All submissions are reviewed with respect to novelty, academic quality and relevance. No review or comments will be offered to the authors to supplement the decision.

Organizing Committee


Cristiano Antonelli Dep. of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin
BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Carlo Bottai Dep. of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin
Dan Breznitz Munk School, University of Toronto
Aldo Geuna Dep. of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin
BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Marco Guerzoni Despina – Dep. of Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis"
BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Fabio Montobbio Dep. of Economic Policy, Catholic University
BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Stefano Musso Dep. of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Massimiliano Nuccio City REDI, University of Birmingham
Despina – Dep. of Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis"
Emilio Paolucci DIGEP, Polytechnic University of Turin
Pier Paolo Patrucco Dep. of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin
BRICK, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Peter Warrian Munk School, University of Toronto

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