Piero Formica Livres

Focusing on knowledge-based innovation networks across America, Europe, and Asia, this book presents twelve studies that explore how innovation is shaped by socio-technical factors. It delves into the interplay between knowledge and technological entrepreneurship, offering both conceptual insights and empirical evidence. The research enhances understanding of the dynamics within knowledge clusters and their influence on innovation processes in different cultural contexts.

The book delves into the interconnected roles of science and entrepreneurship in driving sustainable economic growth. It posits that scientists, much like artists and educators, play a crucial role in promoting social progress and creating opportunities for environmentally friendly development. By highlighting this symbiotic relationship, the work emphasizes the importance of integrating scientific innovation with entrepreneurial efforts to achieve lasting economic and ecological benefits.

Econaissance intertwines Economics, Knowledge and Renaissance to anticipate the dawn of a new age that acts on the principles of human knowledge and the economy, and sheds light on the culture of entrepreneurialism, too often kept in the shadows.

Using narrative examples of innovators and companies worldwide, he introduces the characteristics of successful path creators that overstep the boundaries set by knowledge maps to open up new, unprecedented routes and connect them each other.

Formica explains why public policy needs to shift towards the entrepreneurial economy and how this can be done. This book focuses on the crucial role of policies to support entrepreneurs and establish the right environment for new business development and rapid conversion of ideas into enterprises that contribute to booming economic growth.