| Title |
Digital technologies and eco-innovation. Evidence of the twin transition from Italian firms |
| ID_Doc |
31022 |
| Authors |
Montresor, S; Vezzani, A |
| Title |
Digital technologies and eco-innovation. Evidence of the twin transition from Italian firms |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Industry And Innovation, 30, 7 |
| DOI |
10.1080/13662716.2023.2213179 |
| Abstract |
This paper investigates how the twin transition (digital & green) unfolds within firms by relating investments in digital technologies to the propensity of eco-innovating production processes and models. Drawing on a heterogeneous theoretical background, digital technologies can be hypothesised to enable eco-innovation across the board. However, a greater eco-innovation impact is expected from Artificial Intelligence and from bundling digital investments. Using the new Permanent Census of Firms of the Italian National Statistical Office, these hypotheses are tested on a large sample of more than 150,000 firms. Results confirm that the contribution of digital technologies to a firm's eco-innovation is mainly driven by investments in AI application areas, while investments in other digital technologies work more selectively. Moreover, new eco-innovative production processes and models benefit from bundling investments in different digital technologies, but with differences among firms of different size. |
| Author Keywords |
Twin transition; digital technologies; eco-innovation; artificial intelligence; Industry 4; 0 |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000993504600001 |
| WoS Category |
Economics; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
| PDF |
https://iris.unitn.it/bitstream/11572/407577/2/Montresor_Vezzani_2023.pdf
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