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Enhancing the digitalization of rural areas by utilizing the potential of the knowledge, business, and innovation ecosystems.

Chiara Mignani, Annapia Ferrara, Maria Bonaria Lai, Fabio Lepore, Livia Ortolani, Gianluca Brunori · 2024 · UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)

Summary. Rural digitalization requires integrating knowledge, business, and innovation ecosystems. This case study of Pecorino Toscano cheese production in Tuscany examines how these three ecosystem types interact to support agricultural innovation. The research develops a theoretical framework showing how universities and research centers, businesses creating value networks, and innovation actors work together to drive digital and green transitions in rural agri-food systems.

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Mignani, C., Ferrara, A., Lai, M. B., Lepore, F., Ortolani, L., & Brunori, G.. (2024). Enhancing the digitalization of rural areas by utilizing the potential of the knowledge, business, and innovation ecosystems. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). https://hdl.handle.net/11584/460386

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Italy
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Europe
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broadband-and-digital, innovation-networks, food-systems
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2026-04-28