FORMATIVE OBJECTIVES
The teaching, in line with the broader educational objectives of the course of study, aims to provide a broad critical preparation, both on the theoretical level and with reference to concrete cases, by presenting Digital and Ecological Economics systematically, also integrating it with the most significant developments that have taken place in recent times particularly in the Theory of Networks and Complex Systems. Understanding the importance of policy direction and the consequent central role of public actors to the smooth functioning of economies provides a useful link to other economic and legal disciplines in the course of study. In particular, the historical analysis of the evolution of economic systems and the innovations that gave rise to the phenomenon of the digital economy provide an important link in understanding through the analysis of global best practices, what are the future trajectories of socioeconomic systems aimed at digital and ecological transition.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge
The student will learn the fundamental tools to work as an economic consultant and programmer in local and national spheres, in public companies or private enterprises, through understanding the determinants of the processes of generating new technological knowledge and introducing innovations and their consequences from the perspective of economic analysis, particularly in the era of the digital economy. The student should also be familiar with aspects related to the analysis of economic growth and the factors that explain it, through innovation processes in general and the digital and ecological economy.
Ability to apply knowledge
The knowledge acquired can be applied in the investment sector, in public and private companies, business consortia, business and social associations, research organizations, government institutions (local, national and international), and development agencies to:
- process data on economic, environmental and social impacts resulting from innovation;
- perform cost-benefit analysis marked by broader qualitative and quantitative assessment tools for both private and public investments;
Autonomy of judgment.

Upon completion of the course, the student will need to:
- know how to assess the appropriateness of public interventions aimed at providing support for the sustainable growth dynamics triggered by R&D activities;
- know how to decide which public incentives can define balanced and lasting development trajectories and the possible returns, both tangible and intangible;

Communication skills.
At the end of the course the student will need to:
- know how to inform stakeholders and collaborators about the implications of his or her analysis on the expected outcomes of the activities in which he or she participates;
- know how to collaborate in order to complete projects and activities while respecting the diversity of the work group;

Ability to learn.
Upon completion of the course the student should:
- be able to independently assess new and emerging paradigms of the digital economy by knowing how to evaluate the limits of perspectives possibly introduced by potential impact innovations for the ecological transition.