Biography
Paolo is an Associate Professor of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the School Academic Lead for Innovation and Enterprise at The Business School.
He joined Edinburgh Napier in March 2021, after working as a Lecturer of Digital Enterprise at Northumbria University, where he had complete a PhD in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy.
Prior to joining academia, Paolo worked as a regulatory analyst for both private and public organisations in the Italian telecommunications sector.
Paolo's professional background reflects in his research, which revolves around business strategies and public policies for the digital transformation of the economy and society. His scholarly work has particularly focused on the development of smart places for the digital transformation of urban and rural communities. Paolo has also contributed to several consultancy projects exploring the governance of smart cities, and is now working on the World Smart City Outlook, which will inform the UN-Habitat Guidelines on People-Centered Smart Cities.
Since 2016, Paolo's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. In 2019, he was among the recipients of the Pacific Telecommunications Council Young Scholar Programme, an award for early-career researchers of ICT markets and policies.