Research Doctorate in Law and Economics in the Digital Society
XXXVIII CYCLE

Course objectives
Employment prospects
Administrative office
Consistency with the objectives of PNRR
Organization type
Professors'Commission
Teaching activity
Duration
Positions, grants and budget for research purposes
Research journeys
Scientific operational structures
Requirements
Calls for admission to research doctorates

General information

Cycle: 38

Expected starting date: 01/11/2022

Expected duration in years: 3

Maximum number of positions for which the accreditation is requested as per art. 5, paragraph 2, Min. Decree 226/2021: 4

Doctorate that received international accreditation (Joint Doctoral Program): No

Description of the training project and course objectives
Description of the project:

The Research Doctorate Course in "Law and Economy of the Digital Society", established at the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, is structured on two curricula:

(i) “Innovation, business and sustainable development”
(ii) “Artificial intelligence, governance and new technologies”.

The two curricula share a common solid background of skills and pursue interdisciplinary, innovative, and synergistic objectives. The curriculum in Innovation, business and sustainable development mainly focuses on the aspects related to organizational and managerial dynamics, while the one in Artificial intelligence, governance and the new technologies is more focused on the contractual and relational events of the same evolutionary phenomenon.

The planned duration is three academic years. The activities are articulated and divided between in-depth and integrative teaching, preparation of the doctoral thesis and further applied research of academic and scientific importance. Training combines theoretical and empirical approaches through the study of legal-economic implications, complementing in-depth technical-scientific studies.

Emphasis is given to the relationship between business, new technologies and the context of reference, as well as to the comparison between the technology "of freedoms" and "of control," of particular relevance in the information society.

Course objectives

The interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Ph.D. Course in "Law and Economics of the Digital Society" aims to investigate the implications and issues related to sustainable development, also in light of the increasing use of new technologies. The Ph.D. Course aims to train highly qualified and specialized professionals and academics, capable of confronting the implications of digital evolution from both a theoretical and practical point of view, with knowledge of technical profiles and also argumentative and legal-economic elaboration skills.

PhDs, at the end of the course of study, will have multidisciplinary knowledge that they will be able to employ with scientific method and critical thinking, in approaching issues related to the development and use of new technologies and their impact on the issue of sustainable development, as well as, in general, related to the digital society. The skills provided will enable them to place themselves in the professional and/or scientific world, both public and private, holding apex and high profile positions.

Employment and professional prospects

The Ph.D. Course aims to train highly qualified and specialized professionals and academics, capable of confronting the implications of digital evolution from both a theoretical and practical point of view, with knowledge of the technical profiles and also argumentative and legal-economic arguing skills, all consistent with the evolution of the reference market and the ethical as well as technical elements affected by the surrounding environment. PhDs, at the end of the course of study, will have cross-field and multidisciplinary knowledge, strongly integrated, which they will know and be able to employ with scientific method and critical thinking, in approaching the issues related to the development and use of new technologies and their impact on the complex issue of sustainable development, as well as, more generally, related to the context of the digital society. The skills provided will enable them to place themselves in the professional and/or scientific world, both public and private, holding apex and high profile positions.

Administrative office

Submitting University	International Telematic University UNINETTUNO
No of funded grants	4
Of which through PNRR funds	2
As per Min. Decree 351	2
As per Min. Decree 352	0

Consistency with the objectives of PNRR

The Doctorate Course is fully consistent with the goals of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). In particular, it is fully consistent with those included in the first mission, aimed at promoting and supporting the digital transition in the private sector and Public Administration. Specifically, in fact, the PhD aims to train highly qualified and specialized professionals and academics whose skills will be able to add value in private but also public organizations. Ph.Ds. will be able to respond to the needs of businesses, confronting the implications of digital evolution from both a theoretical and practical point of view, with knowledge of technical profiles and also argumentative and legal-economic processing skills, all consistent with the evolution of the reference market and the ethical as well as technical elements affected by the surrounding environment.

In addition, within the PNRR, Mission 4, Component 1 ("Strengthening the supply of education services: from kindergartens to universities"), with particular reference to Investment 3.4 "Advanced university teaching and skills" and Investment 4.1 "Expanding the number of PhDs and innovative PhDs for public administration and cultural heritage," aims to support the promotion and strengthening of higher education and postgraduate specialization at the doctoral level. Even more specifically, Investment 3.4 "Advanced University Teaching and Skills," and in particular sub-measure T1 "Assignment of new three-year doctorates in programs dedicated to digital and environmental transitions," aims to qualify and innovate university and doctoral paths through three strategic objectives: digitization, "culture of innovation," and internationalization. Investment 4.1 aims to increase the pool of human capital engaged in research-oriented activities, in government and cultural heritage.

Basically, these are objectives that are fully consistent with the activities of the doctoral program, dedicated to sustainable innovation and artificial intelligence, i.e., topics that will enable PhDs, at the end of their studies, to have cross-field and multidisciplinary knowledge, strongly integrated, that they will know and be able to employ with scientific method and critical thinking, in approaching the issues related to the development and use of new technologies and their impact on the complex issue of sustainable development, as well as, more generally, related to the context of the digital society. The skills provided will enable them to place themselves in the professional and/or scientific world, both public and private, holding apex and high-profile positions.

Organization type

1. Doctorate in a non-associate form (Single University)

Doctoral curricula related to the Doctorate Course

N.		Curriculum Name	Short Description
1		INNOVATION, BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	The Innovation, Business and Sustainable Development curriculum addresses the impact of change drivers related to ICT development and sustainability on business management and functions. The development of ICT and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and the Block Chain is fundamentally changing corporate business models by driving a new paradigm of enterprise. The curriculum therefore aims to analyze the changes introduced in this area of inquiry. Sustainability, on the other hand, represents the second driver of change underway for businesses. Objectives related to sustainability, the impact of business activity on the environment and stakeholders, and the gradual emergence of issues related to Corporate Social Responsibility are gradually changing the functions of companies operating in national and international markets. The curriculum therefore aims to address the impact of sustainability in the broader spectrum of investigation of management and business functions.
2		ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, GOVERNANCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES	ICT technologies have long changed the paradigms of society in its different aspects. The recent evolution of emerging technologies such as the Internet of things (Iot), Artificial Intelligence (AI) or the Block chain have led to a relevant impact on the legal and economic environment. Therefore, this curriculum aims to analyze the impact of new technologies in society by paying special attention to necessary and possible innovations in the legal and economic spheres. In the latter aspect, changes have particularly affected businesses and the models and structures of their governance. Technological innovation and the new governance arrangements resulting from it are then a further privileged area of study in this doctoral curriculum.

Professors’ Commission

Coordinator
Andrea Sacco Ginevri

Members of the Commission (Teaching Staff and Researchers of the Italian Universities)

Name

No.	Surname
University	Department/Structure	Role	Qualification	Competition Sector	CUN Area	SSD	If CV available, please specify related discipline	Acceptance Confirmation Status	Scopus Author ID (compulsory for bibliometric purposes)	ORCID ID (optional)
1	AGNESE	Paolo	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.	UNINETTUNO	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L. 240/10)	13/B4	13	SECS-P/11	INNOVAZIONE, IMPRESA...	Accepted
2	AMOROSINO	Sandro	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.		MEMBER	Temp. Contract Professor (art.1 par. 12 L. 230/05)	12/D1	12	IUS/10	INNOVAZIONE, IMPRESA...	Accepted
3	ANGELINI	Fabio Giuseppe	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.	UNINETTUNO	MEMBER	Temp. Contract Professor (art.1 par. 12 L. 230/05))	12/D1	12	IUS/10	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
4	CAPELLI	Ilaria	INSUBRIA	Economics	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10)	12/B1	12	IUS/04	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
5	DE MARCO	Marco	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.		MEMBER	Temp. Contract Professor (art.1 par. 12 L. 230/05)	13/B3	13	SECS-P/10	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
6	DELI	Maria Beatrice	MOLISE	Law	MEMBER	Confirmed Associate Professor	12/E1	12	IUS/13	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
7	FISSI	Silvia	FLORENCE	Sciences for Economics and Enterprise (DISEI)	MEMBER	Temp. Full-Time Researcher (art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10)	13/B1	13	SECS-P/07	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
8	GENNARO	Alessandro	Univ. Studi GUGLIELMO MARCONI - Telematica	Economic and Business Sciences	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	13/B4	13	SECS-P/09	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
9	GIACOMINI	Emanuela	MACERATA	Economics and law	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	13/B4	13	SECS-P/11	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
10	GRANDIS	Fabio Giulio	ROMA TRE	Business Administration	MEMBER	Full Professor (L. 240/10)	13/B1	13	SECS-P/07	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
11	GRAVILI	Ginevra	BARI	Economics, Management and Corporate Law	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	13/B3	13	SECS-P/10	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
12	MOLITERNI	Francesco	BARI	Jonico in "Juridical and Economic Systems in the Mediterranean Area: Society, Environment, Cultures"	MEMBER	Full Professor (L. 240/10)	12/E3	12	IUS/05	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
13	PESCE	Giovanni	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.		MEMBER	Temp. Contract Professor (art.1 par. 12 L. 230/05)	12/D1	12	IUS/10	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
14	PORRETTA	Pasqualina	ROME "La Sapienza"	Management	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L. 240/10)	13/B4	13	SECS-P/11	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
15	RAFFAELE	Federico	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.		MEMBER	Temp. Contract Professor (art.1 par. 12 L. 230/05)	12/B1	12	IUS/04	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
16	RIGANTI	Federico	TORINO	Management	MEMBER	Temporary Full-Time Researcher (art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10)	12/E3	12	IUS/05	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
17	ROMOLINI	Alberto	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.	UNINETTUNO	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	13/B1	13	SECS-P/07	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
18	SABBATELLI	Illa	Univ. Telematica San Raffaele Roma	Department of Promotion of Human Sciences and of Quality of Life	MEMBER	Full Professor (L. 240/10)	12/E3	12	IUS/05	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE…	Accepted
19	SACCO GINEVRI	Andrea	UNINETTUNO Inter. Telematic Univ.	UNINETTUNO	Coordinator	Full Professor (L. 240/10)	12/E3	12	IUS/05	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
20	SALERNO	Maria Elena	SIENA	Business and Juridical Studies	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	12/E3	12	IUS/05	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE…	Accepted
21	SANTOBONI	Fabrizio	ROME "La Sapienza"	Management	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L. 240/10)	13/B4	13	SECS-P/11	INTELLIGENZA ARTIFIC…	Accepted
22	SCARPA	Dario	MILANO-BICOCCA	Economic-Business Sciences and Business Law	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10)	12/A1	12	IUS/01	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
23	SEPE	Marco	Univ. Telematica UNITELMA SAPIENZA	Juridical and Economic Sciences	MEMBER	Full Professor	12/E3	12	IUS/05	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
24	SORRENTINO	Maddalena	MILAN	Economics, management and quantitative methods	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10))	13/B3	13	SECS-P/10	INNOVATION, BUSINESS...	Accepted
25	ZORZI GIUSTINIANI	Flavia	LINK CAMPUS	Department of Human Sciences	MEMBER	Associate Professor (L.240/10)	12/E4	12	IUS/14	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE……	Accepted

Planned/envisaged teaching activity

Envisaged courses (apart from those delivered in programs related to first and second level study courses)

N.	Course name	Total number of hours over the entire cycle	Distribution during the doctoral cycle (years in which teaching is running)	Course description	Path, if available	For national doctorates: highly qualified training path	Final exam	Notes
1	Business law	30	First year	In the first year of the Ph.D. program, in both curricula, there is a compulsory delivery of the economics law course, as it is a cross-curricular and multidisciplinary subject, paying particular attention to the issues of the individual and the market, and therefore of fundamental importance for the achievement of the objectives of the Ph.D., as well as relevant in terms of weight within the Ph.D. itself. In summary, the course in business law deals with issues related to innovation and sustainable development both with reference to artificial intelligence and new technologies.	INNOVATION, ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, GOVERNANCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
2	Banking and finance	30	Second year	The course aims to provide an overview of the role and the main characteristics of the financial system, also providing an overview of the main operators, focusing the attention on banking institutions, insurance companies, mutual funds and venture capital firms. Moreover, it focuses on the function of the main financial markets, while mentioning the fundamental regulatory provisions of the financial regulation.	INNOVATION, ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, GOVERNANCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Automatic summary of the courses comprised in the training path

Yearly average total hours:

20 (value obtained from the sum of the total number of hours over the whole cycle of all courses divided by the duration of the course)

Number of courses: 2

Of which a final exam is envisaged: 0

Other training activities

(Seminars, laboratory and research activities, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary training)

Positions, grants and budget for the research plan

" "	Description	Positions
A - Positions to be recruited with the call	1. Positions with grants to be recruited	No. 2
(PNRR grants included)	2. Positions covered by research grants	No. 0
	3. Position covered by apprenticeship contracts	No. 0
	Subtotal amount of funded positions	No. 2
	(A1+A2+A3)
	4. Any positions without grant	No. 1
B - Positions with grants reserved to graduates in foreign universities		No. 2
C - Positions reserved to grant holders from foreign countries		No. 0
D - Positions reserved to grant holders within specific international mobility programs		No. 0
E - In the case of industrial doctorate, the positions reserved to employees of enterprises or employees of partnering institutions engaged in high-skill activities (with salary retention)		No. 0
F - Positions without grant reserved to graduates in foreign Universities		No. 0
(G) TOTAL = A + B + C + D + E + F		No. 5
(H) OF WHICH WITH GRANT = TOTAL - A4 - F		No. 4
Amount of each position with grant (annual amount before social security charges payable by the recipient)	(1) Euro: 16.243,00	Total Euro: (1) x (H-D) x no. of course years	€ 194.92
Per capita annual budget for each position with and without grant for research activities in Italy and abroad consistent with the research project (in % terms of the annual value of the grant before social security charges borne by the recipient)	Min. 10% grant amount; min. 20% for national doctorates): %10,00
	(2) Euro: 1.624,3	Total Euro: (2) x (G-D) x no. of course years	€ 24.364,5
Additional amount per month of research stay abroad for each position with and without grant (in % terms of the monthly value of the fellowship before social security charges borne by the recipient)	(MIN. 50% of monthly grants amount): %50,00
	Months (max. 12, or 18 for doctoral students in co-support or with foreign universities): 6,00
	(3) Euro: 4.060,75	Total Euro:	€ 20.303,75
		(3)x(G-D)
Overall BUDGET of the Doctorate course			€ 239.584,25

(2): (Yearly grant amount % of monthly grant amount)
(3): (% of monthly grant amount (yearly grant amount/12) * months abroad)

Sources to cover the budget of the doctorate course (grants included)

SOURCE	Amount (€)	% of Coverage	Typology Description (200 characters max.)
University funds (in associated forms, the prime contractor)	239.584,25	66.63	Funds allocated from the University budget for the doctoral program in digital society law and economics
MUR Funds	120.000,00	33.37	Grants covered by funds from the PNRR Min. Decree 351/2022
Of which any PNRR funds	120.000,00		Under Decree 351, 9 PNRR grants were awarded to UNINETTUNO University, 2 of which were awarded to the PhD in Innovation Engineering.
Funds from other Ministries or other public/private boards	0,00	0
Of which any PNRR funds	0,00
Funds from competitive call at national or international level	0,00
Funds from other entities participating in the contract/consortium (in case of associated form doctorates)	0,00	0
Other	0,00	0
Total	359584.25

Research journeys

""	""	Envisaged average period (in months for student):	Minimum envisaged period (optional)	Maximum envisaged period (optional)
Research journeys (ITALY – outside involved institutions)	NO	Months 0	Months: 0	Months: 6
Research journeys (ABROAD within involved institutions)	NO	Months 0	Months: 0	Months: 6
Research journeys (ABROAD - outside involved institutions)	YES	Months 6	Months: 0	Months: 6

Scientific operational structures

Typology		Short description (500 characters max. for each description)
Equipment and/or Laboratories		Thanks to signed agreements, the University can provide doctoral students with access to laboratories and equipment at major institutes, including the CNR.
Library asset	Book amount and coverage of course topics	UNINETTUNO’s Central Library has more than 1,100 volumes.
	Journal subscriptions (number, issues owned, coverage of course topics)	Given its online nature, the University from the beginning decided not to subscribe to print journals, instead providing access to online journals.
E-resources	Databases (access to the content of sets of journals and/or publishing series)	The University provides access to scholarly publishers and journals and electronic resources, e.g., about 6,000 electronic journals and more than 126,000 ebooks.
	Software specifically relevant to the intended areas of research	The University provides doctoral students with software suitable for the training activities provided in the two curricula.
	Spaces and resources for doctoral students and electronic computing	The University ensures that doctoral students have a workspace in its premises, equipped with the necessary equipment and compliant with covid-19 regulations.

Admission requirements

All the following second-cycle degrees (lauree magistrali):

LMG/01 Class of the second-cycle degrees in law
LM-16 Finance
LM-25 Automation engineering
LM-27 Telecommunication engineering
LM-29 Electronic engineering
LM-31 Management engineering
LM-32 Computer engineering
LM-56 Economy sciences
LM-59 Public, business communication sciences and advertising
LM-75 Sciences and technologies for the environment and territory
LM-76 Economic sciences for the environment and culture
LM-77 Economic-business sciences
LM-82 Statistical sciences
LM-83 Actuarial and financial statistical sciences
LM-96 A033 Certification class - Technology
LM/SC-GIUR Juridical Sciences
19/S (specializing in finance)
22/S (specializing in law)
24/S (specializing in computer science for humanities)
30/S (specializing in telecommunication engineering)
34/S (specializing in management engineering)
49/S (specializing in methods for empirical research in social sciences)
59/S (specializing in advertising and corporate communication)
64/S (specializing in economic sciences)
67/S (specializing in sciences of social and institutional communication)
71/S (specializing in sciences of public administration)
80/S (specializing in sciences and technologies of navigation systems)
82/S (specializing in sciences and technologies for the environment and territory)
83/S (specializing in economic sciences for the environment and culture)
84/S (specializing in economic-business sciences)
91/S (specializing in economic, financial and actuarial statistics)
92/S (specializing in statistics for experimental research)
102/S (specializing in theories and techniques of standardization and of juridical information)
LMG/01 LAW)

Admission Modes

Titles
Written exam
Oral exam
Language
Research project

As regards foreign graduates, do the admission modes differ from applicants who graduated in Italy?

Doctoral students’ activities

Are doctoral students expected to carry out mentoring activities?	YES
Are doctoral students expected to engage in supplementary teaching activities?	YES	Expected hours: 50
Are doctoral students expected to carry out third mission activities?	NO

Proposal closing and submission: 01/06/2022

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