Determinants and Barriers of Adoption, Diffusion and Upscaling of ICT-driven Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Authors: Greta Nasi* (Bocconi University); Maria Cucciniello (Bocconi University); Valentina Mele (Bocconi University); Giovanni Valotti (Bocconi University); Raffaele Bazurli (Bocconi University); Hanna de Vries (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Victor Bekkers (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Lars Tummers (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Mila Gascó (ESADE); Tamyko Ysa (ESADE); Charlotte Fernández (ESADE); Adrià Albareda (ESADE); Ani Matei (NSPSPA); Carmen Savulescu (NSPSPA); Catalina Antonie (NSPSPA); Elis Bianca Balaceanu (NSPSPA); Nemec Juraj (Matej Bel University); Mária Svidroňová (Matej Bel University); Beata Mikusova Merickova (Matej Bel University); Marta Oviska (Matej Bel University); Vanessa de Froidcourt (ENA); Michel Eymeri-Douzans (ENA) & Erwane Morette Monthubert (ENA).

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