
Research Project
Responsible Innovation and Happiness: A New Approach to the Effects of ICTs (HAPPY)
2015
- 2020
(Completed)
The project intends to contribute to the responsible innovation literature by carrying out a set of conceptual and empirical studies on the socio-economic effects of ICTs, considering positive impacts as well as potential risks.NUPI is responsible for work package 3; on Income-mediated effects: International technology diffusion, catching up and the digital divide. Other research themes for NUPI are whether ICTs reduce the impact of distance in the international economy; how ICTs affect governance and corruption in developing countries; and how digital regulation affects international trade in services.