Digitization and traceability: main results of the Living Lab on the wood-energy supply chain in Italy

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Stefano Ciliberti¹  Angelo Frascarelli²  Antonio Brunori³  Eleonora Mariano³ 

[1] Pisa Agricultural Economics Group, PAGE, University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture;Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia;Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

关键词: Digitalisation;    Traceability;    Wood Energy;    Living Lab;    Italy;   

DOI  :  10.3832/efor3982-018

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Societa Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale (S I S E F)

【 摘 要 】

Italy is the first importer of wood-energy biomass worldwide, with tons of timber illegally imported every year and significant negative socio-economic and environmental consequences. A Living Lab was established involving 25 among stakeholders and key informants of the wood-energy supply chain in order to foster a participatory and open assessment of the impact of digital technology on traceability. A Socio-Cyber-Physical System (SCPS) approach was adopted to map entities, activities and relationships at stake in the wood-energy sector, aimed to analyse impacts of the introduction of digital technologies. Participatory activities allowed to identify both positive and negative impacts of the digitalisation process in the wood-energy sector. What emerged from the analysis is that, to orient digitalisation towards a real path to sustainability in the Italian wood-energy sector, a holistic approach taking into account all the social, geographical and environmental elements at stake is strongly needed.

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