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A collective defence

Six people of different ages and backgrounds standing side by side in the half-light, lit by red and blue lights.

Fig. 01 — People are not numbers to be profiled, but individuals to be protected.

The context

We live in a time when our identity, our choices and even our voice are filtered by algorithms we do not know. Every day we share parts of ourselves with platforms that decide what we see, what remains invisible, what is remembered and what disappears.

In this digital space — immense, powerful, yet often opaque — Algopolio was born as a collective defence: a place where citizens regain awareness, rights and strength.

Our community

An independent, non-partisan, non-profit association that brings together

  1. Jurists— the law
  2. Technologists— the code
  3. Philosophers— critical thinking
  4. Artists— imagination
  5. Citizens— awareness

Different people, united by a simple and radical idea.

A simple and radical idea

The power of the algorithm cannot be worth more than human dignity.

What we fight for

We fight for a web where…

  1. 01Profiling

    people are not numbers to be profiled, but individuals to be protected;

  2. 02Automated decisions

    automated decisions are transparent;

  3. 03Platform power

    reputation, data and freedom are not at the mercy of a few global players.

The President

Prof. Vincenzo Morabito

Portrait of Prof. Vincenzo Morabito, President of the Algopolio Association.

Prof. Vincenzo Morabito — President

President of the Algopolio Association

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University
Bocconi University, Milan — for over twenty years
Teaching
Business Organization · Management of Information Systems · Information Management
Education
Degree in Economics, LUISS · PhD in Business Administration and Management, Bocconi University
Research Scholar
MIT Sloan School of Management (CISR) · University of Florida, Decision and Information Science Dept.
Awards
Research Excellence Award, Bocconi University — 2008 and 2022

For over twenty years he has been a Professor at Bocconi University in Milan, where he teaches Business Organization, Management of Information Systems and Information Management in several bachelor’s and master’s programmes. He graduated in Economics from LUISS and holds a PhD in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University; he has been a Research Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management – Center for Information Systems Research and at the Decision and Information Science Department of the University of Florida.

A long-standing academic and researcher, he has built his scientific work around digital transformation, information systems, big data & analytics, digital entrepreneurship and the organisational impact of emerging technologies. In 2008 and 2022 he received Bocconi University’s Research Excellence Award, given to scientific contributions of particular significance.

He is the author of numerous books published by international publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Springer, devoted to digital innovation, blockchain, information-systems governance and the new dynamics of the digital economy. His articles have appeared in leading international scientific journals, contributing to the global debate on technological and organisational innovation.

Over his career he has directed university master’s programmes, coordinated research centres and taken part in funded national and international projects, and has served on scientific, editorial and academic committees. He has worked with public institutions, companies and professional bodies on digital transformation and the development of digital skills.

Research areas

  1. 01Management of corporate information systems, with particular attention to the link between IT and productivity
  2. 02Organisation and governance of information systems in the banking sector
  3. 03Adoption and implementation of information systems for management control
  4. 04How emerging information and digital technologies enable business model innovation

Bibliometric indicators

Google Scholar profile (opens in a new tab) ↗
Citations
3,177
Total citations received by the publications
H-index
25
h publications with at least h citations each
i10-index
40
Publications with at least 10 citations
Publications

Books and articles of international relevance

A selection of Prof. Vincenzo Morabito’s books and scientific articles.

21 publications shown

  1. 2021

    Digital Entrepreneurship: Management, Systems and Practice

    V. Morabito

    Cambridge University Press

    BookInternationalISBN 978-1-108-97991-7
  2. 2017

    Business Innovation Through Blockchain: The B3 Perspective

    V. Morabito

    Springerpp. 1–171

    BookInternationalISBN 978-3-319-48477-8DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48478-5 (opens in a new tab)
  3. 2016

    The Future of Digital Business Innovation

    V. Morabito

    Springerpp. 1–185

    BookInternationalISBN 978-3-319-26873-6DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26874-3 (opens in a new tab)
  4. 2015

    Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts

    V. Morabito

    Springerpp. 1–183

    BookInternationalISBN 978-3-319-10664-9
  5. 2014

    Trends and Challenges in Digital Business Innovation

    V. Morabito

    Springerpp. 1–225

    BookInternationalISBN 978-3-319-04306-7
  6. 2013

    Business Technology Organization: Managing Digital Information Technology for Value Creation — The SIGMA Approach

    V. Morabito

    Springerpp. 1–165

    BookInternationalISBN 978-3-642-32697-4
  7. 2013

    Project Management Office. Da leva organizzativa a driver di competitività

    V. Morabito (a cura di)

    Egea, Milanopp. 1–148

    BookNational (Italy)ISBN 978-88-238-4385-1
  8. 2017

    Smart contracts and licensing

    V. Morabito

    Springer Books101–124

    Chapter
  9. 2016

    Learning from experience: the project team is the key

    M. Terzieva, V. Morabito

    Business Systems Research

    Journal
  10. 2015

    Investigating factors influencing local government decision makers while adopting integration technologies (IntTech)

    M.M. Kamal, A.Z. Bigdeli, M. Themistocleous, V. Morabito

    Information & Management 52 (2)135–150

    Journal
  11. 2015

    Big data and analytics for government innovation

    V. Morabito

    Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts23–45

    Chapter
  12. 2015

    Big data governance

    V. Morabito

    Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts83–104

    Chapter
  13. 2015

    Managing change for big data driven innovation

    V. Morabito

    Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts125–153

    Chapter
  14. 2013

    SOA adoption in e-banking

    N. Basias, M. Themistocleous, V. Morabito

    Journal of Enterprise Information Management 26 (6)719–739

    Journal
  15. 2010

    Business continuity and the banking industry

    F. Arduini, V. Morabito

    Communications of the ACM 53 (3)121–125

    Journal
  16. 2010

    A survey on integrated IS and competitive advantage

    V. Morabito, M. Themistocleous, A. Serrano

    Journal of Enterprise Information Management 23 (2)201–214

    Journal
  17. 2009

    Justifying the decisions for EAI adoption in LGAs: a validated proposition of factors, adoption lifecycle phases, mapping and prioritisation of factors

    M.M. Kamal, M. Themistocleous, V. Morabito

    42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences1–10

    Conference
  18. 2008

    IS integration and business performance: the mediation effect of organizational absorptive capacity in SMEs

    C. Francalanci, V. Morabito

    Journal of Information Technology 23 (4)297–312

    Journal
  19. 2007

    Identifying healthcare actors involved in the adoption of information systems

    V. Mantzana, M. Themistocleous, Z. Irani, V. Morabito

    European Journal of Information Systems 16 (1)91–102

    Journal
  20. 2007

    A survey of critical success factors in e-Banking: an organisational perspective

    M.H. Shah, A. Braganza, V. Morabito

    European Journal of Information Systems 16 (4)511–524

    Journal
  21. 2005

    ERP marketing and Italian SMEs

    V. Morabito, S. Pace, P. Previtali

    European Management Journal 23 (5)590–598

    Journal

Identity

  • IndependentManifesto
  • Non-partisanManifesto
  • Non-profitStatute, art. 1

Statute · Art. 1–2

Name
Associazione Algopolio (abbreviated “Algopolio”)
Legal nature
Non-profit association constituted under the Italian Civil Code
Character
Autonomous, free, non-political and non-denominational
Address
Via Augusto Anfossi 36, 20121 Milan, Italy
Duration
Unlimited
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