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Francesco Cicione is an Italian entrepreneur.

Biography

Cicione is the founder and president of Entopan, a company focused on innovation, digital transformation, and strategic consulting.^[1] He has been involved in initiatives related to technological and social innovation, including the Harmonic Innovation Hub, a project aimed at developing an innovation ecosystem in southern Italy.^[2] The initiatives promoted by Cicione and Entopan have been reported in national and regional media, particularly in relation to innovation and economic development in southern Italy.^[3] He has also contributed articles to Italian newspapers, including *Avvenire*, where he writes on social, technological and cultural topics.^[4]

Ideas and contributions

Cicione has been associated with the concept of "harmonic innovation", a framework combining technological, social, and humanistic approaches to development.^[5] He has authored and edited several publications on innovation and economic transformation.^[6]

Works

Innovazione armonica. Un senso di futuro (Rubbettino, 2021)
Harmonic Innovation: Super Smart Society 5.0 and Technological Humanism (Springer, 2022)
Compendio di innovazione armonica. Scritti, saggi e riflessioni (Rubbettino, 2023)
Quattordici lezioni sull’innovazione e il suo «intorno» (Rubbettino, 2022)
La scala di Giacobbe (Rubbettino, 2023)
Entopan. Nell’uno il tutto, verso l’armonia (Rubbettino, 2025)

References

↑ "Un campus dell'innovazione armonica nel cuore della Magna Grecia". Il Sole 24 Ore.
↑ "La Calabria smart mette radici a Catanzaro". LaC News24.
↑ "Al Sud l'innovazione e il lavoro diventano armonici". Manager Italia.
↑ "Francesco Cicione". Avvenire.
↑ "Francesco Cicione – Autore". Rubbettino.
↑ "Libri di Francesco Cicione". IBS.

[1] "Un campus dell'innovazione armonica nel cuore della Magna Grecia". Il Sole 24 Ore.

[2] "La Calabria smart mette radici a Catanzaro". LaC News24.

[3] "Al Sud l'innovazione e il lavoro diventano armonici". Manager Italia.

[4] "Francesco Cicione". Avvenire.

[5] "Francesco Cicione – Autore". Rubbettino.

[6] "Libri di Francesco Cicione". IBS.

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