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Designing and Marketing Low Season Tourism Experiences

EXPERIENCE is a major project to boost visitor numbers in the low season through an innovative, sustainable tourism strategy. The €24.5m project was co-funded by the Interreg France (Channel) England (FCE) Programme, which committed €17m from the European Regional Development Fund. Running from September 2019 to June 2023, 14 project partners, led by Norfolk County Council, developed new autumn and winter experiences to attract new visitors across the six project pilot areas in Engl...

Towards an Inclusive AI Education: Overcoming Challenges and Promoting Equity in K12 AI Curriculum Development

AI literacy is a popular topic in education and it is increasingly recognized as a critical area of study for the future. However, despite the growing importance of AI in our society, access to AI education remains limited for many individuals, particularly those from underrepresented groups. The importance of an inclusive AI education lies indeed in ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to understand and participate in the development and responsible use of AI technologies. Promoting...

Displacement damage in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon p-i-n diodes and charge selective contacts detectors

Do Micro-Enterprises Ask for Local Support Measures? Evidence After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Government subsidies have been one of the main policy instruments used to deal with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the impact of spatial dependence on the take-up rate of local government subsidies in 2020. It focused on a specific sub-population of firms hit particularly hard by the pandemic: micro-enterprises. Since microdata on this type of firm are rare, we focused on a representative survey of local firms in Trentino, a province in the north of Ita...