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Introduction -- Disabilities and Accessible Tourism: Recent Development and Future Directions in Management Studies -- Part I: The Demand Side of Tourism for People with Disabilities -- The Determinants of Length of Stay of Italian Senior Tourists -- Tourism Flows in Italy: The Role of Local Public Policies Toward Disability -- Accessibility of Cultural Sites for Disabled People: Some Preliminary Evidence from Sicily -- Part II: The Supply Side of Tourism for People with Disabilities: A Context-Based Perspective -- How to Improve Universal Accessibility of Smart Tourism Destinations: The Case of Amsterdam City -- Gender and Disabilities in the Tourism Industry -- Social Farms in Support of Local and Accessible Tourism -- Part III: The Supply Side of Tourism for People with Disabilities: A Tools-Related Perspective -- Tourism for All: From Customer to Destination after COVID-19 -- Tourism for Disabled Travelers: Breaking Down Barriers Through Network Interactions -- Eco-Innovation as a Tool to Enhance the Competitiveness of "Tourism for All": The Italian Project "Turismabile" -- Conclusions.

The paper examines the relationship between sustainable tourism governance and Cittaslow certification. As an organised network of small cities, Cittaslow is attempting to focus plans around the primary assets of locality-based identity, by choosing to preserve the unique characteristics of each urban area. Through a quantitative analysis, based on International Cittaslow certified cities, the paper aims to examine the effects of Cittaslow certification on local government for the implementation of more sustainable tourism governance. Findings reveal that interest in being certified acts as a stimulus to the definition and the implementation of more sustainable development, allowing a destination to become part of an international network of cities. The results highlight the need to fully exploit the various opportunities in order to be certified, moving primarily from the implementation of policy initiatives coherent not only with the many requirements laid down by Cittaslow, but which have a positive impact on areas considered more strategic for small town development, while avoiding the waste of effort and scarce resources on other less focused projects. ; Este artículo examina la relación entre una gestión de turismo sostenible y la citación Cittaslow. Como una red organizada de pequeñas ciudades, Cittaslow es un intento por enfocar planes alrededor de los activos primarios basados en la identidad de una localidad, eligiendo preservar las características únicas de cada área urbana. A través de un análisis cuantitativo, basado en las ciudades con certificación internacional Cittaslow, este documento pretende examinar los efectos de la certificación Cittaslow en gobiernos locales para la implementación de una gobernanza de turismo más sostenible. Los hallazgos revelan que el interés en ser certificado actúa como un estímulo para la definición e implementación de un desarrollo más sostenible, permitiendo al destino convertirse en parte de una red internacional de ciudades. Los resultados resaltan la necesidad de explotar las diversas oportunidades para obtener el certificado, principalmente desde la implementación de iniciativas de políticas coherentes no solo con los muchos requisitos establecidos por Cittaslow, sino que también aquellos que tienen un impacto positivo en áreas consideradas más estratégicas para el desarrollo de pequeñas ciudades, mientras que se evita gastar el esfuerzo y los escasos recursos en otros proyectos menos enfocados.

The paper examines the relationship between sustainable tourism governance and Cittaslow certification. As an organised network of small cities, Cittaslow is attempting to focus plans around the primary assets of locality-based identity, by choosing to preserve the unique characteristics of each urban area. Through a quantitative analysis, based on International Cittaslow certified cities, the paper aims to examine the effects of Cittaslow certification on local government for the implementation of more sustainable tourism governance. Findings reveal that interest in being certified acts as a stimulus to the definition and the implementation of more sustainable development, allowing a destination to become part of an international network of cities. The results highlight the need to fully exploit the various opportunities in order to be certified, moving primarily from the implementation of policy initiatives coherent not only with the many requirements laid down by Cittaslow, but which have a positive impact on areas considered more strategic for small town development, while avoiding the waste of effort and scarce resources on other less focused projects.

The paper examines the relationship between sustainable tourism governance and Cittaslow certification. As an organised network of small cities, Cittaslow is attempting to focus plans around the primary assets of locality-based identity, by choosing to preserve the unique characteristics of each urban area. Through a quantitative analysis, based on International Cittaslow certified cities, the paper aims to examine the effects of Cittaslow certification on local government for the implementation of more sustainable tourism governance. Findings reveal that interest in being certified acts as a stimulus to the definition and the implementation of more sustainable development, allowing a destination to become part of an international network of cities. The results highlight the need to fully exploit the various opportunities in order to be certified, moving primarily from the implementation of policy initiatives coherent not only with the many requirements laid down by Cittaslow, but which have a positive impact on areas considered more strategic for small town development, while avoiding the waste of effort and scarce resources on other less focused projects.

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand how Open Innovation Digital Platforms (OIDPs) can facilitate and support knowledge co-creation in Open Innovation (OI) processes. Specifically, it intends to investigate the contribution of OIDPs-oriented to successfully implement all the phases of interactive coupled OI processes.


Design/methodology/approach
The paper carries out an exploratory qualitative analysis, adopting the single case study method. The case here investigated is Open Innovation Platform Regione Lombardia (OIPRL).


Findings
The case study sheds light on how OIPRL supports knowledge co-creation through its processes, tools and services as a co-creator intermediary. In its launch stage, the platform simply aimed at giving firms a tool to "find partners" and financial resources to achieve innovative projects. Now, however, the platform has developed into an engagement platform for knowledge co-creation.


Research limitations/implications
One limitation lies in the particular perspective used to perform the case study: the perspective of the digital platform itself. Future research should focus on the individuals engaged in the platform to better investigate the processes, tools and services used to implement the OI approach.


Practical implications
The paper suggests ways in which OIDPs could be used by firms for effective exploration, acquisition, integration and development of valuable knowledge.


Originality/value
The study conceptualizes the role of OIDPs in shaping knowledge co-creation, assuming that the platforms act as Open Innovation Intermediaries (OIIs). Specifically, OIDPs can be observed to function as "co-creator intermediaries" that define, develop and implement dedicated processes, specific tools and appropriate services for supporting knowledge co-creation activities.

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to supply indications that may be useful in the process of development of new products that fully exploit the value potential of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the automotive industry. To this aim, the authors investigate how applications of the IoT to smart vehicles are perceived by consumers and describe different ways to increase their satisfaction.


Design/methodology/approach
– After a literature review focused on IoT and consumer behaviour in the automotive industry, the authors apply the Kano model to find the drivers for achieving customer satisfaction with new product developments in smartcars.


Findings
– Automotive companies need to consider what is attractive to drivers and what consumers consider to be "driver-friendly". Using an empirical analysis, the authors highlight the motivations for developing a smartcar to fits the expectation of Italian drivers.


Research limitations/implications
– While the global framework given by this paper can be useful in all contexts, the empirical part is based on the Italian consumer. Further research may extend the application of the model to other countries to improve the generalizability of the results.


Practical implications
– This study supplies an analysis of qualitative data that may prove useful to researchers and managers in planning their strategic and operative activities with the aim of improving the development of IoT-related products in the automotive industry.


Originality/value
– This paper fulfils the need for an original research framework that sheds light on relevant insights and gives useful hints on the development of IoT technologies in the automotive sector.