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Smart People and prosumers. The individual challenge to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

In contemporary society, intelligence has become an essential qualifying element not only for the individual as such but also for the community to which he belongs, for te way in which he administers his personal or collective assets, because of the way he lives and of the technologies he uses. Being smart has become a cross-cutting need for multiple fields of human life. But what does being a smart person mean? Can he also be a prosumer? And Finally, when do individuals cease being consumers to become prosumers?

The Sharing Economy at the Crossroads. A Conflict Between Social Values and Market Mechanisms

In the last few years the phenomenon of the Sharing Economy rapidly gained momentum. The reasons for this success are multiple but the most important is the tendency to faster exchanges and economic relationships both on the real and the financial market. This awareness made it essential to start the study from the crisis of the hyper-capitalism and of the concept of ownership which is being replaced with that of a more fluid sharing.

Proceedings 5th International Conference on Sustainable Development

In the last few years the phenomenon of the Sharing Economy rapidly gained momentum. The reasons for this success are multiple but the most important is the tendency to faster exchanges and economic relationships both on the real and the financial market. This awareness made it essential to start the study form the crisis of the hyper-capitalism and of the concept of ownership which is being replaced with that of a more fluid sharing.

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