The destinations of research activity in Istat: statistical methods of business intelligence for enhancing territorial information

Abstract

The Istat duty travel database is a precious source for understanding, from a geographical point of view, where, over the years, the work of so many researchers has taken place. The use of statistical methodologies for business intelligence made it possible to profile the Italian municipalities (already visited for duty travel) according to socio-economic conditions. These classification methods are used to have a set of Italian municipalities (never visited) that have similar characteristics to the previous ones and, therefore, the ability to host cultural events for the promotion of territorial data.