Giorgio Sirilli
Giorgio Sirilli (born 1949 in Albano Laziale) is an Italian scholar in the field of science and technology policy. Biography. After graduation in Economics from the University of Rome "La Sapienza", he did research at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at Sussex University in England with Christopher Freeman and Keith Pavitt, and at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Professor of Economics and Management of innovation in various Italian universities (LUISS, Tor Vergata University, Unitelma). As chairman of the OECD Group of National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (NESTI) he contributed to the  development and revision of various statistical manuals (Frascati Manual on R&D, Oslo Manual on Technological and Organizational Innovation, Canberra Manual on Human Resources for Science and Technology, Patents Manual). Author of over 220 scientific publications. He was the councillor for budget in Albano Laziale, his home city, and is a co-author of the "Dictionary of Albanense Dialect"