Associate Professor Deborah Agostino is Associate Professor in Accounting Finance and Control at Politecnico di Milano, where she is also the Director of a Permanent Research Unit on digital innovation in the arts (called Osservatorio Innovazione Digitale nei Beni e Attività Culturali). She is also co-director of the executive master in management of cultural institutions. She published over 50 contributions on digital innovation and performance management in arts and public sector. For the Italian Compendium profile she wrote chapter 2.4.
Role of artists and cultural professionals Albania has ratified international conventions affirming the importance of arts and culture (UNESCO, European Council, etc.) and has updated national policies of inclusion, diversity, etc. Cultural professionals and artists have essential roles in exemplifying and improving these standards. This also includes striving to create better conditions, opportunities, encouraging talent, addressing inequalities, and increasing the visibility of arts and culture locally and internationally.