< BACK TO ABOUT Francesco Molinari Senior Research Associate and Project Coordinator Francesco Molinari is a senior research associate and project coordinator at the Lisbon Council. He is a candidate for a PhD in Informatics at the University of Rijeka and holds a master’s degree in public management and local public administration management from the University of Siena and a bachelor’s degree from Bocconi University. Mr Molinari specialises in digital government, smart cities, culture and creativity and he advises national and regional governments in the design, implementation and evaluation of research and innovation programmes.