Aspen Institute Italia

Aspenia Talks, Flavio Valeri

New city-states: power, growth, inequality

According to UN estimates, 65% of the world’s population will be living in urban settings by 2050, resulting in an increase in consumer and energy needs and development opportunities. ...continua>>

Aspenia Talks, January 15, 2019

Il secondo tempo di Donald Trump. Le sfide economiche transatlantiche

It is not going to be the economy that jeopardizes Donald Trump’s eventual re-election to the White House. The American president, who for some remains a sort of accident of history, is much more pragmatic than his abrupt strategy changes and innovative communication habits – by quarrelsome tweet – would indicate...continua>>

“We need more women in data science” - Interview with Francesca Dominici

Anyone who dreams of changing the world could achieve this ambition today through a career in data science. Francesca Dominici, Professor of Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health and Co-Director of the same American university’s Data Science Initiative has conducted a pivotal study in which she reveals the hidden damage caused by certain atmospheric pollutants...Read more>>

Aspen Institute Italia Award 2018. Crystal from space looks set to benefit research and industry

The quest for forbidden crystals.This is the title of the project that has been declared winner of the third edition of the Aspen Institute Italia Award for scientific research and collaboration between Italy and the United States...Read more>>

Israel at 70: A hybrid and sturdy nation-state, with hard decisions ahead

Israel is turning 70 and, despite all the doom-mongering and inauspicious predictions, the country has much to celebrate on its international birthday on May 14th... >> Read the article on Aspenia online

Maduro’s re-election and the US reaction

Venezuela’s election on May 20th drew world attention, not simply to what is happening in the country, but also to how the US will respond to events in the country... >> Read the article on Aspenia online

Kings of export in Italy’s northwest: boomtowns for steelworkers and goldsmiths

Exports from the 147 Italian industrial districts mapped by Intesa Sanpaolo grew significantly throughout the third quarter of 2017, recording 4.5% increase in current prices compared to the third quarter of 2016...Read more>>

Vittorio Cino, Giulio Tremonti and Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Rome, February 15, 2018

Regulating lobbying in Italy

It was noted during this talk-debate session that there are signs of economic recovery in Italy, though the indicators are half those showing for Europe and even lower in proportion than those for Spain, a country which usually registers similar performance to Italy. The level of foreign investment remains very low...Read more>>