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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>>

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

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>>

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

Managing post-Brexit relations between the UK and the EU is a special challenge in the security sector, and all parties seem to agree that this requires a specific framework...Read more>>

The EU and the UK after Brexit: saving the security link

Managing post-Brexit relations between the UK and the EU is a special challenge in the security sector, and all parties seem to agree that this requires a specific framework...Read more>>

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

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

The international system is at a highly uncertain stage of transition, both in terms of the economy and of politics and security. Following the acceleration in growth and trade...Read more>>

How global power is shifting: stakes and priorities for Italy

The international system is at a highly uncertain stage of transition, both in terms of the economy and of politics and security. Following the acceleration in growth and trade...Read more>>

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

Maduro’s re-election and the US reaction

The participants at this National Conference noted that after a decade of profound economic and social crisis, some encouraging signs are emerging on a macroeconomic level that lend hope to the possibility of reestablishing a virtuous circle between the financial system, the real economy, and society at large...Read more>>

Banks and the real economy: renewing cooperation to boost local development

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>>

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

Creating and nurturing a local innovation ecosystem with wide potential spinoffs for the economy is a great challenge, but real success stories are still relatively rare...Read more>>

Technology and Innovation. The Case of Israel and potential partnerships

Creating and nurturing a local innovation ecosystem with wide potential spinoffs for the economy is a great challenge, but real success stories are still relatively rare...Read more>>

It was noted, at this Aspen Junior Fellows meeting and debate session, that twenty-five years ago in December 1993, the Delors’ White Paper on "Growth, Competition and Unemployment" imbued the expression "Information Society" with political significance...Read more>>

How technology will change the world