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      • Meeting in digital format
        • 14 May 2021
         
         

        Infrastructure for smart and resilient cities

          The Smart City is an urban model that for some time now has been studied and applied in various parts of the world. The ecological and digital transitions that will be guiding the post-pandemic recovery, however, make investing in this model even more important. The emergency associated with the spread of the virus has highlighted how the possession and best use of data – i.e. the intelligence of a given urban area – are key to ensuring not only cities’ recovery but also their resilience in the face of possible future adversity.

        • Meeting in digital format
          • 13 May 2021
           
           

          The challenge of pandemic under-preparedness: the size of the problem, its impact and the best strategies for efficient health systems

            The Covid-19 pandemic has ramped up the pressure on healthcare systems around the world, burdening already limited resources and existing capabilities. In order to ensure the quality and efficiency of services for all, healthcare systems need to build and improve their ability to be prepared for crises, while at the same time enhancing their essential primary functions. The discussion touched on the crucial aspects to be considered in making systems more efficient by reinforcing prevention.

          • Meeting in digital format
            • 12 May 2021
             
             

            The future of the city: tomorrow is already yesterday

              The health emergency of recent months has changed the needs of citizens, particularly as regards their way of living in cities and private homes. These changes have to do with multiple aspects of the urban environment. They can be traced to the influence of transversal themes that include the “green revolution”, digital development, new forms of socializing stemming from virus containment measures and changes in infrastructure.

            • Meeting in digital format
              • 11 May 2021
               
               

              Digital Health: a people-centric approach

                Digital medicine is having a major impact on both economies and health. The introduction of healthcare technologies – not least in consideration of the changing epidemiological framework, the ageing of the population and the growing incidence of chronic pathologies and related changes in treatment needs – could lead to significant savings for national healthcare systems.  At the same time it could open up important opportunities in terms of new services and the associated creation of economic value.

              • Meeting in digital format
                • 6 May 2021
                 
                 

                Recovery and Resilience Facility and “Eurobond”: what news for the EU?

                  The bulk of the Recovery Plan’s massive investments are in the form of the Eurobonds with which the European Union plans to stimulate the continent’s post-pandemic economy. Nevertheless, their introduction – a proposal dating back to the late 1980s aimed at encouraging investments and infrastructure – could represent a veritable paradigm shift in EU policy. Fostering that, in the first place, would be the continent’s strategic autonomy in a range of sectors currently in need of a common vision with regard to protection and enhancement.

                • Meeting in digital format
                  • 3 May 2021
                   
                   

                  Training as a development strategy: human capital and growth

                    The relationship between human capital and development has been a topic of study since economic policy has existed. Nevertheless, training and skills enhancement have long been underestimated by theories that have foregrounded other productive factors as decisive to economic growth.

                  • Meeting in digital format
                    • 14 April 2021
                     
                     

                    Post pandemic mobility: flexible, integrated, sustainable

                      Mobility is one of the key concerns in the post-Covid recovery. The pandemic that has forced millions to stay at home for extended periods of time has surely changed habits, and the consequences of this are likely to last well into the future. This is true both from the standpoint of work arrangements – with companies already predicting significant future reductions in hours spent in the office – and with regards to leisure activity and consumption. Flexibility in the use of public spaces and an increased dependence on home deliveries are becoming part of the new normal.

                    • Meeting in digital format
                      • 31 March 2021
                       
                       

                      For a sustainable recovery of Italy

                        Not just a flash in the pan, but a medium to long term boon: the post-pandemic recovery could be described in terms of strategic factors such as economic, social, environmental and institutional sustainability. In other words, the basic points of the European Commission’s 2030 agenda, which the Italian government has taken as the basis for its National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

                      • Meeting in digital format
                        • 29 March 2021
                         
                         

                        The labor market after the pandemic

                          The covid-19 pandemic has been an extraordinary accelerator of trends already begun prior to the emergency. During the March 2020 lockdown, progress was made regarding the Italian labor market in just a few weeks.  In terms of digitalization, the resilience of organizational models, and the spread of specific skills, this transition would otherwise have taken decades.

                        • Meeting in digital format
                          • 25 March 2021
                           
                           

                          New synergies in healthcare supply: challenges for the “last mile”

                            The Covid pandemic has spotlighted not only how essential a good healthcare system is, but also the key importance of the last mile, understood as a relationship of proximity to the patients. Getting to the citizen effectively is still an issue to be dealt with, both in treating the virus and in the vaccination campaign. The work already being done and yet to be done in order to deal with the problems arising during the current emergency period will serve as the basis for redrawing the healthcare system of the future.

                          • Meeting in digital format
                            • 22 March 2021
                             
                             

                            Intellectual Property: Protection and Enforcement

                              At just over a year from the outbreak of the pandemic, the attention being given to the delays and difficulties of the vaccine campaign is overshadowing a fundamental fact: it took less than 12 months for scientists to produce a successful anti-covid vaccine. This is an astonishing result, and is thanks to public/private collaboration. That atmosphere of cooperation must not be allowed to fail now as efforts are made to manage its production and distribution.

                            • Meeting in digital format
                              • 9 March 2021
                               
                               

                              For a sustainable energy transition: enhance opportunities, reduce challenges

                                For the first time ever, humanity is confronting the monumental challenge of an energy transition with rigorous goals and timeframes. In order to be successful, these must involve the largest number of global actors possible: not only governments, but industry and private citizens as well. The European Union has assumed a clear global leadership role, making CO2 emissions reductions one of the pillars of its program. The pandemic and recovery resources earmarked are accelerating the implementation of this commitment.

                              • Meeting in digital format
                                • 1 March 2021
                                 
                                 

                                Recovery Plan for the new generation

                                  The European Union response to the pandemic’s economic consequences has been the unprecedented mobilization of 2.4 billion euro in resources. The largest slice of the pie – 672.5 billion – will be earmarked for financing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, half of which is to be disbursed in the form of subsidies and the other half in loans. The end of austerity and renewed Member State solidarity have made it possible for Italy to count on 200 billion euro in such subsidies and loans.

                                • Meeting in digital format
                                  • 12 February 2021
                                   
                                   

                                  The challenge for the young Italians in technological innovation

                                    Although Italy continues to offer proof of excellence in a broad array of fields, there is still considerable margin for growth in younger generations’ understanding and application of technological advances. The current Covid-19 pandemic and the possibility of stemming its spread with the mRNA vaccine have further underscored the need to invest in research and innovation in the interests of creating social and economic value.

                                  • Meeting in digital format
                                    • 11 February 2021
                                     
                                     

                                    Managing migration flows while living with a pandemic: lessons learned and new tools

                                      The international landscape, for both Europe and for Italy, has changed significantly since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, pushing migration issues even more sharply to the fore.  The movement of persons has not ceased and migratory flows toward Europe remain considerable, albeit asymmetrical. An example is how movement toward Greece has diminished while Italy is seeing an approximately three-fold increase, mainly from Tunisia and Libya.

                                    • Meeting in digital format
                                      • 5 February 2021
                                       
                                       

                                      Post-pandemic cities: urban development and hierarchies

                                        Cities are an essential element in the history of humanity. First appearing approximately 10,000 years ago, they have survived an infinity of catastrophic events and managed to regroup and carry on developing. While the Covid pandemic is not the first event of its kind to affect that development, it does represent a turning point for urban areas by calling into question their role as the nerve centers of a global network.

                                      • Meeting in digital format
                                        • 26 January 2021
                                         
                                         

                                        Investing in R&D: why should Italy do it?

                                          Research is one of the assets that Italy needs to tap as it strives to jumpstart the economy. The pandemic and the science community’s rapid response to the virus have further emphasized the importance of a competitive ecosystem in this sector. Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan offers an opportunity to invest both in basic research and in subsequent development and technology transfer stages. The country can claim a certain amount of progress over recent years, but intervention is still necessary in a range of areas.

                                        • Meeting in digital format
                                          • 21 January 2021
                                           
                                           

                                          Global Health Security and its impact on the economy: a global responsibility

                                            The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered economic, political, social and cultural turmoil across the globe. A crisis unlike any that has occurred in a very long time that proving that health is an integral part of the foundation of a society and its economy. Nevertheless, the response to the pandemic as not been rapid and it is going to be necessary to adjust some previously applied mechanism.