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      • Milan
        • 15 July 2019
         
         

        How the financial markets see Italy

          Current economic data offer a conflicting pitcure of the Italian country system. Some of the numbers are encouraging: the balance of payments is positive, inflation is low and portfolio investments in Italian assets have once again begun to rise, in some cases surpassing pre-2008 financial downturn levels. At the same time, unemployment levels, low growth and a public debt at near historic heights are evidence of how some key problems are far from having been resolved.

        • Varano de' Melegari (PR)
          • 2 July 2019
           
           

          The car of the future: Made in Italy, technology, competition

            The automobile industry is riding the crest of a major innovative wave involving the digitalization of products and processes, the science of materials and solutions for sustainable mobility. This automotive evolution concerns automobiles produced for “mobility” and vehicles for “fun”. Indeed, these two broad categories are becoming increasingly divergent and often have antithetic specifications.

          • Milan
            • 1 July 2019
             
             

            Infrastructure and sustainable mobility

              The theme of mobility is central to current reflections on economic development, and considerations on the mobility of persons and goods – to which approximately 29% of global CO2 emissions can be attributed – is a special focus.

            • Milan
              • 24 June 2019
               
               

              The future of banking, the bank of the future

                Wedged as they are between factors that limit profitability and competition from Fintech companies, banks are being forced to innovate. In a European scenario penalized by low interest rates, Italian credit institutions are also suffering the impact of the country’s low economic growth and of trends affecting the government bonds, of which they are the principal holders. Added to all this is a European legislative framework that has continued to evolve over recent years and that has prioritized the reduction of risk associated with non-performing loans.

              • Milan
                • 17 June 2019
                 
                 

                Climate change, soil, food: from crisis to growth

                  Contemporary society is paradoxical: the number of global deaths for lack of food is equal to those linked with illnesses due to over-eating. This immoral division of food resources is all the more problematic if you consider that the food production chain (from farm to consumer table) accounts for nearly 40% of harmful gas emissions.

                • Rome
                  • 12 June 2019
                   
                   

                  Value and values of a new Corporate Social Responsibility

                    Not just for profit. With the end of the “turbo-capitalism” era, the world economy is turning increasingly clearly towards a new model. Therefore, while growth and positive economic results will remain essential, it will also be crucially important to achieve the right relationship with the local context, a renewed sense of community and a closer focus on environmental issues.

                  • Rome
                    • 5 June 2019
                     
                     

                    The post-election European Union: internal dynamics and global competition

                      One possible initial interpretation of the European parliamentary vote focused on the retreat of both main traditional parties (People’s and Socialist) and the success of two other pro-Europe parties (Liberals and Greens) that almost offset it, and on a softening in euro-skeptic parties’ positions that seems traceable to changes from within. These latter are certainly a significant force, but they do not appear capable of deeply inflecting the work of the Parliament.

                    • Roma
                      • 28 May 2019
                       
                       

                      Science and people. Understanding and supporting research and its applications

                        There has been a waning over recent years in society’s trust in and understanding of scientific progress and its pervasive benefits. How can science and public opinion be reconciled when the two appear to exist on parallel planes, divided by the critical confrontation being fomented by the social networks? A polarization of positions that is influencing the perceptions of communities and of policies that include with scientific and/or technical aspects.

                      • Terni
                        • 10 May 2019
                         
                         

                        The requalification of industrial areas in crisis: a vision for the future.

                          The crises of 2008 and 2011 had a greater impact on Umbria than they did on other parts of Italy and Europe. Conditions had already begun to deteriorate in the early 2000s, creating a division between Umbria, a region with a great manufacturing tradition, and the wealthier parts of the country. The study presented at the conference cited microeconomic data about the origins of the crisis and highlighted a sharp polarization of companies’ competitiveness.

                        • Rome
                          • 17 April 2019
                           
                           

                          Public Administration and capitalism of the digital platforms

                            The aim of this Aspen Institute Italia round table was to examine the public administration’s role in meeting the challenges posed by technological innovation. A background document entitled “Public administration and digital platform capitalism” was presented during the meeting.

                          • Milan
                            • 15 April 2019
                             
                             

                            Brexit and financial markets: the consequences for Italy

                              Brexit and all the uncertainty it is generating constitute an entirely new and potentially destabilizing element for financial markets.

                              London has long functioned as Europe’s main financial market despite being located outside the Eurozone. The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union now places Europe at a crossroads: either reach an agreement making it possible to maintain a good portion of operations in London or begin the long and painstaking task of creating a continental marketplace.

                            • Milan
                              • 10 April 2019
                               
                               

                              Maladies of the future: hopes and fears

                                Modern medicine is in continuous evolution, with discoveries and technologies unimaginable until just a few years ago. The field of immunology could not have conceived, for example, of an immune system capable of being “educated” to combat tumor cells, and yet today there is a vast amount of clinical evidence of exactly that. Advancements in research have led to various paradigm changes that have overturned previous ideas about disease and the human body.

                              • Rome
                                • 20 March 2019
                                 
                                 

                                Toward the european elections

                                  Europe is finally being put to the vote. Of course, the parties of individual nations will continue to count, and national issues will hold a certain importance for citizens called to the polls.  But in the end what will be at stake is a new idea of Europe, because this time, and as never before, the European construction is going to be judged politically.

                                • Castelvecchio Pascoli (LU)
                                  • 14 March 2019
                                   
                                   

                                  The Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on Values and Society

                                    The 17th edition of the Aspen Institute Italia Seminar on Values and Society is held in collaboration with The Aspen Institute.

                                    The three-day seminar is dedicated to the memory of Aspen Institute Italia co-founder Ennio Presutti, who passed away in 2008.

                                  • Milan
                                    • 11 March 2019
                                     
                                     

                                    Efficiency, innovation and sustainability in the water industry

                                      Water is an undeniable human right essential to the life and health of all citizens. Its distribution, however, is a complex process that presupposes the existence of a proper industrial sector equipped to deliver it from the supply source to the private home while maintaining high standards of quality and service.