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      • Milan
        • 26 October 2018
         
         

        Climate Change = Economic Change

          The problem of global warming can no longer be deferred if its catastrophic planet-wide consequences are to be avoided. That was the message of a special report issued in October by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the most authoritative scientific body dedicated to the study of climate change. According to the report, at the current rate, by 2030 the global temperature increase will surpass 1.5°C, which is considered the upper safety limit for containing and managing the fall-out, albeit at the cost of massive investments in financial, material and human resources.

        • Rome
          • 25 October 2018
           
           

          Aspen Institute Italia Award

            The winner of the third edition of the Aspen Institute Italia Award for scientific research and collaboration between Italy and the United States was a study entitled “The quest for forbidden crystals”, conducted by Luca Bindi, Associate Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Florence, and by Paul J. Steinhardt, Albert Einstein Professor in Science and Director of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University.

          • Bologna
            • 16 October 2018
             
             

            New citizens and the Italian Constitution’s values

              Aspen Institute Italia’s aim in organizing this roundtable was to foster debate on the challenges involved in integrating foreigners into Italian society. By way of introduction, it was noted that, over the years, the number of foreign nationals permanently residing in Italy has grown steadily and is set to continue to rise, as will the number of immigrants acquiring Italian citizenship. In a very short space of time, Italy’s society has been transformed, in line with what has happened in other countries such as France and the United Kingdom, and can no longer be considered mono-ethnic.

            • Venice
              • 12 October 2018
               
               

              The economy of the digital transformation: a question of value

                The linchpin of discussions at this Aspen Seminar for Leaders session was the notion that digital transformation has become the driving force behind a new and constantly developing economy. Adding to the billions of smartphones that have brought people across the world in touch with each other are billions of sensors that remain connected all day, every day, without interruption. This is generating an immense amount of data that requires proper infrastructure and analytics skills.

              • Venice
                • 12 October 2018
                 
                 

                Focus on industry: human capital and artificial intelligence

                  Proceedings at this Aspen Seminar for Leaders began with an examination of the premise that the digital revolution currently underway is subverting the relationship between humankind and machine, with the change in progress being not only technological but also cultural in nature. With the advent of robots, the economy, society, and the law are also changing – all at a breakneck pace that was inconceivable in past revolutions.

                • Venice
                  • 12 October 2018
                   
                   

                  Media and politics in the age of algorithms

                    A key observation made at the start of discussions at this Aspen Seminar for Leaders session was that the main shift entailed by the digital revolution is not just technological, but especially cultural, in nature. It was noted that in past decades, a vertical relationship prevailed in the world between the management of political power and the media. Today, this relationship is very different, and has become horizontal.

                  • Venice
                    • 12 October 2018
                     
                     

                    Transportation and logistics: smart infrastructure

                      (Italian Version)
                      Un Paese moderno e competitivo deve avere tra i suoi asset fondamentali un sistema di trasporto e logistica basato su infrastrutture efficienti, tecnologicamente avanzate e multimodali. Questo è un problema che riguarda, in misura diversa, tutto l’Occidente. Si tratta di investire risorse tanto nella manutenzione e nell’aggiornamento della rete esistente quanto nello sviluppo di nuove infrastrutture adatte alle esigenze di mobilità create dall’economia digitale.

                    • Roma
                      • 3 October 2018
                       
                       

                      To the future. The economy, demographics and democracy

                        The participants at this roundtable noted that the current state of political, economic, and anthropological flux demonstrates that democratic and civilization models are proving less and less effective guarantees of liberal democratic values, whilst the conflict between the growing difficulty of achieving a new world order and the emergence of new touchstones built around the notion of the nation-state would seem to be getting stronger.

                      • Palermo
                        • 30 September 2018
                         
                         

                        Building a new silk road: Sicily’s role

                          Kicking off discussions at this National Conference was the observation that southern Italy’s ports, intermodal facilities, and adjacent hinterland areas have a strategic opportunity within their grasp, with Mediterranean routes now serving as crossroads for global traffic. It was felt, however, that in order to seize these opportunities, medium and long-term choices need to be made, with a commitment at the governmental level to ensure that the right incentives, an apposite regulatory framework, and a coherent vision for pursuing Italy’s economic interests are all in place.