The crisis afflicting the Old Continent is not just financial and economic, but rather risks becoming systemic. Within a very short space of time, there (…)Welcome back to Babel. Living amidst diversity
Participants at this National Interest event observed that economic and demographic trends in advanced economies point to an increasingly strategic role being played by research (…)Can scientific research be an economic driver for Italy?
Africa is changing. Some countries are growing and forging ahead, while others are moving more slowly. The whole continent has major potential, and yet it (…)Africa in the new energy century
Though acknowledged as unpredictable in its consequences like every momentous turning point of the past, the fourth industrial revolution was hailed by participants at this (…)The fourth industrial revolution: rethinking Italy’s job market and the welfare system
Looking at the Trump presidency, the international media – and actually, the American media, too – have lost sight of some background data that have (…)Trump and the politics of uncertainty
The starting premise of discussions at this roundtable on migration, organized by Aspen Institute Italia, was that current tensions within Europe demonstrate how Italy has (…)The migration challenge. Human mobility and development in the 21st century
Kick-starting discussions at this national conference was the observation that it is customary to consider creativity as an expression of individual genius, or to associate (…)Business as a creative community: changing paradigms
The participants at this national roundtable vehemently challenged the veracity of a popular – now verging on hackneyed – belief that the Italian education system (…)How can the school system help Italy’s competitiveness?
The starting premise of proceedings at this Meeting for The Aspen Junior Fellows group was that any discussion regarding energy of the future entails an (…)The future of Energy
The participants at this national conference recalled, by way of introduction, that two objectives are pursued through taxation systems, namely: the social purpose of ensuring (…)A fair tax system to ensure economic growth for citizens and businesses
Participants at this national roundtable highlighted smart energy and smart building as key components of the smart city concept. “Smartness” in urban contexts was seen (…)Smart buildings, smart energy: the future of intelligent infrastructure
A key premise of discussions at this annual conference for the Friends of Aspen group was that the phenomenon of migration, which has emerged in (…)Migration: Challenges and Opportunities
The pursuit of security and a desire for greater certainty were recurrent themes in discussions at this national roundtable on the future of government in (…)The future of government: imagining the Italy of tomorrow
The participants at this national roundtable emphasized that the steadfast development of Italy’s southern regions (the so-called “Mezzogiorno”) is an indispensable precondition for kick starting (…)Doing business in Southern Italy: challenging, but possible
The attendees at this National Conference kicked off their discussions by observing that the “Made in Italy” label boasts major successes and a strong ranking (…)Consumption trends and “Made in Italy”
Italy’s network of museums has undergone major changes over the last three years, following reforms that have made the idea of museums as national institutions (…)Cross-generation roundtable – The museum of the future
