Participants at this Aspen Junior Fellows Conference characterized the current era as a time of change for space exploration, with humanity’s presence off-planet directed at (…)Making space for research and industry. Rediscovering the universe: new resources for new goals
Participants at this national roundtable embarked on their discussion by first observing that, over the last thirty years, the Italian National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario (…)The future of Italy’s health system: challenges and oppurtunities
The starting premise of discussions at this talk-debate session was that developments in the space sector are reshaping geopolitical ties and generating new economic opportunities (…)Geopolitics and the economics of space
Discussions at this national conference began with recognition that, in a globalized economy where the standardization of consumption risks reducing competition between companies to a (…)The right business culture to be competitive
A little over 25 years since its establishment, Italy’s Antitrust Authority – hailed by those attending this national roundtable as an indubitable success story – (…)Technological innovation, new economic scenarios, industrial policies: the modern-day role of the Antitrust Authority
The participants at this international workshop noted that the political situation in the UK has been confused and in many respects unpredictable in the immediate (…)Europe after Brexit: a new start or a dead end?
Smart cities: drivers for energy management and quality of life
The Paris Agreement has received mixed assessments, but it is widely recognized that it is indeed a step in the right direction. The framework allows (…)Climate Strategies post-COP21 and Sustainable Economies in Europe
By way of opening premise, the participants at this National Interest event observed that nanotechnologies have for several years now been at the center of (…)Nanotechnology and Italy
Aspen Institute Italia’s aim in organizing this roundtable was to spark debate on the current economic conditions and future development prospects of southern Italy, in (…)Welcome to the Mezzogiorno – Italy’s neglected south. How to promote a mass return of the region’s youth
Opening discussions at this National Interest session was the observation that new advanced therapies, which are being increasingly adopted today, represent a real revolution in (…)The new frontiers of medicine
The attendees of the 21st Annual Conference for the Friends of Aspen pointed to development at an exponential pace, near-total ubiquity, and an increasing integration (…)How technological innovation can spur a new humanism
Participants agreed that this year has been particularly complicated for the world economy. Risks are popping up in new places and the key role played (…)The post-BRICS economies: rethinking the geography of global growth
Big Data is now ubiquitous. No longer confined to niche fields like astrophysics, genomics and machine learning, the analysis of massive databases is now applied (…)Big Data as the next great digital challenge: what lies ahead?
The consensus which emerged from this Aspen Seminars for Leaders session was that an innovative approach to the issue of infrastructure in Italy requires the (…)Infrastructure: ensuring its utility and sustainability
The most common tendency in times of need, in times of crisis – and today is no exception – is to turn to the state. (…)Italy’s public sector: a deadweight or impetus for the country?
Underpinning discussions at this Aspen Seminar for Leaders session devoted to the future of healthcare was the acknowledgement that major advances in research and the (…)The shape of medicine to come: prospects, opportunities, and social impacts
