The seminar on “Information, Democracy and Communications Systems”, held as part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, explored the delicate state of relationships in (…)Information, Democracy and Communications Systems
The seminar on “Italy’s Mezzogiorno in the global market: opportunities and challenges”, held as part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, examined the fact (…)Italy’s South on the global market: opportunities and challenges
The seminar on “Infrastructure and networks. Transport and energy for Italy’s development”, held as part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, emphasized the fact (…)Infrastructure and networks. Transport and energy for Italy’s development
The seminar on “Post-modern society: values, labor, consumption”, held as part of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders program, focused on the fact that society is in (…)Post-modern society: values, labor, consumption
The roundtable discussion provided an opportunity to explore the new possibilities for further applications and the potential economic, social and organizational impact of information technology. (…)Developing IT: new possibilities for business, organizations and users
Italy is the oldest country in Europe: two Italians out of ten are over 65; life expectancy is high and the birth rate is low; (…)Ageing in Europe: turning weakness into strength
Italy, thanks to the wealth of its artistic, cultural and natural heritage, has always been a leader in the tourism sector. Today, however, this is (…)Relaunching tourism: analysis, tools, projects
This roundtable focussed on the terminology behind the conflict between believers and non-believers. In Italy, France, and Germany, the debate has taken on a particular (…)Religious and agnostic: tomorrow’s values
The Aspen Dialogue on World Economy, each year, reflects on prevalent trends both in the medium and long term. In 2005, the conference took place (…)The West, the BRICs and the rest: a global agenda for the transatlantic economy
This roundtable focused on the irreversible process of convergence between television and telecommunications. In the near future, in fact, ADSL lines and IP protocol TV (…)Video content in the global contest among different platforms
This conference focused on the demands faced by the future city. Big cities will have to attract, involve and assimilate ever greater numbers of people, (…)Cities of the future: events, services, technology
This conference focussed on relaunching Italy’s economy in terms of productivity, training and flexibility. The debate revolved around the following issues: those measures best suited (…)Italian business and the labor market
On June 7, at the Rome offices of Aspen Institute Italia, a luncheon was held in honor of the Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica, who (…)Luncheon in honor of Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica
The International Workshop “Africa: our common interest” was organized at the Rome City Hall to present the Commission for Africa Report. British prime minister Tony (…)Africa: our common interest
This roundtable highlighted the need to redesign Italy’s infrastructure network in a fashion that is coherent with demand. Lower-cost projects that offer an immediate return (…)The role of logistics for Italy’s competitiveness
Aspen Institute Italia, with a seminar entitled “The leadership in Italy: an analysis in the international context”, launched a new project on leadership. Many Aspen (…)The leadership in Italy: an analysis in the international context
The spring meeting of the Friends of Aspen was held in the Milan theater “Il Piccolo di Milano – Teatro Strehler” this year. The prestige (…)The role of Italy’s culture in globalization
Participants discussed risks and opportunities springing from the new international accounting standards. They considered, in particular, consequences on budgets, net assets, and aggregation processes. They (…)Basel II and IAS (International Accounting Standard): the “new double entry” for banks and business
