23 July 2010
July 2010
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23 July 2010
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11 July 2010
July 2010
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11 July 2010
“Europe’s banks need a recovery fund” by Alessandro Profumo, July 11, 2010.
21 December 2007
December 2007
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21 December 2007
Showcase
The first phase of the Showcase research project analyzed Italian excellence in industry and in the biomedical research sector.
In relation to industry, a ranking was compiled for 2003-2005 of the 100 best-performing manufacturing firms with turnovers of more than 50 million euro.
19 October 2008
October 2008
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19 October 2008
Showcase
The research carried out in 2008 produced a study of Italian industrial excellence which evaluated the performance of firms on the basis of innovation, image and internationalization, as well as examining the contribution made by foreign businesses operating in Italy to employment growth and productivity.
18 May 2009
May 2009
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18 May 2009
Showcase
The third installment of the project’s research expanded the analysis of Italian excellence in industry, focusing in particular on Italian and foreign-owned manufacturing firms with turnovers exceeding 50 million euro which, during the period 2005-2007, performed particularly well in terms of growth and profitability and had a low gearing ratio.
This enabled the top 20 firms to be identified.
2 September 2009
September 2009
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2 September 2009
Local economic dynamism
The research, carried out in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE and Fondazione CERM for the National Interest Project, provides a concise overview of local economic dynamism in Italy.
A composite indicator was used taking into account three key aspects for gauging differences in the economic dynamism and wealth-generation capacity of local areas. The factors considered were:
18 January 2010
January 2010
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18 January 2010
Italy in the new geo-economy of the G20
The study backed by numerous indicators and data, analyzes the placement of Italy in the G20 after the changes caused by the financial crisis and the latest developments. The research was conducted by Fondazione Edison for Aspen Institute Italia.
17 June 2010
June 2010
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17 June 2010
Shifting the wealth of nations: the role of sovereign wealth funds
27 September 2009
September 2009
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27 September 2009
Italian successes and talented operators around the world
The experience gained by Italians around the world, the challenges that will need to be faced to build global skills, and the ability of the national economy to operate as a global actor are all aspects of a single issue, namely: how to make the most of overseas Italian talent. Talented Italians are finding it increasingly easier to emigrate rather than build reasonable career prospects for themselves at home.
11 April 2010
April 2010
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11 April 2010
Italian leaders abroad
This National Conference provided an opportunity for comparing the experiences of Italians who have managed to carve out brilliant careers and hold very high-level positions outside Italy, with a view to contributing to a better understanding of the country’s problems and areas of potential, and to identifying better long-term relationship-building and global integration prospects.
1 June 2010
June 2010
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1 June 2010
Showcase
01/06/2010 – The Showcase project is conducted by the Intesa Sanpaolo Research Department, the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, and the Fondazione CERM.
Research carried out as part of the Showcase project aims to identify and raise awareness of Italy’s leaders in the fields of industry and research.
Since its inception in December 2007, Showcase has seen the publication each year of new studies which, from time to time, taking into account the economic environment in which businesses operate, offer specific analyses.
19 February 2010
February 2010
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19 February 2010
Monitoring period from February 1-18, 2010
There were twelve articles dealing with the work of Italian researchers during this period, nine of which appeared in Nature, with a strong focus on nutritional research, including studies on gluten intolerance and work in the field of gastroenterology.
27 February 2010
February 2010
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27 February 2010
Monitoring period from February 18-26, 2010
There was considerable coverage of Italian research into genetic diseases in the five papers published in Nature. One of note concerned a study on thalassemia carried out by the universities of Cagliari and Pavia.
20 March 2010
March 2010
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20 March 2010
Monitoring period from February 27 to March 19, 2010
Four of the thirteen items dealing with Italian research published during this period dealt with work in the field of neurology, with a particular focus on the treatment of epilepsy.
31 March 2010
March 2010
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31 March 2010
Monitoring period from March 20-31, 2010
All five of the reports on Italian scientific contributions for this period appeared in Nature. Of particular interest was a study into the causes of obesity conducted by the University of Catania.
16 April 2010
April 2010
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16 April 2010
Monitoring period from April 1-15, 2010
Three Italian contributions appeared in The Lancet, including an analysis by the University of Rome La Sapienza of the new Israeli law on organ transplantation.
30 April 2010
April 2010
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30 April 2010
Monitoring period from April 16-30, 2010
Both Nature and The Lancet focused heavily on oncological studies, the subject of six of the ten Italian scientific papers published during this period, covering a range of topics spanning from diagnostics to pain reduction.
16 May 2010
May 2010
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16 May 2010
Monitoring period from May 1–15, 2010
Nine Italian studies were published, two of which by nephrologists appeared in The Lancet. Nature, on the other hand, especially concentrated on Italian work in the fields of genetics and immunology, carrying three related articles.
31 May 2010
May 2010
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31 May 2010
Monitoring period from May 16-31, 2010
The topics covered by the four Italian studies published during this period varied, examining respectively the treatment of breast cancer with chemotherapy, malnutrition, heart disease, and treatment for tuberculosis.