Foreign investments as a driver of growth in Italy
Italy has great potential to attract investments but many factors still hinder the influx of foreign capital. Data on the presence of multinationals offer a (…)Foreign investments as a driver of growth in Italy
Aspen Junior Fellows Annual Conference – Reconciling the environment and development
The 2019 annual Aspen Junior Fellows conference was dedicated to the choices that must be made to reconcile environment and development, and the importance of (…)Aspen Junior Fellows Annual Conference – Reconciling the environment and development
Labour market: innovation and skills development
The global economy is undergoing deep and rapid changes that are revolutionizing how production is organized. The very concept of the “job market” seems outdated (…)Labour market: innovation and skills development
Focus on Industry: Competitiveness and the new industrial triangle
The new industrial triangle (Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli) is currently one of the European continent’s most dynamic drivers behind growth in GDP, exports and value added (…)Focus on Industry: Competitiveness and the new industrial triangle
The car of the future: Made in Italy, technology, competition
The automobile industry is riding the crest of a major innovative wave involving the digitalization of products and processes, the science of materials and solutions (…)The car of the future: Made in Italy, technology, competition
Climate change, soil, food: from crisis to growth
Contemporary society is paradoxical: the number of global deaths for lack of food is equal to those linked with illnesses due to over-eating. This immoral (…)Climate change, soil, food: from crisis to growth
Value and values of a new Corporate Social Responsibility
Not just for profit. With the end of the “turbo-capitalism” era, the world economy is turning increasingly clearly towards a new model. Therefore, while growth (…)Value and values of a new Corporate Social Responsibility
The requalification of industrial areas in crisis: a vision for the future.
The crises of 2008 and 2011 had a greater impact on Umbria than they did on other parts of Italy and Europe. Conditions had already (…)The requalification of industrial areas in crisis: a vision for the future.
Efficiency, innovation and sustainability in the water industry
Water is an undeniable human right essential to the life and health of all citizens. Its distribution, however, is a complex process that presupposes the (…)Efficiency, innovation and sustainability in the water industry
The digital economy and the changing workplace
Innovations ranging from robotics to artificial intelligence, digital platforms to blockchains, is having a growing impact on the work world. The transformations under way concern (…)The digital economy and the changing workplace
Assessing risk: business in global disorder
Proceedings at this International Conference got underway with an acknowledgement that the increase being witnessed in political risk factors — both in number and intensity (…)Assessing risk: business in global disorder
The future of labor: uncertainty and emerging values
This roundtable devoted to examining the workplace of the future also marked the launch of a new Aspen Institute Italia initiative, the Aspen University Fellows (…)The future of labor: uncertainty and emerging values
Making the most of Italy’s energy resources
Discussions at this roundtable kicked off with the observation that global economic growth, which has been particularly strong over the past year, has brought with (…)Making the most of Italy’s energy resources
Business, youth, innovation
Debate at this Conference for the Aspen Junior Fellows focused on the role of Italian businesses, which, in order to establish themselves within a global (…)Business, youth, innovation
Industrial renaissance: digital disruption and the post 4.0 economy
Creativity, science and technology are the fundamental elements of the radical change that the digital revolution has brought to industry over recent years. Manufacturing – (…)Industrial renaissance: digital disruption and the post 4.0 economy
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 (…)Climate Change = Economic Change
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 (…)The economy of the digital transformation: a question of value
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 (…)Focus on industry: human capital and artificial intelligence
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 (…)To the future. The economy, demographics and democracy