This session focused on the crucial role played by infrastructure in any given country’s economic development. It was observed that an adequate endowment of tangible (…)Tangible infrastructure: driving competitiveness
This session of the Aspen Seminars for Leaders examined various institutional scenarios, viewed from the perspective of changes taking place at the European and global (…)Italy and future challenges. Heading towards 2020
In this seminar, the participants examined what were identified as the major areas requiring action to enable Italy to face the new and increasingly impelling (…)Investing in knowledge: more innovation, better infrastructure, new school system
The discussion in this session focused on the role of culture in the wake of the global crisis. In this regard, the participants highlighted the (…)Culture, leadership, social responsibility
The last minute lifeline thrown to Greece to keep it from possible default opened a series of urgent questions on the future of the single (…)Pulling through the financial crisis and supporting the real economy
The seminar, divided into three sessions, studied the main institutional economic and social causes holding back adequate growth in the South and its ability to (…)Bridging the gap between Italy’s North and South: the Mezzogiorno as a national issue
The internet revolution has brought great changes to the communications industry, both in terms of infrastructures and contents. For infrastructures, the scenario shows a different (…)The telecoms and media industries: what’s next?
After the crisis, a new paradigm of development is emerging: more solid, anchored to shared values and projected to the construction of a future beyond (…)New paradigms of development: values, work, sustainable growth
The debate centered around two main points: investment in knowledge and human capital, and research and innovation. These two issues are determining factors of growth (…)Investing in knowledge for progress and productivity
The global economic crisis is reshaping the energy system in a fundamental way, as extraordinary events have occurred in a very short time span. Six (…)The economics of Energy. From traditional to renewable growth drivers
The complexities of the current global macroeconomic situation are pushing the world economy in many different directions. The US is undertaking a second round of (…)The future of currencies: the post-crisis monetary and financial system. Implications for business
This seminar got underway with the participants noting that the Italian industrial system has succeeded in weathering the global crisis whilst maintaining the country’s position (…)The industrial system, territory and social cohesion
In response to the crisis, the State has intervened to rescue banks and financial institutions, to restore confidence in the market, and to guarantee loans (…)New roles for the public and private sectors in the economy and society
The participants at this ASL seminar observed that history has always been marked by periods of change – the current one being no exception. The (…)Joint meeting. After the crisis: safeguarding future generations
The approval of a renewable energy and climate change legislative package by the European Union in December 2008 is part of a wider push to (…)Energy savings, renewable resources, nuclear power: the best choices for Italy
The participants in this talk-debate noted that by acknowledging the existence of various “Souths” in Italy rather than continuing to speak of “the South”, efforts (…)Talk-debate: Italy and its south
The seminar discussions got underway with the observation that international energy markets are the litmus test of a crisis whose outcomes are still uncertain. The (…)Markets and energy/environmental policy: choices for growth and competition in Italian industry
The Seminar discussions highlighted the divide that exists in Italy today between the core research sector and the business world. It was noted that there (…)Health sciences in Italy: living better and longer
This seminar examined developments in the concept of progress and in models of capitalism in light of the profound economic and social changes wrought by (…)New paradigms of progress and capitalism
The participants in this seminar observed that after the shock of the crisis, the economy is searching for ways and means of coming out of (…)Business, productivity, active society: a recipe for growth
