With current statistics on immigration to Italy to hand, participants at this meeting sought to identify strategies and formulate proposals to regulate migratory flows here (…)Integration, security and immigration: a challenge for Italy
Next Generation Networks (NGN) are true information highways, along which great amounts of information can flow. Their technological neutrality allows them to offer services that (…)Convergence Italian style: how is the telecommunications market changing?
The conference stemmed from an analysis of how the Made in Italy label is perceived in major countries. The debate highlighted that, although businesses operating (…)From “Made in Italy” to “Italy’s best”
The conference “Politics and anti-politics” highlighted many of the historic problems in the Italians’ relationship with politics. Italians have not always been so detached from (…)Politics and antipolitics
The underlying premise of the Conference discussions was that the future and competitiveness of Italy depend on the further development of the country’s research sphere (…)Developing and supporting research in Italy
This conference dealt with strategic themes of great current interest, highlighting the economic feedback made possible by investment in the biotechnology sector. Participants focussed on (…)The new frontiers of biotechnology: development opportunities
Public infrastructure is key to relaunching Italy’s competitiveness; they also demand involvement on various levels: state, regional and local. European directives shake up the Italian (…)Rendering Italy’s public infrastructure competitive: projects, investment, tariffs
Discussion focused on Italy’s system of higher education, in a search for new strategies and proposals to relaunch the nation’s universities’ competitiveness. Participation by the (…)Universities: an engine for Italy’s development. Meritocracy and competition
This conference, part of the Italy’s Current Affairs series, highlighted a number of proposals to favor competitiveness and to guarantee quality service but sustainable costs (…)Liberalization and privatization: a challenge for the Italian state
The conference of the series “Italy’s current affairs” entitled “Industrial districts, the Italian brand and laboratories: relaunching a successful scheme” was held in Milan on (…)Industrial districts, the Italian brand and laboratories: relaunching a successful scheme
This conference focussed on possible options for a better national energy program, able to guarantee both security and efficiency. Discussions touched on how responsibility should (…)Italy’s energy policy: security and efficiency in an open market
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
The conference examined the new regulations and their adequacy in protecting private investors and determining appropriate market dynamics. Particular attention was paid to the new (…)Banks, enterprises and the protection of private investors
This conference identified a series of risks and opportunities for financing innovation. Policies are difficult to draw up, just as innovation is different to pin (…)Financing innovation: new proposals and instruments
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
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
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
