National Roundtable

The National Interest, topic to which Aspen has always paid great attention, needs to be redefined and set in a European context. The recent EU (…)Italians and the national interest

The Roundtable on “Italy and the implementation of the Lisbon agenda” was an occasion for Aspen members to discuss Italy’s contribution to the implementation of (…)Italy and the implementation of the Lisbon agenda

Brandnames live in a complicated, multidimensional world, in a dynamic system that demands well-defined, unique, memorable, seductive personalities. A brand suggests to the consumer a (…)Brandnames on the global market: their economic and social value

From the meeting it appears that a convergence of the different platforms opens new scenarios for content producers as well as for broadcasters and new (…)From Tlc to communications: the multimedia enterprise

The Roundtable highlighted the important role played by the Italian banking system due to the nature of the economic system which is characterized by a (…)The role of local banks in Italy’s banking system

The roundtable discussion focused on the means and mechanisms to improve the attractiveness of the Italian economy. The roundtable participants voiced their disagreement with views (…)The attractiveness of Italy’s economic model

This roundtable focused on problems presented by rapid development in the telecommunications sector and prospects for growth. The diverse platforms, each with their special characteristics (…)Telecommunications, content, broadcasting: services and markets

This roundtable focused on infrastructural problems hindering Italy’s competitiveness: to resolve them would mean allowing Italy to play a primary role – a hub – (…)Competitiveness and development: Italy’s infrastructure and transportation system

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

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

According to the World Health Organization, Italy’s health system ranks as one of the best in the world. Yet it has also highlighted the problem, (…)Financing Italy’s health system: new models?

This meeting, held in the beautiful Ambrosiana library, offered the occasion to reflect on a very different topic than usual, at Aspen Italia events: the (…)The search for our soul: mistery and passion

The Roundtable dealt with a series of strategic issues concerning the Italian bank system, including the high cost of Italian bank serivces compared to other (…)Developing the Italian banking system to favor competitiveness

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

New tools, new forms of access, availability of content, large variety of sources, increased Internet use: news has changed dramatically, and the challenges for the (…)The new communications system: a challenge for the media

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

Freeing up markets entails a variety of phenomena: opening up to competition, increasing efficiency, offering greater choice to the consumer and improving access to capital (…)Free trade and competitiveness