The participants at this National Roundtable opened the discussion by observing that following the reform of the Italian intelligence services, the activities of the relevant (…)Information services in the security sector: protecting Italy’s financial and industrial system
As an opening premise, the participants at this National Conference noted that any reflection on the future of the Italian national health service must first (…)Health and well-being: new models of sustainable development
The participants at this roundtable session observed that Italy has long been a country that, paradoxically, is brimming with ideas yet marked by scant innovation (…)Venture capital and start-ups: boosting innovation and youth employment
Underpinning the discussions at this Aspen national roundtable session on “The new media, the power of information and business” was the notion that the internet (…)The new media, the power of information and business
Paving the way for discussions at this National Roundtable session was the acknowledgement that in a climate where globalization processes are playing an increasingly more (…)Investing in stocks, controlling company shares and corporate governance
The Conference got underway with an acknowledgement that savings have played a key role in maintaining Italy’s stability during the more acute phases of the (…)Italy’s savings: how to make it work for the country’s development
The discussion at this roundtable session got underway with the incisive observation that managing and exploiting a vast and valuable cultural heritage requires a well-thought-out (…)The economic value of Italy’s cultural patrimony
The roundtable session opened with an acknowledgement by participants that the processes of globalization have made the fight against crime more complicated. Criminal activities have (…)The economic dimension of crime
The roundtable session got underway with an acknowledgement by the participants of the crucial importance of reviving Italy’s artisan culture – a tradition synonymous with (…)Artists and artisans: resources for Italian workers
More than three years after the outbreak of the crisis which engulfed the world economy, Italian businesses have shown that they have, on the whole, (…)SMEs: growth and collaboration in a new global scenario
The debate over the need to broaden the scope of economic indicators – and more particularly, moving beyond measurements of GDP – has inspired a (…)Finding alternative indicators of well-being and growth in Italy
The roundtable got underway with an examination of the twofold characterization of Italian exports that has, for over a decade, been a core theme in (…)Increasing Italy’s exports
The financial crisis has considerably modified the environment in which Italian firms operate. It has introduced new problems in the export sector that are related (…)New international strategies to support Italian business
The roundtable participants began their examination of the mobility issues affecting Italy today with the observation that, last year alone, Italian households spent on average (…)Moving people: how to improve competitiveness, efficiency, and quality
Proceedings at this roundtable session got underway with the participants observing that an aging population, immigration and the brain drain are issues that Italy needs (…)Italy’s demographic trends: problems and opportunities
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 (…)Italian successes and talented operators around the world
If Italy’s university system is to proceed in a new direction, there are two crucial areas that must first be given a complete overhaul: its (…)Reforming Italy’s university system: beating the odds
The participants at this roundtable session noted that Pope Benedict XVI, in his recent encyclical entitled Caritas in veritate, reiterates that “the world is in (…)The common good: truth and gift-giving
Reform of Italy’s universities has for months been at the center of the national public debate, coinciding with the development of plans for a government (…)Italy’s universities: reforms and tools to render them competitive
Discussion at this roundtable event got underway with the observation that the development and spread of broadband internet access services have played and will continue (…)Expanding broadband in Italy
