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National Programs

  • Rome
    • 10 November 2005
     
     

    Banks, enterprises and the protection of private investors

      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 law its accuracy in defining property, management and control. The second session focused on the new model for controlling authorities and the role of the independent authorities and management. Participants also discussed potential conflicts between the different functions of the Bank of Italy; namely monetary, controlling and competition authorities.

    • Milan
      • 7 March 2005
       
       

      The new communications system: a challenge for the media

        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 media are many. This roundtable, held at the Corriere della Sera offices in Milan, invited discussion on Italy’s particular situation with relation to the global communications market. Media training, revolutions ongoing on an industrial level, doubts on a regulatory level (especially as concerns intellectual property, as norms guarding copyright are mostly obsolete) were all on the table.

      • Rome
        • 4 May 2005
         
         

        The attractiveness of Italy’s economic model

          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 that the country’s economic health is “in decline”, noting that such assessments are fueled by the presence within the country of areas with structural difficulties in adapting to international competition and the tendency towards making generalizations without taking into account territorial specificities and the existence of points of excellence.