Singapore, webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture
The Italian Embassy in Singapore organised a webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture, in tandem with SGInnovate. The “Uncovering Agriculture 4.0 – Sustainable Technologies” event took place in recent days, and was attended by Gianni Ferretti, professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Chiara Corbo, Head of the Smart Agrifood Observatory and Daniele Benatoff, […]
Read more“ARTE e Tecnologia -Il ruolo dell’Italia nella digitalizzazione dello Zambia”
The Italian Embassy in Zambia is organising the event “ART and Technology” on Thursday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. With the participation of the Zambian Minister for Technology and Science Hon. Felix Mutati, this event, which is the third one of a series of five events, is part of the Project “Italia-Zambia, […]
Read moreAsteroid named after Nobel Prize winner Parisi
On 7 February 2022, the working group for Small Bodies Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) accepted the proposal made by the Astronomical and Cultural Club of Farra d’Isonzo (CCAF) to call the asteroid discovered in Farra d’Isonzo on 7 February 1994 with the name (15803) Parisi (the number in brackets before the name is typical of asteroids). […]
Read moreTel Aviv, webinar on climate change impact
The Embassy of Italy in Israel and the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv have organised a series of online scientific meetings in partnership with The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (a faculty of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev), centred on the relationship between man and mountain, called “So Harsh, So Fragile: […]
Read moreArgentina, a webinar for National Space Day
To mark the National Space Day 2021, the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires organised a webinar titled “Italy and Argentina in Space”, held on 16 December. Space technology is a priority sector for scientific collaboration between Italy and Argentina. Most recently, following the launch of the SAOCOM 1B satellite on 30 August 2020, the Italian-Argentinean […]
Read moreWashington, webinar on bilateral cooperation in the field of space
On the occasion of the Italy’s First National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy in Washington organized a virtual event on “US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation” to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of space. “Today, space is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, and innovation is the key to […]
Read moreCroatia, meeting with Parmitano for the National Space Day
On the occasion of the National Space Day, the Italian Embassy in Zagreb, together with the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb and the Consulate General in Rijeka, organised a virtual meeting with Luca Parmitano, a major Italian astronaut holding the European Space Agency record for longest stay in orbit (366 days). The connection was made […]
Read moreLisbon, webinar on aerospace for the economy and the environment
The Italian Embassy in Lisbon has organized a webinar to discuss the opportunities offered by the aerospace sector for the economy and for our transition to more environmentally friendly lifestyle. A detailed study of the use of advanced technologies “such as those used in space, also with regard to an observation of the planet and […]
Read moreThe cutting-edge “Costa Toscana” cruise ship delivered in Finland
The Italian Ambassador to Finland, Sergio Pagano, attended the handover ceremony at the Meyer shipyard, in Turku, of the “Costa Toscana”, the new flagship of the Costa Crociere cruise fleet and sister ship of the “Costa Smeralda”, which was also launched in the port city in south-western Finland two years ago. Powered by liquefied natural […]
Read moreWashington, celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme
The Italian Embassy in Washington, DC and the United States Department of State will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme with a roundtable discussion entitled “The Contribution of Fulbright Scholars to Covid-19”, on the 160th anniversary of Italy-US bilateral diplomatic relations. Since its inception in 1948, the Programme has provided a great contribution […]
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