Space Day: satellite images on display in Hanoi
The “Vietnam and Italy, Space Technology and Applications. Looking Beyond” exhibition was opened in Hanoi, displaying 23 high-definition images of the Earth taken by the Italian satellite system COSMO-SkyMed and processed by Telespazio/e-GEOS, including two remarkable images of Hanoi and the Mekong Delta, together with nine panels by the Vietnam National Space Center illustrating the […]
Read moreThe Farnesina opens the exhibition “Looking Beyond”, a cooperation project with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS which will be staged in over 50 Countries by Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes
“Looking Beyond”, the satellite imagery exhibition promoted by the Farnesina together with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS and curated by Filippo Maggia, was opened today in Paris and Santiago. Through a series of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by the Italian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence, the project offers an […]
Read moreItaly-Australia, workshop on the space industry
On the occasion of the first Italian National Space Day, celebrated on 16 December, the Italian Embassy in Australia organized a conference on the potential offered by the space industry and the scientific and technological collaborations between Italy and Australia. The conference will be held at the Mount Stromlo Astronomy Observatory. The event is scheduled for […]
Read moreItalian-Czech Space Business Forum – Prague
The Italian-Czech Space Business Forum, organised by the Embassy of Italy with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE Agenzia), is taking place today at the Prague Congress Centre. The Forum is part of Czech Space Week, the Czech Republic’s biggest event for the space industry. Designed to encourage trade and industrial cooperation between Italy and the […]
Read moreScientific diplomacy takes centre stage at the Rome Science Festival
On Monday, 21 November, the opening day of the Rome Science Festival (21 – 27 November), the event titled “Science in Rome”, moderated by the Festival’s Director, Vittorio Bo, was held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica at 6:00 PM. The event was attended by the representatives of the capital’s major research agencies and universities, […]
Read moreSecretary General, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, attends the “Colloquia on Science Diplomacy” (21 November 2022)
The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, attended the closing event of the “Colloquia on Science Diplomacy” organised by the Accademia dei Lincei. The conference was attended by the Secretary General of the OECD, Mathias Cormann, who delivered a masterclass. Ambassador Sequi emphasised how scientific diplomacy represents a linchpin in Italy’s foreign policy […]
Read moreMED Trident Workshop on cooperation in nuclear forensics
A MED Trident Drill took place from 9 to 11 November 2022 at the National Fire Prevention Institute (Istituto Superiore Antincendi – ISA) in Rome. The drill consisted of a multilateral workshop promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and dedicated to capacity building in the detection of radiological-nuclear material and judicial […]
Read more“SIGN”, the network for Italian scientists in Germany, is launched
The Italian Scientists in Germany Network (Italian initials SIGN) was set up on 12 October 2022 at the Embassy of Italy in Berlin by an initial group of 50 prominent Italian scientists working in Germany. The goal of the association is to draw and build upon the large network of Italian academics and researchers in […]
Read moreAmbassador Angeloni attends Italy’s first Metaverse Festival
“Digitalisation and innovation have led our internationalisation and export support strategy”, observed Ambassador Angeloni, the Farnesina’s Director General for Country Promotion, speaking at the first Metaverse Festival in Italy. The event, which took place on 11 October 2022 in Turin, was organised by the Italian Association of Young Innovators (Italian initials ANGI) in collaboration with […]
Read moreTrieste – third edition of Science Forum
The Farnesina congratulates the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia on being selected to host the third edition of the “Big Science Business Forum” (BSBF) in 2024. The Forum is an opportunity for the world’s biggest high-tech companies and research bodies to meet. The last edition took place in Granada, in Spain, from 4 to […]
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