Opengov Champion Award, a prize for open Administrations

The Opengov Champion Award (whose third edition is being held this year) is a special acknowledgement for the administration offices that have embarked on the opening process. The Public Function Department published the competition announcement during the Open Administration Week. The civil society organisations of the Open Government Forum will select – with the technical […]

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On-line consultation available for the fourth Open Government Action Plan

Until 30 April it is possible to take part in the on-line public consultation for the fourth Open Government Action Plan, referring to the 2019-2021 period: an open and constructive debate for gathering the observations of citizens, associations, enterprises and civil servants that can help draft the new Plan. The consultation comes after the OGP […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 11 April: latest news from the world

An International Procurement Seminar will be held at EXCO 2019, the first International Cooperation Expo, scheduled to take place at the Rome Fair next 16 and 17 April. The event, which is organized by the Italian Trade Agency, ICE, is designed to promote the participation of Italian businesses in tenders launched by UN agencies. The […]

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Italian Cooperation humanitarian aid to be delivered to Iran

In response to the humanitarian emergency that followed the violent floods that struck the southern and north-eastern regions of Iran, Italian Cooperation has arranged a humanitarian flight that will take off in a few days’ time from the UNHRD (United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot) airfield in Brindisi. The flight will carry 40 tonnes of first-aid and […]

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“Leonardo Opera Omnia” in Addis Abeba

The “Leonardo Opera Omnia” exhibition will be on show at the Ethnographic Museum in Addis Abeba until 12 April. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and Rai Com, it displays 17 perfect extremely high-definition reproductions of the entire pictorial corpus of the Renaissance genius.   The […]

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Minister Moavero meets with the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Al-Safadi

*Photo: by kind concession of the Office of the President of the Republic  Today, 10 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, as part of the full agenda of the official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, participated in a working […]

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Dakar: the story of Antigone and the African theatre

The experiences and influences of avant-garde theatre have been combined with African traditional theatre in a theatrical piece dedicated to the story of Antigone and staged at the Italian embassy in Dakar in collaboration with the new Italian Cultural Institute. “Antigone An African story”, by Jean Anouilh, directed and set design by Massimo Luconi, has […]

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SMEs: The ICE Internationalisation Roadshow will be in Alessandria on 16 April

The new stop of ICE Agency’s Internationalisation Roadshow – the initiative aimed at supporting SMEs wanting to grasp business opportunities at international level and take on the challenge of entering global markets – is scheduled for next 16 April. The Roadshow is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and is promoted […]

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The Italian Embassy in Washington celebrates Italian research in the world with the focus especially on women

To celebrate the Italian Research Day in the World – an initiative organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) – the Italian Embassy in Washington hosted the “Life as a Scientist” photographic exhibition and a round table with renowned Italian […]

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Portugal, Festa del Cinema Italiano to tour the country

More than 50 Italian films will tour 19 Portuguese cities from 4 to 14 April as part of the 12th edition of the Festa del Cinema Italiano organised by the Sorpasso Association with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Lisbon. The festival is a review of the best Italian contemporary cinema, […]

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The #WEWORLD INDEX 2019 Report, edited by WeWorld GVC Onlus, was presented today at the FARNESINA.

The annual report measures the rate of inclusion in the world. This fifth edition has focused on an innovative concept of inclusion, which takes into account both economic and social factors. The final ranking comes from an assessment of progress made in each country, looking at the living conditions of people who are at the […]

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Meeting between Luigi Maria Vignali, Director General for Italians Abroad and Edmond Edemi, Minister of Diaspora of North Macedonia

Director General Vignali met at the Farnesina with the Minister of Diaspora of North Macedonia, Mr. Edemi, the first to hold this position since the Country’s independence in 1991. The Director spoke about the experience of the Ministry with the large Italian community living abroad, also during emergencies such as the Venezuelan crisis or Brexit, […]

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