Montevideo showing of documentary film “Bomarzo 2007”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo will be showing the experimental documentary “Bomarzo 2007” tomorrow, directed and produced by Argentine director Jerry Brignone from an original idea of his and Massimo Scaringella. Read more, in Italian.
Read more7 italian entries at the Haifa International Film Festival
Italy has seven entries in the 28th edition of the Haifa International Film Festival (IFF), the most important Israeli event of its kind for both cinema professionals and enthusiasts, which closes on Monday 8 October.
Read moreSyrian: Assad must be responsible. The provocation must end
“Assad must stop this provocation, whether the incidents concerned be deliberate or accidental. He must show evidence of at least a minimum sense of responsibility”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the situation of extreme tension with Turkey. “The flow of refugees and the repetition of these military incidents at the border are […]
Read moreItaly-Argentina: in Buenos Aires, Dassù hands over the desaparecidos archives
The first European country to take this step, Italy has handed over 60 files regarding desaparecidos of Italian origin, or with dual nationality, during the years of the dictatorship (1976-83). The handover took place during a ceremony in Buenos Aires chaired by Under-Secretary Dassù and the Argentinian Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, in the presence of […]
Read moreInnovitalia, a new platform for “brains” – For Italy, an instrument to pool its expertise abroad, says Terzi
A “digital bridge” to link up the immense social capital represented by our “brains” around the world and make that capital available to Italy. At 13.00 today “Innovitalia”, a digital platform to foster the pooling, sharing and exchange of Italian talent and excellence, was published online. The platform fosters interactive exchanges of ideas and information […]
Read moreParis: new Tod’s collection at the Italian Embassy
On 1 October 2012 the salons of the Italian Embassy in Paris hosted a presentation of Tod’s new “Signature” collection in the presence of the international press. Also attending were personalities from French society and the world of entertainment, including the actress Scarlett Johansson. Read more, in Italian.
Read more“Innovitalia”, professional opportunities online – Terzi and Profumo at the Farnesina to launch the digital platform
There is no growth without innovation, no progress without research and development. Researchers, scientists, institutions and business people must be always online, always networking, in Italy and abroad, to raise our country’s strategic resources to “system-level”. That is the thinking behind “Innovitalia”, the new digital platform that will be introduced at the Farnesina at mid-day […]
Read moreGREEN ECONOMY: Clini attends workshop at Italian embassy in Washington
“With this mission we have confirmed the commitment of the Ministry for the Environment, together with the Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Development, and the Prime Minister directly, to promote a part of the Italian economy. A part that is performing very well indeed, with an excellent outlook and high development rates”. Speaking was […]
Read moreBerlin – Italian embassy promotes scientific learning with three seminars
The theory of general relativity, the history of geometry and the search for extra-solar planets: these are the topics of three seminars being organised by the Italian Embassy in Berlin to promote scientific learning. The seminars, which also aim to showcase Italian excellence in the sciences, are part of the Italian Cultural Institute’s autumn programme […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: “Choosing heads” (in translation)
Soltanto per una pura coincidenza, quasi contemporaneamente negli Stati Uniti ed in Cina, le due potenze che più influenzano le scelte mondiali, si rinnovano i vertici. Che cosa significa tutto questo per il resto mondo viene analizzato, con una serie di servizi, nel nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola […]
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