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 […]
Read moreOn-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 […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreSMEs: 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThe #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 […]
Read moreMeeting 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, […]
Read moreDay dedicated to preventing the counterfeiting of documents
The Directorate General for Italians Abroad organised a one-day training and updating day on preventing the counterfeiting of documents for the personnel of the Foreign Ministry’s overseas network. Thanks to the cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior (Central Directorate for Immigration and Border Police and the Central Directorate against Crime) and with the support […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 5 April: latest news from the world
Saipem, in consortium with the French company Eiffage, won a 350-million-euro contract in the Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim gas field, along the maritime border between Mauritania and Senegal. It is an EPIC (Engineering Procurement Construction and Installation) contract for marine infrastructures on the Tortue LNG hub assigned to BP as principal operator, at which they will install […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 3 April: latest news from the world
China publishes the Logistic Hub Distribution and Construction Plan China’s National Development and Reform Commission published the Logistic Hub Distribution and Construction Plan through which the Government aims to improve the efficiency of the national logistic network, concentrating traffic onto major arterial roads and promoting the sorting and final delivery of goods through a capillary […]
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