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8 January 2016
Italy and Poland agree on 10 projects for researcher mobility

Italy and Poland signed the new Executive Programme (EP) of Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Warsaw on 21 December 2015. The EP relaunches and renews Italo-Polish relations for the 2016–18 three-year period, within the framework of the Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement of 27 November 1960, which came into effect on 31 July 1961. The new EP […]

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24 December 2015
La Valletta – Neuroscience, Prof. Rizzolati captivates his Maltese audience

Initiatives by the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta to promote Italian excellence in the scientific field continue, not least through the exchanges of university teaching staff envisaged by the 14th Italy-Malta cultural and education collaboration programme. The Institute, directed by Salvatore Schirmo, recently joined forces with The President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, […]

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24 December 2015
Italy-China – Collaboration growing in the space sector

Italy and China are developing their collaboration in the space sector, most recently with the successful launch of the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) satellite from Gansu province. Switzerland also took part in the project, along with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the universities of Perugia, Bari and Lecce. As the Italian Ambassador […]

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23 December 2015
Washington – Cultural assets in seismic zones: the INGV does the “maximum” in the USA

Doing the “maximum” to safeguard cultural assets in seismic zones. That is the goal of the PON01-02710 project, known as “Massimo”, which the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) presented recently at the Italian Embassy and the World Bank in Washington. Participants at the workshops included representatives of the INGV, the Italian National Agency […]

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Press Releases
2 December 2015
Italy and Israel meeting the challenge of innovation: science and industry cooperation, calls for proposals

From medicine to space, applied technologies to cultural change and demographics, the Israel-Italy Joint Innovation Program for Industrial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation in R&D announced a call for proposals for projects to be co-funded over the coming two-year period. Applications, which can be submitted by Italian firms, universities and research centres jointly with Israeli partners, […]

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12 November 2015
New York – Olivetti, 50 years of Italian innovation on display in the Big Apple

Olivetti will be taking part in an exhibition in New York entitled “Make in Italy – The Exhibition” and running from 13 to 25 November at the Italian Cultural Institute. The company, which produced P101, the first personal computer conceived by Pier Giorgio Perotto, will also be presenting the new 3D-S2 printer. Designed for digital […]

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12 November 2015
Helsinki – Italian start-ups at Slush, a global showcase for innovation

Italian innovation will be showcased in Helsinki, where 20 of our start-ups and accelerators will be taking part in “Slush”, a two-day event featuring big global names from the ICT and digital worlds. This is the first time Italy has taken part, with a pavilion supported by the Italian Embassy in Finland and by a […]

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6 November 2015
Research – Farnesina at the Festival of the Sciences

As part of its continuing commitment to the internationalisation of research and innovation, the foreign ministry contributed to the organisation of three conference within the framework of the Festival of the Sciences, an important national showcase for the promotion and dissemination of scientific culture held in Genoa from 22 October to November 1st and dedicated […]

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4 November 2015
Italy and Brazil to develop cooperation in space sector

Italy and Brazil’s experience in the sector of space will be the focus of a round table discussion to be held on 5 November at the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia, with Minister Gentiloni attending, who is currently on a mission to that South American country. Other participants will include sector leaders such as the […]

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Press Releases
20 October 2015
Climate: Della Vedova in Ankara for UN Conference on Desertification

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will be in Ankara today and tomorrow to speak at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The Under-Secretary will chair the segment on the role of the private sector in the fight against desertification, which is at the root of numerous […]

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13 October 2015
Rete addetti scientifici, Valensise: Elemento prezioso da integrare sempre più

La rete degli addetti scientifici “è un elemento prezioso che vogliamo integrare sempre più nelle ambasciate ed è un segmento che deve essere ancor maggiormente orientato verso l’innovazione”. Lo ha spiegato il segretario generale della Farnesina, l’ambasciatore Michele Valensise, nel suo intervento introduttivo alla terza sessione addetti scientifici per l’innovazione (l’eredità di Expo, le sfide […]

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