On 16 December the beginning of Italy’s adventure in space, the launch of the San Marco 1 satellite in 1964, is celebrated. This made Italy the third country, after the United States and the Soviet Union, to put an artificial satellite produced entirely at the national level into orbit. Through significant commitment by the institutions […]
Read moreA whole day of events dedicated to Space will be organised in Washington by the Embassy of Italy which, in collaboration with ICE Agency, Asi, Space Foundation, Chamber of Commerce and George Washington University, will host the main leaders of the space sector. “Italy is a reliable and trusted partner of the US in the […]
Read moreThe “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 more“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 moreOn 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 moreThe 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 moreOn 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 moreThe 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 moreA 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 moreThe 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 more“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 moreThe 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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