Science – Rizzolatti awaited in Copenaghen to receive the Brain Prize
The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen is preparing to welcome Giacomo Rizzolatti, neuro-scientist of International renown who coordinated the research group in the 1990s that discovered the “mirror mechanism”. This professor of Human Physiology at the University of Parma is among the three winners of the prestigious Brain Prize 2014, and the first Italian ever […]
Read moreSupport for internationalisation – MFA-INFN protocol of understanding signed
The need for more synergies to support the internationalisation of scientific research and greater collaboration between Italian actors on the global scene led to the signing today of a protocol of understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), intended to provide greater impetus to the two institutions’ […]
Read moreCommissione Tecnica Bilaterale – Progetto Everest K2
(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) I would like to take this opportunity of closing the Bilateral Technical Commission of the Everest K2 program to congratulate both the NAST and the Ev-K2 –CNR team for the outstanding scientific research activities carried out with consistency, determination and passion. The areas on which their work focuses […]
Read moreScience Diplomacy – Tuesday 11 March on Radio Luiss new segment of “Diplomazia e Dintorni”
All international policy activities concerning science and technology could be grouped under the heading “Science Diplomacy”. But what is this complex activity all about and what role do the diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs play in this increasingly important sector? The 19th segment of “Diplomazia e dintorni”, which airs on Tuesday 11 March, […]
Read moreOnu: nomina Simonetta Di Pippo a Direttore UNOOSA, soddisfazione Ministro Mogherini
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed “deep satisfaction” at the news of the appointment of Simonetta Di Pippo as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Di Pippo, an astrophysicist of international renown, boasts a long and brilliant career distinguished by numerous high-level posts in the Italian and European Space Agencies […]
Read moreItalia – Russia – Nuovi risultati studi sull’origine della vita (in translation)
I nuovi risultati degli studi italo-russi sull’origine della vita. E’ questo il tema di una conferenza stampa, che si e’ svolta all’ambasciata italiana a Mosca, dal titolo “Lo Spazio e’ sorgente di vita”. L’evento e’ stato caratterizzato, alla presenza di un qualificato pubblico di oltre cento persone, dall’annuncio di alcuni nuovi risultati scientifici di grande […]
Read moreExpo, two new Italy-Cern accords on research and education
President of the Region of Lombard Roberto Maroni flew to Geneva with a delegation to visit the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory and an international organisation that has confirmed it will join the UN and the EU as a participant in the 2014 Milan Expo. In addition to […]
Read moreEl Salvador – Italia collabora a monitoraggio Chaparrastique (in translation)
Conclusa con successo una missione in El Salvador di un team di ricercatori e tecnici dell’Istituto nazionale italiano di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv). Obiettivo era installare attrezzature tecnologiche di alta precisione in grado di migliorare i sistemi di monitoraggio e sorveglianza del vulcano Chaparrastique, intorno al quale vivono oltre 50 mila persone. Il team era […]
Read moreGiro in Brasile: “Paese imprescindibile per l’Italia, perno per la regione sud americana”
Under-Secretary Mario Giro began a wide-ranging official mission to Brazil today. His agenda includes meetings with local Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo administrators engaged in revitalising those metropolises, and meetings with Italian business persons and representatives of the Italian community. The Under-Secretary will discuss a framework agreement with the Brazilian Communications Minister on collaboration […]
Read moreArctic frontiers 2014
Dedicated to “Humans in the Arctic”, the 8th edition of Arctic Frontiers has taken place in Tromsø, with a significant contribution from Italy. Keynote speaker Giorgio Novello, the Italian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, pointed out Italy’s strong links with the Arctic, which recently led to our obtaining Permanent Observer status in the Arctic Council. […]
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