SDA Bocconi Public Administration: How can we attract young people—and in particular the most talented and dedicated to public service—to the public sector? SDA Bocconi has been working on this crucial issue for some time: in 2021, as part of…
From his work as a botanist on Long Island, near New York, to his return to Calabria to launch the Il Tesoro di Roseto Community Cooperative, with the goal of reviving the historic cultivation of the Damask rose. The inspiring…
Bringing foreign citizens of Italian origin who want to rediscover their roots back to Italy, settling them in small villages with dwindling populations. This is the idea behind the Italie project by Asmel, the Association for Subsidiarity and Modernization of…
An association of young professionals united by the goal of building a more forward-looking and inclusive country, which activates and trains today’s and tomorrow’s decision makers to catalyze a change in the country’s trajectory. This is Officine Italia, which has…
iEntrance: a new research infrastructure funded by the PNRR with over €70 million, created to provide companies, universities, and start-ups with advanced scientific tools and multidisciplinary expertise, with the aim of accelerating innovation in the key sectors of sustainable energy,…
A direct democracy tool that allows citizens to report, ideate, and vote on improvement proposals for public spaces in their neighborhood and reference area; and to vote on the sectors deemed most important for the neighborhood’s public policies—urban greenery, mobility,…
Italian railway stations: modal exchange centers, where you can park your bicycle before taking the train, and upon arrival, reach the bus stop via protected pedestrian paths. Service hubs, not just commercial centers, useful in large cities for those who…
The Internet of Goods is Italian, a transportation revolution ready to be realized. Called Pipenet, it is a network of vacuum tubes in which magnetically levitated capsules will travel at 1,500 kilometers per hour throughout the country, and in perspective…
Beached seagrass: Italy’s first plant that will use it to generate biogas and thus energy will be built in Pollica, Cilento, in the province of Salerno. We talked about it with Stefano Pisani, mayor of Pollica, who has been fighting…