A public institution linking 75 research organisations under an annual public/private budget of 2.8 billion: in Germany, the link between scientific research and entrepreneurial growth is both close and well-structured. And in Bolzano, Italy, a private company inspired by the German model has sprung up.
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Readership increased during the pandemic year along with the emergence of diverse reading tools. The publishing industry will now need to deal with these changes, including the introduction of new professionals
The Civic Brands Observatory survey examines the “say-do gap”: “A company’s civic engagement has a distinct economic impact now that ‘social behaviour’ has emerged as a compelling purchasing driver”, points out the research institute’s co-founder Paolo Iabichino.
Coronavirus has cancelled catwalks, shuttered up boutiques and scrubbed out mass events. The sector is bubbling with fresh trends and will increasingly call for new skills and professionals, such as game designers
The Canadian writer and entrepreneur takes us on a journey to discover multipotentialites, people who have many different interests, pursuits and talents. How can we recognise them? What are their strengths and biggest challenges?
A conversation with the EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights on the eve of the European summit in Porto to discuss the Social Pillar Action Plan
Italian Institute of Technology scientist Maria Fossati, who has had no left forearm since birth, not only invented the prosthesis but is also the first to use it: “Now used by over 30 people worldwide”
A growing number of companies are experimenting with methods and tools to identify and manage in-house talent. Roberto Battaglia of Intesa Sanpaolo explains how to be an entrepreneur and still remain part of the company.
A new degree course is set to begin in Pavia and Milan. Goal: educate future AI specialists via a multi-faceted educational and interdisciplinary approach. Discussion with Giampaolo Azzoni, vice rector of Pavia University
A young, yet already very articulate discipline in which traditional customer experience incorporates the principles of neuroscience to identify and satisfy people’s ‘latent needs’. Mariano Diotto, member of the Italian Neuromarketing Association, explains: “Every communication agency will soon need to have an expert in these techniques”
For the first time in a dozen years, the European Space Agency has launched a call for applications to recruit the next class of astronauts. For the first time ever, at least one disabled astronaut will be selected this year
Pharma’s exponential growth in recent years entailed a surge in new jobs and an unprecedented acceleration of digitalisation. Raffaella Maderna of Lundbeck Italy gives us the lowdown on what’s going on.
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.