Having even basic financial skills could be crucial to coping with economic shocks, including the coronavirus crisis. Annamaria Lusardi, director of the EduFin Committee for financial education, explains how
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Even when the health crisis is over, remote working will still be around. Some Italian companies were already moving in that direction before the pandemic, others are now catching up thanks to shift working and laptops. But across Europe, new regulations to manage agile working are under discussion
Estimates by ISMEA (Italy’s service institute for the agricultural and food market) state that by the end of the year the country’s hospitality industry could lose up to 40% of its turnover. This is a very real downturn in the market that is likely to have a serious impact on the future of many city centres.
Attendance in shifts and seat reservations via app, antibody tests and extra resources to prevent a drop in enrolments: it’s back to university with many issues still unsolved but a brand-new mindset
Due to the pandemic, some internships have been postponed and others cancelled altogether. Many others went ahead remotely. Eleonora Voltolina, editor of La Repubblica degli Stagisti’ (The Interns’ Republic): The government should provide financial incentives
The Italian government has presented the goals to be included in its Recovery Plan, which hinges on Next Generation EU funding. The target is to increase the employment rate by ten percentage points
During this period of transition as Italy awaits new regulations on agile work, companies are already making moves to define a sustainable framework based on the lessons learned pre- and post-lockdown
The electric vehicles industry is sparking off a demand for new professions and skills sets. At stake: environmental sustainability and the future success of carmakers
A StarNet report provides a snapshot of the situation: more than 2 million Italian youngsters are not in employment, education or training and over the past six years, the policies to help them have only gone halfway to solving the problem
Online platforms will enable remote meetings in virtual workspaces with almost no latency. And employment contracts will need some adjustment to allow for continued education
Some have introduced shifts and alternating attendance schedules, others will hold lessons at the museum: Italian schools have found a wide variety of ways to start the school year safely. Though many doubts remain
LinkedIn’s latest insights on labour market trends: The number of sustainability professionals has increased by 13%. The demand for green jobs in Europe has grown 49% over the last year . And Milan ranks in the world’s top ten
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.