For over a decade, data have become not only the subject of study, but also the source of considerable economic activity. This is the scenario spawning the rise of Data Science: the science of data. Luca Malinverno and Franco Pigoli explain why it should be regarded as the key discipline of the future.
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A sure bet to land a job. This is a reality of Italy’s Higher Technical Institutes (HTI), as certified by Indire’s 2021 national monitoring report, which, at the request of the Ministry of Education, assessed student performance in the world of work twelve months after graduation.
A figure that only surfaced over the past decade. This career calls for rigorous studies, a continuous training programme and a passion for all environmental issues.
Research from the Dynamo Academy and the experience of Vincenzo Falabella, national president of the Italian disability outreach federation FISH (Federazione Italiana per il Superamento dell’Handicap) indict the pandemic for a yearlong profectus interruptus undermining the headway made in Italy to include people with disabilities and pathologies in the labour market. Where should we recommence?
September in Italy will see Italian universities reopening lecture halls with special safety measures, though students may also opt to continue attending lectures remotely.
Talking about oneself and one’s business is as vital for companies as it is for people. However, if storytelling is an innate human experience, it is certainly not always enough. Becoming a storyteller requires honing one’s skills and a long process of study and practice.
The health emergency has also revolutionised the world of education, throwing up challenges that are not easy to deal with, yet at the same time opening up new, unprecedented opportunities. Even the skills expected of teachers today appear to differ to some extent from the past. Here are the essential ones
Being able to navigate across disciplines, knowledge and cultures is a skill that is gaining ground in contrast to the past. This is one of the reasons, explains Giulio Xhaet, why universities and vocational schools have sprung up to teach and practice contamination
Post-pandemic labour market challenges will depend on investments in digital skills to boost Italy’s competitiveness
The complexion of the food sector has changed since the pandemic, exemplified by the acceleration of certain innovative processes in large-scale retail and the rise of logistics. Viewpoints expressed by Michele Silvestri, Supply Chain Manger at Muller, and Debora Guma, CIO at Lactalis Italia
To make the most of your working life, you need to simplify, break old habits and start doing something truly relevant. Glickon CMO Carlo Rinaldi explains how it’s done.
Europe is also witnesses an emergence of a civic ‘organiser’, a role whose sole raison d’être is to empower communities. There is a growing demand for this profession, especially among organisations with extensive local impact.
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.