Since the Italian government issued its first decree to contain the coronavirus outbreak on February 23, the number of agile workers in the country has risen to over a million. And the number is still growing. Arianna Visentini, co-author of the book Smart Working: mai più senza’ (Smart Working: never be without it), explains why smart working is a practice that should stay even after this emergency has passed.
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What generates innovation today, and which engines regulate it? According to the economist at UCL in London, the problem is that countries have lost consciousness about their ability to generate wealth. But change is possible – here’s how
Nunzia Catalfo at the Ministry of Labour, Paola Pisano at Innovation. Here’s what to expect from the new PD-M5s government
Before reaching the helm of the Ministry of the Environment, he was the face of the Carabinieri in the war against toxic waste in the Terra dei Fuochi (Land of Fires): unyielding, determined and clear. Here is his commitment to climate change, plastic-free, recycling and reuse for an ever greener future in Italy.
In his latest book, The Political Power of Global Corporations, John Mikler, professor of international relations at the University of Sydney, investigates the political turnaround of large multinationals. We met him.
Joan R. Rosés (London School of Economics and Political Science): Digital economy and technological innovation are concentrated in a few areas. This is the problem we need to solve
Giovanni Biondi, leader of INDIRE, believes it should be up to schools to decide whether the right conditions are in place for the scheme to complement the students’ curricula. The distinction lies in making it a joint effort between schools and companies
8,000 direct employees and a total turnover of 200 million euros: the figures and best practices belonging to a phenomenon generating thousands of jobs
Funds are reduced, there are fewer lecturers and students: here is Professor Gianfranco Viesti’s suggestion to change higher education in Italy and place guarantees on the right to study
Interview with the headmistress of the Malpighi High School in Bologna, one of the most active institutes in bridging the gap between students and enterprises: Our school has had extremely positive experiences with 150 companies
The Director of the OCSE Department of Labour and Social Policies has no doubts: “Automation will not create unemployment. The only way to limit the polarizing effect between workers and high and low qualifications will be continuous training.”
An all-round conversation with the Minister of Labour: The signs are positive, but there’s still a lot to do. Advice for young people? Focus on welfare and technology.
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.