The advent of the Coronavirus pandemic has changed many things, perhaps even things that seemed almost inevitable. The virus has even crippled Silicon Valley, the area around San Francisco renowned for hosting the headquarters of the world’s largest tech companies: with the possibility of working from home, many workers have left, and now may never return. […]
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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 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”
Humanistic computing is still considered a ‘niche’ discipline, yet its breadth is pervasive. A prevailing misconception today when encouraging the acquisition of IT skills is that we only want to train technicians and programmers. Yet the real challenge lies in creating a new generation of versatile intellectuals
Digital transformation and the pandemic have transformed the telecommunications industry into the most antifragile sector in the global economy, while dramatically accelerating 5G deployment.
Especially during the last year, with the pandemic and lockdown, people have felt the need to have every possible kind of help at home. This also applies to keeping in touch with the outside world and continuing to work
With the imposition of lockdown and museums and exhibitions closing their doors, we have had to reinvent ourselves in this sector too. Among virtual tours and support campaigns, however, the results from trying out digital technology have been very positive, according to a report compiled on the subject in the UK
Working women bore the main burden of the pandemic and consequent lockdown. Will things be the same next year too? Not for all and not necessarily. In some spheres, women hold the winning hand when it comes to jobs
Your boss? Nine times out of ten, they think that you will need to acquire new skills for the post-Covid world
In his book Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events , the economist and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller reveals the close connection between stories, individual behaviours and the economy
According to Alec Ross, American technology expert and former Senior Advisor for Innovation during the Obama administration, we need to see this time of crisis as an opportunity to rethink the future of our economy and society
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
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.