The Lombardy branch of Confartigianato (the association serving artisans and small businesses) has found that as many as 77% of businesses have either already invested or plan to invest in digital innovation. A must-have in the wake of the pandemic and in today’s world, and it has to start with training
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Academic qualifications and hard skills will no longer be enough says the World Economic Forum. Companies require problem-solving skills, an eye for detail and a capacity for continuous learning, even without that piece of paper’
Born in Benevento, he is one of the top 10 finalists for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. He is the first Italian ever to be shortlisted from among 12,000 candidates from more than 140 countries
Data show that Italy is lagging behind the rest of Europe on digital skills. The project announced by the Labour Minister Catalfo as part of the country’s Recovery Plan will have a budget of 11.2 billion euro. Giovanni Biondi, President of Indire: These funds should be used properly
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
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
An interview with the teacher from Trieste, winner of the Italian Teacher Prize in 2017, who has revamped a green space adjoining his school to hold lessons outdoors and let pupils learn by doing’
U.S. companies spend over 70 billion dollars a year on training programmes. And they often prove to be fruitless. To turn things around, they have placed their trust in the words of the legendary coach Vince Lombardi
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
From open-air classes to partnerships with volunteer organisations. Even lessons at the bakery, the local artisan and an open house at a company. Just some of the pioneering ideas for a new way of schooling
The point of view of Vincenzo Galasso, Professor of political economics at the Bocconi university in Milan
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.