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1. Press releases

   Artificial Intelligence: Big Tech Strategies

   "Artificial intelligence is increasingly showing its great potential. In particular, in the field of generative artificial intelligence, there is a huge power of the so-called Big Tech, the big companies that can afford to invest billions and have a computational capacity, a hardware, beyond any possibility compared to a small medium-sized company or research institutes. But there is a flip side of the coin'.
   So said Paolo Traverso, Director of Strategic Planning at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler - a pioneer in Italy in artificial intelligence research - during his speech this afternoon at Palazzo Geremia as part of the Trento Festival of Economics.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Credit, exports, inflation: more aggregations to meet market challenges

   More aggregations to overcome the increasingly complex market challenges of credit, exports and inflation. This is what emerged from 'Innovating by cooperating. L'agroalimentare cooperativo alla prova dei mercati" organised by Confcooperative at the Trento Festival where speakers included Stefano Berni, general manager of Grana Padano; Ernesto Seppi president of Melinda and Maurizio Gardini, president of Conserve Italia.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Students celebrate FEM's 150th anniversary with shows, tournaments and awards ceremonies

   Today in San Michele another 'stage' in the series of events dedicated to the celebrations

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Change in PA, human capital is the key

   In the complex challenge of modernising the public administration, the way forward is to make the most of people. The key to everything is, therefore, human capital. The tracks on which to arrive at a new PA are awareness in grasping the urgency of the changes taking place globally and then knowing how to manage them, digitalisation and artificial intelligence to reduce the distance to citizens, correct personnel management, and recognition of merit.
   This is what emerged, in brief, at the event in Palazzo Geremia with the Minister for Public Administration and Gianni Trovati, journalist for Il Sole 24 Ore, on the subject of change in the PA.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Innovation Days, growing for winning competitiveness

   This morning at the Trento Festival of Economics, the economy and growth of Trentino SMEs and the region's start-ups were discussed as part of 'Innovation Days', the Sole 24 Ore roadshow focusing on growth, exports and innovation, organised in collaboration with the Young Entrepreneurs of Confindustria, which this morning brought together local institutional decision-makers, entrepreneurs, professionals and academics to discuss crucial issues for the economic development of Trentino-Alto Adige.
   "Trentino was and remains a land of choice for innovation," underlined Fausto Manzana, President of Confindustria Trento and Chairman of Confindustria Trentino-Alto Adige. "Today, however, more must and can be done to finalise the relationship between research and business, increasing investment and attracting new talent. We can legitimately pursue the goal of being a reference point in Europe for artificial intelligence, the space economy, life sciences and technologies for sustainability and the circular economy. We believe that we can and must commit ourselves to the path of continuous innovation. Trentino is a complex territory, in some respects marginal; in the peripheral valleys tourism is our main resource, but maintaining the community can only happen through innovation. The difference can only be made by our choices'.
   The morning session, which began at 10 a.m. at ITAS FORUM, was opened with an analysis of the Trentino SME market by Banca Ifis.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Investing in skills to combat the depopulation of small municipalities

   The imperative when talking about small municipalities is 'cooperate'. This is what emerged at the Festival of Economics panel 'Small municipalities that must grow, policies for the development of territories', which was attended by Aldo Bonomi, founder and research coordinator of the Aaster Consortium, Maurizio Gardini, president of Confcooperative, Alessandra Proto, head of the OECD centre in Trento, and Federico Samaden, president of the Franco Demarchi Foundation. A collaboration, that between territories and municipalities and institutions, which must take place not only in the more developed areas, but also in the marginal ones, and which pays particular attention to the strengthening of the educational offer. Trentino-Alto Adige, with its valley communities, is an example of how cooperation can bring citizens back to the centre, giving them hope and prospects for development.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Artificial intelligence and sustainability: how the development model is changing

   Transport, real estate, ICT, consulting: artificial intelligence and sustainability are the key to development and transformation. This is what emerged from the panel 'Strategic infrastructures between data management and sustainability' held at the Filarmonica and moderated by Il Sole 24 Ore journalist Luca de Biase.
   "Artificial intelligence is a superpower made available to companies to build new muscles, a growing phenomenon that brings great advantages and will make a huge leap forward in digital transformation," began Mauro Macchi, president and CEO of Accenture Italia, a leading US multinational in strategic consulting and outsourcing.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   War, conflicts, Europe: David Petraeus speaks

   "Will war remain the instrument of conflict resolution?": a question as heavy as a boulder was put to David Petraeus, General of the United States Army, former commander of American troops in Iraq, in discussion today with Amy Kazmin, Rome correspondent of the 'Financial Times'. Petraeus' response is clear and sharp: NATO must continue to support those who have been attacked and are fighting for their independence, such as Ukraine, and it must also continue to play a deterrent role against those countries that would otherwise feel authorised to use force. With regard to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, however, according to Petraeus, Israel should not only destroy Hamas but also commit itself, as of now, to the reconstruction and securing of the territories that have already been freed from the presence of terrorists, so as to show the civilian population that things can actually get better.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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   Mountain agriculture and risk management to the attention of the Minister of Agriculture

   Attention to mountain livestock farming, young people, aquaculture, innovative projects in the various agricultural sectors, the evaluation of risk management measures in agriculture, proposals for the new CAP and irrigation projects. These were the topics presented to the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry today at a meeting in the Province of Trento by the Councillor for Agriculture, Promotion of Trentino Products, Environment, Hydrogeological Defence and Local Authorities of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Councillor for Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, in the presence of the Vice-President and Provincial Councillor for Education, Culture and Sport, Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities Policies. The meeting was also attended by the general manager of the Department of Local Authorities, Agriculture, Environment and Cooperation, Roberto Andreatta, the general manager of Umst Agriculture, Andrea Merz, and the expert officer Gregorio Rigotti.

   Publication date: 24/05/2024

   
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    Geopolitics, Europe is increasingly alone

    At the Teatro Sociale, geopolitics and the great challenge between China and the United States regarding technological supremacy were discussed with General Claudio Graziano, president of Fincantieri and Assonave, and Fabio Tamburini, director of Il Sole 24 Ore, moderated by Rai1 journalist Barbara Carfagna.
    We are living in a moment where we are talking about deglobalisation, a new division between states and powers, and at the same time, as far as new technologies are concerned, we are facing a new globalisation, that of 'memory and language'. We are passing through a unique phase that also affects all aspects of geopolitical dynamics.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    "Es ist Zeit für Europa, einen großen Schritt nach vorne zu machen', erklärt Romano Prodi, ehemaliger Präsident der Europäischen Kommission

    Quo Vadis, Europe? Diese Frage war noch nie so entscheidend wie heute, in einem Kontext, der von internationalen Herausforderungen und internen Wahlen geprägt ist.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Levico and Canezza landslides, the situation at the end of the inspections

    Double inspection by the Civil Protection, Forestry and Fauna Department today in Levico Terme and Canezza di Pergine, where two landslides broke away respectively in the morning and late evening yesterday. The heavy rain that has fallen over the last few days in Trentino has in fact affected the stability of the slopes: the Geological Service, Road Management Service and Risk Prevention Service and CUE have therefore intervened in support of the municipal administrations to guarantee the safety of the citizens, as well as to monitor the evolution of the phenomena also with drones and the support of the Helicopter Unit of the Trento Fire Brigade's Permanent Corps.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Festival Economy, Public Administration at the Centre

    There was also an institutional welcome for the Minister of Public Administration, who was welcomed this morning by the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento at Palazzo Geremia shortly before the start of the panel devoted to the theme 'Public Administration on the road to change'. The President of the Province renewed the welcome to the Minister, who had already been a guest at the last edition of the Festival in Trento, with a speech on the relationship between PA and the digital revolution, and the protagonist of the Trento leg of "Facciamo semplice l'Italia. PArola ai territori' (Let's make Italy simple. A word to the territories), the path promoted by the Ministry for Public Administration and the Department of Public Function to collect indications and proposals from institutions and stakeholders active in local administrations hosted in Trento last year.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    From single banking law to the stop of public debt, the vision of Antonio Patuelli

    The president of the Italian Banking Association Antonio Patuelli, interviewed by Laura Serafini, comments on some major financial economic issues, from the impact on banks of the ECB interest rate cut to cross boarder mergers, from the big events of the European elections and in Great Britain to the upcoming renewal of the ABI board, and the future and the use of technology.
    "The ECB has stringent rules based on objective criteria, and the achievement of the 2 per cent European inflation rate makes the time ripe for a rate cut. A change that does not frighten us. In fact, market rates, which are those on which mortgages are made, have already fallen since last November, so we have been working for several months as if the decision had already been taken,' Patuelli said.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Why the demographic winter puts Italy at risk

    The worrying demographic crisis and the ageing of the Italian population were discussed at the Castello del Buonconsiglio. Marco Ferrando, deputy editor of Avvenire, moderated the meeting dedicated to one of the biggest problems of the moment, namely the demographic crisis and the ageing population.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Publishing and information, the future before the artificial intelligence revolution

    Seeking answers to the future scenarios of AI, the Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with responsibility for information and publishing, the CEO of Il Sole 24 Mirja Cartia d'Asero and the Coo of Mediahuis Paul Verwilt at the Trento Festival of Economics. And in the many possible visions - many of which, by their own admission, still have yet to be imagined - the focal point shifts to regulations. Paraphrasing Ayrton Senna in saying that, in order to go fast, you need a safe circuit, according to the undersecretary, in order for the news to 'travel' at its best in today's world, a safeguarded and protected ecosystem is and will be needed. In particular, three essential points must be taken into account: copyright protection, clear identification of what is produced by means of AI, and the criminal aggravation of deepfake.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Investing in justice to support the economy

    A slow civil justice system that is incapable of providing quick answers to citizens and businesses can be a brake on the country's economic development. The Minister of Justice, interviewed by Sole 24 Ore journalist Alessandro Galimberti, spoke about this at the Trento Festival of Economics. The minister explained that the priority for the government has always been to invest in civil justice, which often interferes in the lives of citizens and can block investments, especially from abroad. The slowness of civil justice costs us approximately 2 to 2.5 points of GDP.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Word to the generation of change

    Space was given to students this morning in Trento, at the meeting 'We, the generation of change' organised by the Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione to hear their views on the dilemmas of the future. Over 400 girls and boys from 13 high schools in the province of Trento crowded the inCooperazione hall.
    In the course of the morning, ample space was given to videos with which students told what they consider to be the main challenges of our time, proposing a way to transform anxieties and uncertainties into the ability to face and overcome obstacles in a positive way.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    Made in Italy and Europe, the Minister of Agriculture at Palazzo Geremia

    The centrality of the agri-food system in European policies, but also controls, labelling and bureaucracy. These are many of the topics addressed by the Minister for Agriculture, who spoke this morning at Palazzo Geremia as part of the Trento Festival of Economics, where he was interviewed by Sole 24 Ore journalist Giorgio Dell'Orefice. Present in the room were the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Vice-President and Councillor for Education, Culture and Sport, Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities Policies.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024

    
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    The Vice-President welcomed the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry

    Ministerial meetings today in the Province, on the sidelines of the Trento Festival of Economics. The vice-president of the Autonomous Province of Trento and councillor for education, culture and sport, family, youth and equal opportunities policies welcomed first the minister for agriculture, food sovereignty and forests, together with the councillor for agriculture, promotion of Trentino products, environment, hydrogeological defence and local authorities, and then the minister for justice. At the centre were the issues of environmental protection and agriculture in Trentino, particularly in the mountains, which we report on separately, and justice.

    Publication date: 24/05/2024