Call for Application: “Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award”. Deadline 4th September 2020
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has instituted the “Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award”. The award will be presented during the annual meeting of the Italian Scientific and Space Attachés, to be held in November 2020. Participants must be Italian researchers who have been residing abroad, in one of the countries listed […]
Read moreAmbassador Giampiero Massolo speaks at the OECD
The President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the Institute of International Political Studies gave a speech at the OECD in the context of the NAEC (New Approaches to Economic Challenges) seminars on the topic “Multilateralism: another Covid casualty?”, organized by our Permanent Representation in preparation for the Italian G20 Presidency. You can listen to […]
Read moreLe Piazze (in)visibili
Twenty-one Italian piazzas, from north to south, portrayed by the words and photographs of Italian authors. A direct testimony ofthe beauty of this country through its main squares, emptied during the days of the emergency. Piazze [In]visibili is an initiative promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, conceived and curated by Marco Delogu and published by […]
Read moreAnnual meeting of the OECD MENA Working Group
On the 22th June the annual meeting of the OECD MENA Working Group on the Rule of Law and Regulatory Policy takes place to discuss the “Impact of Covid-19 on the Rule of Law: Rule-making and Access to Justice in times of crisis’’. The working group meeting is organized in the framework of the OECD […]
Read moreThe OECD Secretary General at the “Progettiamo il Rilancio” conference organized by the Italian Prime Minister, Prof. Giuseppe Conte.
The text of the speech by the OECD Secretary General is available here: https://www.oecd.org/about/secretary-general/oecd-sg-at-inaugural-session-of-italian-national-consultation-june-2020.htm while further information about the event can be found here: http://www.governo.it/it/articolo/progettiamo-il-rilancio-al-gli-incontri-villa-pamphilj/14744
Read moreItalian National Day
Together with the President of the Republic, we celebrate the anniversary of June 2, in homage to the democratic choice that laid the foundations of the modern Italian nation. https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/49361
Read moreJust published the Italian version of the OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Italy 2019
The OECD has just published the Italian version of Italy’s Development Cooperation Peer review. The study was conducted by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and shows that Italy is a solid partner for development, especially after the development cooperation reform implemented by Law 125/2014. Italy is the 8th largest donor and the 18th largest donor […]
Read moreAfrica Day
On the occasion of Africa Day of 25 May 2020, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation organized a digital celebration – on the initiative of Deputy Minister Del Re – consisting of the transmission on the YouTube channel “Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Farnesina” of a long video containing about 50 musical contributions […]
Read moreOECD webinars to address specific SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19
The OECD-CFE-SMEE is launching a series of webinars to address specific SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19. After a first webinar about the public policy support to the self-employed on 28 April, there will be another one on Entrepreneurship policy and recovery (12 May 2020); one on Youth entrepreneurship policy (26 May 2020) and […]
Read moreOECD investment policy responses to COVID-19
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) flows are expected to fall by more than 30% in 2020 as compared to 2019. Government measures should protect essential security objectives while still promoting openness to foreign investment. International coordination can help achieve better outcomes. https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=129_129922-gkr56na1v7&title=OECD-Investment-Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
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