Tag: education

  • Scenari del venture capital e degli investimenti hi-tech in Italia, con la visione di United Ventures

    United Ventures è una società indipendente italiana attiva nel mondo del Venture Capital, con specializzazione in investimenti in società hi-tech, soprattutto nei settori del software e delle tecnologie digitali. Fondata nel 2013 a Milano da Paolo Gesess e Massimiliano Magrini, United Ventures attualmente gestisce 150 milioni di euro, raccolti da investitori istituzionali italiani ed internazionali. […]

  • Design, video games and culture: a video

      Source: Ted Talks, 2013.

  • 3D printing: among technology, creativity and new manufacturing

    If I hear, I forget; if I see, I remember; if I make, I understand. Words by Bruno Munari (1907 – 1998), notable italian designer and artist. And just think what Munari could have done with 3D printing. In fact, this one is among the most growing trends and sectors in technology. The possible applications […]

  • Il secondo mandato di Obama, con un commento di Loretta Napoleoni

    Dunque, Barack Obama ha vinto anche le elezioni presidenziali americane del 2012, al termine di una campagna elettorale mai così incerta nella storia americana. Anche quest'anno, gli americani hanno operato una scelta di buon senso, seppure con uno stato d'animo più incerto rispetto a quattro anni fa. L'idea di cambiamento avviata quattro anni fa, dunque, […]

  • International Women’s Day 2011

    International Women's Day (8th March) is a global day celebrating women and their economic, political and social achievements. This year's theme: equal access to education, training, science and technology: pathway for decent work for women. For related events all over the world: here. And there are also women's artworks and women's stories.

  • Online video contents, between marketing and business model

    A global case-history, from Canada. WatchMojo.com, based in Montreal, is a producer, publisher and syndicator of video content for broadband platforms, web, wireless and out-of-home digital video markets. It produces original and premium video programming across various categories: automotive, business, education, fashion, film, food, health, music, parenting, politics&economy, space, sports, science, technology, travel, videogame. Which […]

  • Economics, innovation and growth according to Michael Mandel

    Innovation and growth: two key concepts to go out of the global crisis. After many years as chief economist at BusinessWeek, Michael Mandel left BusinessWeek in december 2009. He is a mix between an economist (Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard University and assistant professor at New York University "Stern School of Business" in the 80's) […]