No airs for billionaire Ferrari son
I was seated next to Piero Ferrari, Enzo's second and only surviving son, on Feb. 28, 2001, in Geneva. The occasion was the induction of the inaugural class of the European Automotive Hall of Fame. Also at the table that night was a shy, 24-year-old John Elkann, the current chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' holding company (there for the...
Askoll, the first Italian eco-bike and scooter
A new way to move around town, "democratic", eco-friendly and Made in Italy: the new Askoll electric bike eB1 and electric scooter eS1 are already in stores. The sleek innovative vehicles, the first devoted to the electric mobility entirely designed and manufactured in Italy, stem from the collaboration between Emo design, the industrial d...
«Napoli museo aperto»: trenta chiese e musei chiusi da anni riaprono con 247 giovani
Napoli. Sono 247 ragazzi e ragazze tra i 18 e i 29 anni operativi, come custodi e guide turistiche remunerate, in trenta chiese napoletane ricche d'opere d'arte ma da anni chiuse o degradate che da metà febbraio riaprono così i battenti tutto il giorno. I visitatori potranno riscoprire le splendide e obliterate chiese di Santa Maria della Pietà de...
Apple Opening Europe’s First iOS App Development Center in Italy
Apple® today announced the creation of Europe's first iOS App Development Center in Italy, to give students practical skills and training on developing iOS apps for the world's most innovative and vibrant app ecosystem. The iOS App Development Center, to be located at a partner institution in Naples, will support teachers and provide a special...
W.A.P. / We are Paesani
The Association N.9 announced today that it is raising funds via a rewards crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo to finish the development of their project We Are Paesani. The Association N.9 set out to raise $100,000 on IndieGoGo to finish development and publish the website by which we are seeking to assemble the world's largest datab...
Ambasciatore Phillips: "Aziende Usa vogliono investire in Italia"
Gli Stati Uniti credono nelle risorse e nel know-how italiano, ma chiedono all'Italia uno sforzo in più per superare i punti deboli che ostacolano le aziende americane intenzionate a investire sul nostro territorio, a partire dalla lentezza del sistema giudiziario e da una burocrazia asfissiante. A chiederlo è l'ambasciatore John R. Phillips, in vi...
Italian companies in pole position to benefit from the US push on new infrastructure
Infrastructure is big business in the US. The federal government has recently approved a fifteen-year investment plan worth $305 billion for railway and highway networks ($48 billion earmarked for rail). Local administrations are finding leeway in their budgets. And infrastructure is a hot topic among candidates for the presidential electi...
The Oddest Houses in Italy: The “Trulli” of Alberobello, Patrimony of Humanity
The oddest-looking buildings in Italy are the arcane "trulli", unique circular dry-stone buildings typical of the region of Puglia, the ancient Apulia. There is nothing like them anywhere in the world. They dot the valley of the Itria river in the Murgia area. These constructions are commonly called "trulli di Alberobello", but they can al...
Italians and longevity: useful tips for research
Tiziana Life Science – a British biotech company – has recently bought a biobank containing DNA samples from 13,000 genealogically linked residents of Ogliastra for €258,000. What sparked the interest of the UK firm was the fact that the small village in Sardinia hosts a proportion of centenarians that is almost 50 times the one in the UK or the US...
Turin, five reasons why it’s not only an industrial city
Turin used to be ignored by the international tourists who chose Italy for their holiday in the past. Often considered only an industrial centre with few points of interest, this city remained out of the usual touristic route Venice-Florence-Rome. Recently, the trend seems to be changing: in 2015, in fact, more than four millions tourists visited t...
Mantova, Italy's Capital of Culture 2016, on Google Arts & Culture
The City of Mantova, the Italian Capital of Culture 2016, unveils its story along with its finest cultural treasures and natural beauty on Google Arts & Culture. With your smartphone or computer, start exploring the wonders of the Palazzo Te: admire the lively details of the frescos of the Chamber of the Giants and use Google Cardboard to step...
Accolto ODG Nissoli per costituire un tavolo di confronto atto a favorire la presenza degli italiani all’estero all’Expo2015
L'on. Fucsia Nissoli, in occasione della conversione in legge, a Montecitorio, "del decreto-legge 26 aprile 2013, n. 43, recante disposizioni urgenti per il rilancio dell'area industriale di Piombino, di contrasto ad emergenze ambientali, in favore delle zone terremotate del maggio 2012 e per accelerare la ricostruzione in Abruzzo e la realizzazion...