Bouncing back the Italian way

Online event 25 June 15:00-16:30

How will the world emerge from the coronavirus pandemic? How can national and European institutions support the economic recovery? And how can digital technologies support the recovery process?

These questions have been high on the agenda of political debates and expert analyses in recent months.

As one of the first European countries hard hit by – and now emerging from – the COVID19 crisis, Italy has been a major focus of attention. As the biggest beneficiary from the EU Recovery Fund, Italy is also set to particularly benefit from an accelerated ICT transition.

On 25 June, Start Magazine organised an online seminar, with the support of Huawei, to assess the role that new technologies can play in fostering economic recovery in Italy and Europe.

Panellists also discussed how best to integrate digital technologies in the strategies and the recovery package currently under discussion at the EU and the Italian level.

The webinar took place in Italian and English, and can be viewed in English on this page. The Italian version of the livestream can be accessed here.

High-profile representatives of Italian and European institutions, industry and research joined the online panel. 

Speakers included:

• Alessandra Todde, Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development;
• Patrizia Toia, MEP;
• Giovanni Saggio, Professor of Electronic Engineering, Università Tor Vergata;
• Abraham Liu, Huawei Chief Representative to the EU Institutions;
• Cinzia Guido, Head of the European Digital Economy, Direction of European Affairs, Confindustria.

Moderators:

• Pierluigi Mennitti, editor-in-chief of Start Magazine
• Dan Sobovitz, Founder of spreadable.io 

Participants could get involved by asking questions and participating in polls and debates in real-time, thanks to interactive online tools.

Bouncing back the Italian way: read the Start Magazine Preparatory Position Paper