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San Franciso, Innovating With Beauty: il progetto di un nuovo Rinascimento

22 giugno 2013, San Francisco Symposium. Cannery, a due passi dai moli, un paio di piani sopra la mostra della Triennale The New Italian Design. Sala piena di almeno 200 persone: studenti, ricercatori, imprenditori e appassionati dell’Italia accoglie una vivace discussione, introdotta da Dale Dougherty e guidata da Piero Bassetti, Chris Anderson e Stefano Micelli, ... San Franciso, Innovating With Beauty: il progetto di un nuovo Rinascimento

Giovanni Lanzone

Public Consultation on Internet of Things (IOT) Governance

Recently the European Commission released its Report on the Public Consultation on IOT Governance. IOT is the Internet of Things, and it refers to “a long term technology and market development based on the connection of everyday objects to the Internet“. The authors argue that “IOT has the potential to considerably improve the life of ... Public Consultation on Internet of Things (IOT) Governance

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Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

Last month the EU Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a report entitled “Options for Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation: Report of the Expert Group on the State of Art in Europe on Responsible Research and Innovation”. The report is meant to set out and discuss 4 possible policy option developments regarding the EU position ... Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

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Global Risk 2012, World Economic Forum Report

Recently the World Economic Forum released its Global Risk 2012 report, the seventh in an annual series of such reports and an initiative of their Risk Response Network. In this article I would like to outline their findings and conclusions. The report opens with a series of graphs that represent how global risk is perceived ... Global Risk 2012, World Economic Forum Report

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2012, a Review of the Year

2012 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we take a look back at some of the major events. December saw the release of the latest publication in the Bassetti Foundation Books series. A Handbook for responsible innovation is a collection of articles published by Jonathan Hankins over the last 3 ... 2012, a Review of the Year

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Fukushima Report Released

Last year as the Fukushima disaster was unfolding I wrote an article entitled Reports of a Fukushima Cover Up Abound, and I would like to follow up on this article by taking a look at The Official Report of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Committee. The report comes at a rather difficult and controversial ... Fukushima Report Released

Jonathan Hankins

A Research Strategy for Engineered Nanotechnologies

Earlier this year the National Research Council of the National Academies published a document entitled ‘A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanotechnologies’. The document was prepared by the Committee to Develop a Research Strategy for Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nano-Materials, within the National Research Council and a ... A Research Strategy for Engineered Nanotechnologies

Il 2011 (e oltre) della Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

In questo articolo riepiloghiamo alcune tra le principali attività sviluppate nell’anno appena trascorso, che ha visto Fondazione Bassetti impegnata a rinnovare e articolare su fronti nuovi – molti dei quali svilupperemo nel 2012 – la propria mission: promuovere la responsabilità nell’innovazione istituendo un ponte tra cultura, scienza e potere. Con il 2011 è nato Milano ... Il 2011 (e oltre) della Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

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2011 and Beyond for the Bassetti Foundation

2011 was once more a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation, marking the beginnings of several projects that will run through 2012 and beyond. The following is a review of some of the major events that occurred throughout the year, things to look forward to in the new year now unfolding, a taster of the ... 2011 and Beyond for the Bassetti Foundation

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National Academic Press, a host of free publications

On June 2nd the National Academic Press made an interesting strategic choice in making all of its publications available for free download. The National Academic Press has a back catalogue of over 4000 reports and publications covering an array of topics from agriculture, energy conservation, engineering, food and nutrition and policy for science and technology. ... National Academic Press, a host of free publications

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