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    Fintech: the future of startups is both green and social

    September 29, 2021

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    Tecnologia

    Technological and digital innovation in finance often matches a marked interest into social and environmental issues. Such changes mirrors European and global policies aimed at fighting global warming and tackling social iniquity. Here are some examples The world of Fintech startups has become increasingly sustainable both socially and environmentally. In 2020, 27%, of 2.541 companies scattered all over the world achieved at least one of the so-called SDGs, the sustainable development targets set by ONU 2030 Agenda. More specifically – the Fintech & Insurech Obesrvatory has revealed – the most popular topics are the reduction of inequalities (10%), the support to financial development (9%) and the attempt to fight global warming (4%). 18% of Fintech startups focuses on one SDG…

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    China: Italy comes first in the top five of luxury exports

    September 10, 2021

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    For the first time ever, Made in Italy has ranked first in the chart of importers against several fierce competitors including France and Japan. In only two years Italy moved from the fourth to the first position and has recorded an amazing +96%. Here are all data and reasons of such a huge success. Somebody claimed 2021 to be Italy best year ever: music, sport and now also fashion which has added up to the collection of our country amazing success stories. Having crushed the strongest players in the market, between January and June 2021,  Made in Italy products were the most imported goods in China.  Basically we are the ones who have exported more luxury goods to the country…

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    National Cloud: when, how and why

    July 2, 2021

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    A huge digital database storing all information concerning both the central administration and local authorities: an impressive and necessary project aiming at helping Italy to keep up with the other European countries. What is our current national cloud status? Who has been following me here knows it: two years ago I was already promoting a the idea of a public cloud for Italian PMIs  and, today, I am in favour of a national cloud which may store all data concerning our PA.  The project is finally being turned into a reality and should kick off in July. And, should things go smoothly, by 2022 all data will have been transferred into the cloud. We are clearly talking about an ambitious…

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  • Digital and innovation, Europe challenges the US and China

    June 11, 2021

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    Due to the fragmentation of the digital technologies market, the EU has not been able to keep up with the two global leaders. Despite this, something is changing, now Vent’anni fa, l’Europa sembrava alle soglie di una nuova era, con un fiorente mercato unico e la nuova moneta appena lanciata. L’America, invece, si stava faticosamente riprendendo dal crollo delle dotcom, mentre la Cina era ancora alle prese con il suo passato maoista. Oggi la situazione si è completamente capovolta. Cina e America vivono un’irrefrenabile ascesa economica, con 76 delle 100 aziende più importanti al mondo collocate sui propri territori nazionali, contro le 15 dell’Europa, in vistoso calo dal 2000, quando erano 41. In più, il vecchio Continente non vede neppure…

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    If Alexa works as a psychologist, marketing celebrates. But…

    May 31, 2021

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    In the near future virtual assistants may be able to make assumptions about their users’ mood and react accordingly. This is a possible application of the AI which opens up to new opportunities and, at the same time, brings about some ethical and legal controversies It seems ages since we first asked questions to Siri in front of our friends so as to show, in awe, its ability in answering them correctly. Indeed, AI and machine learning have progressed dramatically over the past few years. Nowadays, we can communicate with Alexa without even noticing and maybe without realizing how her ability to provide us with correct answers has actually improved. What would happen, though, if in addition to understanding our…

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