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In view of the discussion for the definition of the strategic programme "Horizon Europe", the European Commission has launched a public consultation on the revised version of the document that guides the implementation plan and defines the management of the new program, which will replace Horizon 2020 from 1 January [...]

The choice to internationalize by opening up to foreign markets is an important step for the growth of companies. According to 2018-2019 data from ICE, the Italian Foreign Trade Agency, 60% of Italian SMEs with less than 10 employees and 80% of those up to 50 employees they have taken [...]

The "Italian Business Register" is online. The platform aims to introduce Italian companies abroad thanks to the use of English, a simple and intuitive graphic interface and advanced search functions. Presented at the end of October in Veneto, on the occasion of the 28th World Convention of Italian Chambers of [...]

On December 2 an international call for tenders will be published to support research applied to sustainable agriculture and to food security, with particular attention to the interaction between climate change and food production systems. The initiative is part of the "Era-Net Cofund Food System and Climate" action of the [...]

The winner of the 2019 edition of the Start-cup competition is Bacfarm. The team developed a technology for the creation of a real bacteria farm in order to produce carotenoids. Carotenoids are used for their antioxidant effect. The idea, protected by patent application, is promoted by a group of startuppers [...]

The "Valle dell'Erica" ​​resort in Santa Teresa Gallura, owned by the Sardinian Delphina group, is running for the "best green resort in the world" category at the upcoming World Travel Awards, which will take place in Muscat (Oman) on November 28th. Located a few kilometres from the town on the [...]

The eighteenth edition of the special waste report was published by ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research). Special waste is produced by public bodies and companies: the report therefore does not take into account urban waste (of domestic origin), but only those produced by economic activities. The 2019 [...]

The energy refitting of school buildings can now count on a European fund of around 1.5 billion euros. The agreement between the Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR), European Investment Bank (EIB), Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) was signed last July 29th [...]

The consumption of Italian food products in North America is increasing. On 9 September, Assocamerestero - the Association that reunites 78 Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad and Unioncamere - presented the results of a survey on the consumption trends of agri-food in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The analysis [...]

As part of the Program for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs, a call for tenders for the development of sustainable tourism was published. The aim of the COSME call, Competitiveness of enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is to promote sustainable tourism and the capacity of SMEs in the [...]