Settimana Tematica: Global Goals

18 February 2022

Starting from some of the best innovative experiences of cooperative enterprises, Legacoop Emilia-Romagna intends to contribute to the international dialogue on the role and the prospects of the entrepreneurial system in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.

The Forum presents eight case histories of cooperative enterprises of the Emilia-Romagna region in the framework of the 17 Goals that will touch on the themes of urban regeneration and housing, sustainable consumption, innovations and technologies for the agri-food supply chain, research and innovation for the environment, the role that the insurance world plays in managing risks for the entrepreneurial system and people and in understanding climate scenarios.

The protagonists will be the experiences and projects of Cefla, Camst Group, CPL CONCORDIA , Coop Italia, UnipolSai Assicurazioni, Alma Vicoo and the projects of the inhabitants’ cooperatives with the participation of Andria and Legacoop Abitanti, that will give evidence to the dynamism and commitment of the regional cooperative movement.

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16 January 2022

Agri-food and fisheries co-operation, long aware of the sustainability challenge, has invested for years in innovation and has already been widely applying digital farming techniques, essential for climate change resilience. The event will focus on highlighting good practices and further technological developments in precision farming, irrigation and livestock farming, agroenergy and sustainable fishing.

The challenge posed to agriculture by the UN Global Goals and the EU Farm to Fork Strategy is to guarantee good, healthy and sufficient food to a growing population in times of climate change. 

Co-operation has a crucial role to play in disseminating new techniques to the large number of small associated family farms which, otherwise, would not be adequate in size to face such complex challenges by themselves. 

The cooperatives Il Raccolto, Progeo, Apofruit, Granlatte-Granarolo will present some of the main technological developments taking place in the field of: safeguarding of soil quality, targeted contribution of organic nutrients, reduction of fertilizers and pesticides, water saving, traceability of supply chain through big data management, reduction of methane and GHG emissions by livestock farms and the reduction of the use of antibiotics to counteract antimicrobial resistance. Best practices from the fisheries cooperative sector will also be presented, aimed at the conservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems, as well as the reduction of fish waste and the recovery of plastic at sea or wasted nets.

The Forum will host representatives from the Italian Government (Undersecretary for European Affairs),  COGECA (General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the European Union), AREFLH (Assembly of European Fruit & Horticultural Regions and Academic of Agriculture) and University of Bologna.

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LIVE STREAMING

17 January 2022

The growing use of renewable sources for the production of electricity has made it necessary to adopt both an even more ‘intelligent’ management of electricity systems and a greater diffusion of storage systems to cope with the random nature of these sources (solar and wind). In particular, the increasing use of these technologies makes it necessary to manage energy flows coming from generation plants and their temporary storage through skilled professionals. 

With a view to representing the triple mandate of universities to provide training, to cultivate scientific research and to promote technology transfer, the Universities elaborated a communication methodology that allows the skills of research groups in the field of “Smart Energy” to be presented to the public of the Italian Pavilion in a simple and captivating way through a serious game. The visitor-player is placed in front of choices to “manage” different situations and scenarios proposed by the game. Based on the choices that are made, the game shows the consequences of these choices and their energy and social impact.

The main targets of this project are high school students, university students, researchers and university professors, professionals working in the field of renewable energy and grid management, representatives of energy policy-making agencies, ordinary citizens interested in the field of energy.

16 January 2022

The ‘Cultural Heritage. Our Roots, our Future’ Project intends to highlight the virtuous interaction between training, research and production through the research and teaching activities of four universities in Emilia-Romagna: Bologna, Ferrara, Modena e Reggio, Parma. These are offering courses focused on the enhancement of cultural heritage through new technologies.

For this reason, the 2-day event foresees the presentation of some case studies, among the various projects developed within the university research laboratories, in order to demonstrate the potential and the results of the interaction between research, technological innovation and production system, particularly in the field of creative and cultural industries sector. Furthermore, the articulated regional training offer is presented, at all levels of university and post-university education, in the context of the enhancement and conservation of cultural heritage (material and intangible) intended as a fundamental resource for the growth of young generations and for development of a democratic and inclusive society.

The project is aimed at an international audience, made up of students and researchers, professionals from the cultural sector, entrepreneurs in the cultural and artistic sector, tourists and also to a wider audience, which may be present at the Dubai Universal Exposition.