Congressi 2009-2018

Activities 2010-2017
Forward
In the pursuit of one of its core objectives – ‘developing and offering new proposals
of cooperation in the international context’ – the Foundation for World
Wide Cooperation organized eight major conferences from 2010 to 2017, where
the following topics were presented and discussed: the prospects of integration of
the African continent, new technology for poverty alleviation, the role of science diplomacy,
the new silk roads, and connectivity as a human right.
The conferences were thought as a form of ‘global collective thinking’ with a few
keynote speeches from statesmen, representatives of international institutions and
experts, followed by a wide collective discussion. The file rouge connecting these
different issues is the centrality of cooperation for promoting global peace and social,
inclusive and economic development.
The number and quality of participants attest the strong international interest produced
by these events, which took place in various parts of the world, such as
Bologna and Washington, Addis Ababa and Rome, Beijing and Venice.
In doing so, the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation has contributed to raise
awareness on unexplored areas, policies, options and technologies for furthering the
cause of peace and development in a world in which, despite rising tensions and
confrontations, conflict can be replaced by mutual understanding and cooperation.
Romano Prodi
Chair of the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation
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