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The University and the EU executive committee have launched a forum for debate, which was presented today at Bocconi by Rector Guido Tabellini and the Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio Tajani. The topic of the first meeting was recovering European competiveness and the future of the electricity market

A study of the online services of forty-two European public administrations shows that users perceive higher transparency and enjoy better relations with their local governments. Venice leads Italy in this area while some other places drag their feet to avoid that same transparency

Silvia Vianello, who teaches classes on e-marketing and green marketing at both Università Bocconi and SDA, is set to host a program focusing on the internet and new technologies. The show will debut on a Sky cable television channel in early May

A team of MBA students from SDA Bocconi in the final of the Hult Global Case Challenge on devising solutions for providing clean water to the needy. Water.org will receive 1 million dollars to implement the winning proposal

Open until May 30 the international business idea competition which will reward the most innovative ideas from around the world for starting a new fashion venture with participation to a fashion management course in Milan

Large infrastructure and transportation projects in many countries already utilize innovative "value capture" financing systems. The point is to try to attribute their costs more accurately to those companies, organizations, groups and geographical areas which benefit most from each project.