{"id":2152,"date":"2020-11-30T08:40:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifabfoundation.org\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:25:44","slug":"southern-africa-europe-ceo-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifabfoundation.org\/en\/2020\/11\/30\/southern-africa-europe-ceo-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Summit is designed to provide a high-level and unique opportunity to\u00a0promote networking and debate. Moreover, it is a perfect occasion to share the work and the activities of the\u00a0Leaders Community\u00a0formed around the Summit, which is ready to welcome new members from among prominent individuals on the\u00a0Euro-African institutional\u00a0and\u00a0business scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Friday 27 November 2020<br \/>\nh 10<br \/>\nPatrizio Bianchi, IFAB Scientific Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Innovation, skills, youth development and capacity for competitiveness<\/span><\/h5>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The State of the cooperation between Italy and South Africa to develop skills in the manufacturing industry and new frontier technologies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The Roundtable will discuss how Italy and South Africa can further cooperate in the sector and an important occasion to take stock of current projects. Furthermore, in the Roundtable we will try to look at new frontier technologies and how Italy and South Africa could cooperate in this fields. The focus of our attention will be the recent dialogue between prominent Italian and South African institutions regarding\u00a0<b>Big Data and advanced computing,\u00a0<\/b>two strategic sectors that could improve competitiveness for the whole economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more details &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrosetti.eu\/en\/summits-workshops-forums\/international-summits-with-think-tanks\/south-africa-italy-summit-indaba\/\">https:\/\/www.ambrosetti.eu\/en\/summits-workshops-forums\/international-summits-with-think-tanks\/south-africa-italy-summit-indaba\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Summit is designed to provide a high-level and unique opportunity to\u00a0promote networking and debate. 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