When we speak about ecological transition, we must always add global, and we know that all that is put in place in this context in developing countries, inevitably affects us all. The protagonists of the second day of Codeway - Cooperation Development Expo, the first Italian exhibition dedicated to International Development Cooperation, organized by Fiera Roma with a specific focus on companies and profit organizations engaged in the sector, especially focused on this theme.
The debate of the day focused in fact on what is really going on in developing countries with respect to ecological transition and on how this process can be concretely promoted. In this a strategic demand has been individuated and discussed, starting from concrete testimonials from Italian enterprises engaged in the sector in the targeted countries, and considering a decisive premise: the close relationship between growth and availability of communication media. Marzia Minozzi, Head of Regulations and Legislation of ASSTEL (the Italian Association of Communication enterprises), commented on this, with the evidence of numbers. Minozzi explained the case of Africa, the continent where it has been calculated that every additional 10% of mobile radio coverage generates an economic impact of 2.5% of GDP.
A concrete proposal came from Green Utility, a leading company in the renewable energy sector, firmly convinced that sustainability is a key asset for all enterprises. The company is working on a project to give new life in developing countries, to photovoltaic modules with about 8-9 years of operation yet still fully functional, that cannot be reused in Italy. This happens because the Italian practice provides that each photovoltaic module has its own identification code which is associated with only one photovoltaic system, according to a policy of incentives. Therefore a module cannot be disassembled from a system and re-installed in another with incentives (mainly to prevent fraud subtractions). This means that, if within an Italian photovoltaic system it is necessary to replace about 40% of the modules because they are broken or not performing, almost in all case the remaining 60% of the "non-problematic" modules are also replaced to follow the electrical setting of the plant. It is precisely this 60% of valid and functioning modules, with severe limitations to be re-installed elsewhere in Italy, that could be made available to NGOs for projects in Africa or in other developing countries.
The urgency to focus on training and development in Africa was the other key theme of Codeway's second day of works. The trends of growth in population of the African continent and the pace of economic growth and industrialization require an in-depth reflection on the need to prepare, culturally and professionally, millions of young Africans who - in the coming years and up to the end of the century will enter the world of work. Whether these young people decide to stay in their countries of origin, or to migrate in search of fortune, the ability to offer them training opportunities is essential. This applies to the countries of departure (all engaged in industrial development that requires skills) and also to the countries of arrival, that affected by phenomena of demographic contraction, surely need people yet with defined professional skills. Important entrepreneurial and associative organizations intervened on this issue. In particular, Professor Haruna Fnse, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Agency for Scientific and Engineering Infrastructures of Nigeria, who, speaking with the President of Confartigianato Marco Granelli and with Filippo Prosperi of De Lorenzo Spa, stressed the need to build training projects for migrants both in schools/universities, and with internships in Italian companies with the aim of starting companies and cooperation projects in the countries of origin. Proof of the fact that training is also an area in which profit and non-profit can collaborate for mutual benefit.
The afternoon appointments had Sahel as a central theme. The Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the President of the Italianieuropei Foundation, former Premier Massimo D'Alema, and the authors, authors of the book "The great game of the Sahel", deepened the complex dynamics that characterize that territory. Marco Aime and Andrea De Georgio, as well as an in-depth study on the humanitarian situation in the region by the Italian Red Cross. In all the interventions the strategic importance for Europe of intervening in this area of the African continent was emphasized. In the context of development cooperation interventions, there is a strong need to move from "let's help them at THEIR home" to "train them HERE in our country", thus building the conditions for cooperation projects on their return to their countries of origin.
When we speak about ecological transition, we must always add global, and we know that all that is put in place in this context in developing countries, inevitably affects us all. The protagonists of the second day of Codeway - Cooperation Development Expo, the first Italian exhibition dedicated to International Development Cooperation, organized by Fiera Roma with a specific focus on companies and profit organizations engaged in the sector, especially focused on this theme.
The debate of the day focused in fact on what is really going on in developing countries with respect to ecological transition and on how this process can be concretely promoted. In this a strategic demand has been individuated and discussed, starting from concrete testimonials from Italian enterprises engaged in the sector in the targeted countries, and considering a decisive premise: the close relationship between growth and availability of communication media. Marzia Minozzi, Head of Regulations and Legislation of ASSTEL (the Italian Association of Communication enterprises), commented on this, with the evidence of numbers. Minozzi explained the case of Africa, the continent where it has been calculated that every additional 10% of mobile radio coverage generates an economic impact of 2.5% of GDP.
A concrete proposal came from Green Utility, a leading company in the renewable energy sector, firmly convinced that sustainability is a key asset for all enterprises. The company is working on a project to give new life in developing countries, to photovoltaic modules with about 8-9 years of operation yet still fully functional, that cannot be reused in Italy. This happens because the Italian practice provides that each photovoltaic module has its own identification code which is associated with only one photovoltaic system, according to a policy of incentives. Therefore a module cannot be disassembled from a system and re-installed in another with incentives (mainly to prevent fraud subtractions). This means that, if within an Italian photovoltaic system it is necessary to replace about 40% of the modules because they are broken or not performing, almost in all case the remaining 60% of the "non-problematic" modules are also replaced to follow the electrical setting of the plant. It is precisely this 60% of valid and functioning modules, with severe limitations to be re-installed elsewhere in Italy, that could be made available to NGOs for projects in Africa or in other developing countries.
The urgency to focus on training and development in Africa was the other key theme of Codeway's second day of works. The trends of growth in population of the African continent and the pace of economic growth and industrialization require an in-depth reflection on the need to prepare, culturally and professionally, millions of young Africans who - in the coming years and up to the end of the century will enter the world of work. Whether these young people decide to stay in their countries of origin, or to migrate in search of fortune, the ability to offer them training opportunities is essential. This applies to the countries of departure (all engaged in industrial development that requires skills) and also to the countries of arrival, that affected by phenomena of demographic contraction, surely need people yet with defined professional skills. Important entrepreneurial and associative organizations intervened on this issue. In particular, Professor Haruna Fnse, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Agency for Scientific and Engineering Infrastructures of Nigeria, who, speaking with the President of Confartigianato Marco Granelli and with Filippo Prosperi of De Lorenzo Spa, stressed the need to build training projects for migrants both in schools/universities, and with internships in Italian companies with the aim of starting companies and cooperation projects in the countries of origin. Proof of the fact that training is also an area in which profit and non-profit can collaborate for mutual benefit.
The afternoon appointments had Sahel as a central theme. The Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the President of the Italianieuropei Foundation, former Premier Massimo D'Alema, and the authors, authors of the book "The great game of the Sahel", deepened the complex dynamics that characterize that territory. Marco Aime and Andrea De Georgio, as well as an in-depth study on the humanitarian situation in the region by the Italian Red Cross. In all the interventions the strategic importance for Europe of intervening in this area of the African continent was emphasized. In the context of development cooperation interventions, there is a strong need to move from "let's help them at THEIR home" to "train them HERE in our country", thus building the conditions for cooperation projects on their return to their countries of origin.