Antonella Attanasio, Head of International Activities and Relations - ISFOL MEETING IN ISRAEL JERUSALEM, OCTOBER 2010

Carries out and promotes research, experimentation, evaluations, information, consultancy services and technical assistance for the development of vocational training and social and employment policies. Works mainly in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies but also with central administrations, with the Regions, the European Union and international bodies. ISFOL is a State-owned research institution that

For its research and technical-scientific consultancy services, ISFOL is organized in two macro-areas, dealing with: training systems social and labour market policies These macro-areas are divided into units performing specific tasks.

Under its institutional competences ISFOL: supports the Italian Ministry of Labour in the implementation of the activities planned in the field of Joint Declaration on VET has financed for the period jointly with the Ministry of Labour - the project Centre for EuroMediterranean cooperation

Technical-scientific support with regards to VET: in the 2011, organization of a workshop devoted to the European Qualification Framework and its implementation at national level. Promotion of networking with Italian key actors (institutions, universities, research centres) on projects and initiatives involving the following topics: research & development, nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, renewable energy. PROPOSAL OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2011

 Research centre and benchmark for strongly innovative spin-offs in high technology applied to the automotive, rail transport and aerospace sectors.  Strong integration between university, industry and market. Pischiello Research Centre – Umbria Region 1. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

● Partners: Piemonte Region, Province of Turin, Municipality of Turin, Turin Chamber of Commerce, Turin University, Turin Polytechnic and Federpiemonte ● Objective: to link the research world with enterprises, encouraging the technology transfer of research findings by centres of excellence in the nanotech field to SMEs working in areas of industrial decline. ASP- Association for the Promotion of the Scientific and Technological Development of Piemonte 2. NANOTECHNOLOGIES

Science and technology park and incubator of enterprises in the biotech sector and research of sources of new energy (project on photovoltaic). Insubrias BioPark offers all the technical, logistic, ICT, promotional, training, support and consultancy services for stimulating life sciences research and technological development and innovation. INSUBRIAS BIOPARK – Lombardia Region 3. BIOTECHNOLOGIES

ENEA is the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. The Agency’s activities are targeted to research, innovation technology and advanced services in the fields of energy - especially nuclear. ENEA performs research activities and provides agency services to support public administrations, public and private enterprises, citizens RENEWABLE ENERGY ENEA – Lazio Region

Partner: Consortium of hi-tech companies from Toscana and Marche Regions, University of the Marche and Florence National Research Council Testing a wind turbine, designed by Russian engineers and constructed by an Italian enterprise (Western Co of San Benedetto del Tronto) able to exploit very low wind speeds, with costs around 30% lower than traditional turbines. Tornado Like Project – Marche Region 4. RENEWABLE ENERGY

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