1. Italy 2008 Eppur si muove? Making sense of Italy next general political election London, 1 st April 2008

2. 2 Percentage of students below level two in PISA assessment; 2006 Source: Vision on OECD data

3. 3 Purchasing Power Parity; EU 27 = 100; 1995 - 2020 Source: Vision on Eurostat data

4. 4 Percentage of university professors who are less than 45 29% 60% 44% 47% 33% ITALIA 2004 ITALIA 1990 FRANCIA 2005 UK 2000 USA 1999 Source: Vision on PNR Italia, MED, NCES e HESA

5. 5 Age distribution of Italian opinion makers, 2005 Average age (weighted for number of articles): 67,7 Source: Vision analysis on major italian newspapers

6. 6 R&D expenditures as % of GDP, 2006 business government universities non-profit Source: Vision on Eurostat, OECD data

7. 7 Source: Vision on oecd data Net student imports, Main Oecd countries, 2004

8. 8 Ranking of EU countries per number of brands in the EU TOP 50; 2007 Source: Vision on Eurobrand 2007