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Fondi per ricerca: per Napolitano servono più fatti e meno parole

napolitano21“Per uscire dalla crisi in condizioni migliori è fondamentale investire in innovazione e ricerca” perché su questo terreno “si giocherà il nostro futuro”. E’ necessario quindi che si registri la necessaria unità delle forze politiche in modo che possano affluire risorse pubbliche e private in questo campo. Evitando che, sui finanziamenti alla ricerca, ci sia “troppa differenza tra parole e fatti”. Lo afferma il presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, nel corso dell’inaugurazione del Continua a leggere… »


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Italiani: secondo l’Istat navigano di più sul web e tra i giovani dilaga la lettura

images_auto_siti_webGli italiani hanno superato il ‘muro’ dei 60 milioni di abitanti esclusivamente per via degli immigrati, rimangono fedeli al pranzo consumato entro le mura domestiche, si misurano ogni giorno con le difficoltà di accesso ai servizi di pubblica utilità (54,7% denuncia problemi legati al pronto soccorso, il 38,5% con le forze dell’ordine), non si fanno mancare spettacoli e intrattenimenti fuori casa (quasi due terzi della popolazione dichiara di averne fruito almeno una volta), guardano con crescente interesse a Internet (47,5%), trascurano i giornali ma non abbandonano i libri (esiste uno zoccolo duro del 64,7% di giovani tra gli 11 e i 14 anni che dichiara di leggere libri nel tempo libero). Si lamentano fortemente delle Continua a leggere… »



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