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Scientific knowledge in the service of cooperation: AICS-CNR dialogue on Africa
At the AICS headquarters, the event "Research and Cooperation for Africa: AICS-CNR Dialogue" was held on October 6, opened by AICS Director Marco Riccardo Rusconi and CNR President Andrea Lenzi.During the event, Directors of Departments and Institutes from the National Research Council (CNR) presented the Council’s scientific activities to AICS executives and officials. They also explored potential areas of collaboration in African countries and regions, including within the framework of the Mattei Plan.
National Festival of civil economy: youth at the Heart of participatory democracy”
“Civic Symphonies: youth in the Democratic Counterpoint” was the title of the panel held during the first day of the National Festival of Civil Economy.
Earthquake in Afghanistan: two emergency relief projects launched in the Hardest-Hit Provinces
The two emergency interventions, with a total funding of 900,000 euros, are part of the aid package allocated under initiative AID 013073/01/0, approved by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, within the framework of Italy's commitments in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Italy and Uganda together for the Private Sector: Project Agreement signed at the Embassy
The main objective of the initiative is to strengthen the local private sector in Uganda through tailored business services and capacity building for entrepreneurs, leveraging international partnerships.
Mozambique: Operational room of CENOE inaugurated and Natural History Museum reopened
Two significant events for Mozambique and Italian Cooperation marked the mission of the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Marco Riccardo Rusconi, in Maputo: the inauguration of the new Sala de Situações (Operations Room) of CENOE, the heart of the national emergency management system, and the reopening of the Natural History Museum, renovated after two years of work.
The Director of the Agency on a mission to New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly
The Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Marco Riccardo Rusconi, was part of the Italian delegation that went to New York on the occasion of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rusconi took part in a series of high-level initiatives on sustainable development and international cooperation.
ASVIS, Rusconi (AICS): “Agenda 2030 requires cooperation and multilateral commitment”
The Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Marco Riccardo Rusconi, participated from New York in the ASVIS event "Ten Years of the 2030 Agenda: Progress, Obstacles and Future Perspectives"
PN mission on the Lobito Corridor. AICS opens the new antenna in Lusaka.
Fact-finding mission organized by the Practitioners’ Network (PN) for International Cooperation took place along the Lobito Corridor, with stops in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Ndola and Lusaka (Zambia).
Framework agreement between AICS and Spallanzani: Italian know-how for the fight against infectious diseases
The framework agreement between the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the 'Lazzaro Spallanzani' National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI)
Senegal: agricultural programs on display at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025
Italian Cooperation promotes sustainable and resilient agriculture, contributing to food security and rural development for communities.
Democratic Republic of Congo: visit of the AICS Director to the Lubumbashi Museum
As part of the mission on the 'Global Gateway' organized by the platform that brings together the main European development cooperation agencies, 'Practitioners network', the Director of AICS, Marco Rusconi, visited the National Museum of Lubumbashi, in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Business Impact Measurement”: public consultation on September 18. Here’s how to register.
This is a public pre-commercial procurement (PCP) aimed at identifying innovative, sustainable, and inclusive entrepreneurial solutions that can foster economic growth, decent work, and social inclusion - in compliance with human rights, the principles of the Global Compact, and the Kampala principles.