Apr. 17 – Cultural activities have taken on a new importance in today’s society. This is the theme of the conference scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at 2pm at the Italian Institute of Culture “CM Lerici” in Stockholm. Pierluigi Sacco, Christer Gustafsson, Lars Strannegård (President of the Stockholm School of Economics) and David Karlsson (journalist, and president Nätverkstan Kultur, Gothenburg). Pierluigi Sacco is professor of Economics at the University of Culture Iulm of Milan and is one of the most sought after cultural economists in the world. In Stockholm, Sacco will give a lecture on “The new role for culture in the post-industrial society.” Along with him, Professor Gustafsson (Swedish University of Uppsala) will illustrate how his theories can be applied to Swedish regions. According to Professor Sacco, culture is not only a growing industry in today’s society, but it has an even more important role. The significance of today’s culture expands to the entire social and economic life of our cities and our regions. Culture could be the key to inclusive and sustainable development, as well as targeted innovation in post-industrial economies. (Red)
