New York. Antonino Rotolo, a researcher from the University of Bologna and Patrizio Bianchi the Regional Advisor for Labour, University, and Research are in New York to present the ‘Emilia-Romagna system’ – Italy’s leader in the automotive sector, with Motor Valley that sees some of the world’s largest car and motorbike dealerships in the area. It is also the leader in the Big Data sector where companies, institutes and university centres work together to develop 70% of Italy’s computing capacity. This led Bologna to be chosen as the host of the Data Centre of the European Centre for mid-term weather forecasts and to become the Europe Big Data Bologna Technopole. Cornell University has been presented with a package of high-level training opportunities that will give the possibility to launch important collaborations. In particular, the first PhD in Data Science and Computation implemented by the University of Bologna and the Golinelli Foundation, and the three Master programmes of the Bologna Business School in Data Science, Mechanics & Automation and Digital Business (Industry 4.0). (9colonne)
