June 2 – The Minister of Education, University and Research, Stefania Giannini has recently taken part in the 42nd meeting of the Carnegie Group, which brings together each year the G7 Ministers of Research and Science alongside those of India, Brazil, South Africa, China, Mexico and representatives of the European Commission. The meeting in Oxford focused on numerous issues concerning the international organization of research, including: research to counter bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics; large international research infrastructures; and new skills to diversify and make safer and more efficient the use of renewable energy on a global scale. On the issue of infrastructure, the Italian minister reaffirmed Italy’s willingness to play a leading role in ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure, and wanting capitalize on ERIC, the European Research Infrastructure Consortium. For antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the Minister stressed Italy’s availability to cooperate in international projects, recalling the importance of the Joint Programming Initiative coordinated by the European Commission on this issue.
