(Jul. 25) – The young Francesco Brindisi Milizia of ITIS Majorana Brindisi is the young talent who brought Italy to the podium, winning the silver medal at the 26th edition of the International Olympiads in Informatics that just came to an end in Taipei, Taiwan. The competition involved more than 300 students between 14 and 20 years from 81 countries, and Milizia gave a wonderful excellent performance, alongside the good performance of the other members of the Italian team, which narrowly missed the bronze medal. The Ministry of Education and the AICA, which deal with the competition in Italy praised the results, claiming they were “particularly proud of the silver medal in this competition and of the good performance of the whole team – said Giulio Occhini, Director of the AICA – Their results confirm that we chose the right people, among the thousands of others who participated in the various selection stages at the national level. Overall, we think this is a success 15 years in the making, as it has been our mission and the Ministry’s to disseminate skills, and adequately enhance the talents of our pupils.”
