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Progetto AWARE – IX Edizione della Giornata della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Science Fair) – Castellana Grotte – 19 aprile 2026

Il 19 aprile 2026 si è tenuta presso l'Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore "Luigi Dell'Erba" di Castellana Grotte (BA) la IX Edizione della Giornata della Scienza e della Tecnologia La giornata è stata accolta dall'intera comunità...

AWARE Stakeholder Engagement – Organizing the project participation to the Science Fair

On March 24 and 25, 2026, within the framework of the AWARE project, two meetings were held in Puglia to prepare the project’s participation in the upcoming Science Fair, a scientific event to be held in Castellana Grotte on April 19,2026 and open to the local...

Sustainability in 2025: From Constraint to Strategic Imperative

photocredits: Tobias Weinholds on Unsplash In 2025, nearly 40% of European SMEs still viewed sustainability as a constraint or a cost. This perception may seem perfectly reasonable, especially when one does not yet have access to all the information needed to fully...

How ESG investing evolved in 2025

Photocredits: Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash In 2025, ESG investing moved beyond the hype that defined the early 2020s and entered a phase of discipline and recalibration. What was once promoted as a fast-growing investment revolution became a more...

Water as commons: blue capital in the era of global water bankruptcy

Water as commons: blue capital in the era of global water bankruptcy Source: David Becker on Unsplash Introduction In recent years, an increasing number of cities around the world, especially in the global south, have experienced frequent alternation of extreme events...

Recent Publications & Projects

New Publication: Exploring the potential of co-governance models to accelerate SDGs at the local level

With the 2030 deadline approaching and persistent gaps in trust and social legitimacy hindering sustainability transitions, a recent JRC (European Commission) report by Christian F. Iaione and Cecilia Bertozzi examines how commons-based co-governance and joint...

Nested institutions for nested problems: commoning across levels

Jessica M. Williams, Vivian H. Y. Chu, Wai Fung Lam, Winnie W. Y. Law Our recent publication in the International Journal of the Commons (IJC) discusses how problems arising from nested social and ecological systems in the peri-urban setting can be addressed...

Full-Time Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant / PLATFORMS, DATA VISUALIZATION & COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

LabGov ETS conducts research on financial and policy issues critical to MFIs/DFIs//MDBs including sustainable investments, impact investing, climate finance, sustainable governance, innovation and emerging technologies. LabGov ETS is looking for a full-time...

Full-Time Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

LabGov conducts research on financial and policy issues critical to the MFIs/DFIs//MDBs including sustainable investments, impact investing, sustainable impact finance, financial inclusion, climate finance, fintech and digital money. LabGov is looking for a full-time...

“Partnerariato Ampio per Internet nelle Aree Bianche” – Il Sole24Ore, di Mario Manna

Today, Oct. 29, 2024, on “Il Sole24Ore,” an article by Mario Manna, PhD in Law and Business and Post-doc Researcher Luiss Guido Carli: “Partnerariato Ampio per Internet nelle Aree Bianche”. This article condenses the trajectories and conclusions of his doctoral...

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Defending Democracy in the Digital Age

Professor Scott J. Shackelford

July 4th, 2023

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Co Cities book presentation. Reichman University Herzliya

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Deep Dive on Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities

Deep Dive on Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities.

Co-Cities Book Presentation

New York University – School Of Law

Euarenas conference

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3° Civic Collaboration Day in Rome

LabGov Events and News

Junior Project Manager – Opportunità di Lavoro

by Staff | Sep 18, 2025 | News

LabGov ETS conduce attività di ricerca su politiche pubbliche e modelli di investimento di lungo termine e a impatto per infrastrutture tecnologiche, economiche, sociali, anche in cooperazione con Istituzioni Finanziarie Multilaterali (IFM), Istituzioni Finanziarie...

An intergenerational event to tackle Just Sustainable Innovation from a multiplicity of perspectives

by Anna Berti Suman | Jun 27, 2025 | Aware, Event, News, The Urban Media Lab

VIDEO On June 26, 2025, on the beautiful premises of Villa Blanc, Luiss University, we hosted the XYZ CAMP 2025 (https://landing.luiss.it/xyzcamp/), an intergenerational event to discuss research, governance and policy approaches to address the complex topic of Just...

Research Assistant

by Rubina Michela Galeotti | May 22, 2025 | Event, News

LabGov conducts research on key financial and political issues relevant to Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFIs), Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including sustainable investments, impact investing, sustainable...