Economy

The key to understanding a changing Italy

A clear and concrete photograph of businesses, justice, legality and creativity as parts of a single story: that of a country, ours, which every day tries to grow, improve and regain confidence

An in-depth journey in which we are guided by the vision of the Undersecretary for Business and Made in Italy Massimo Bitonci, who reconstructs the state of our production system and the strategic value of Made in Italy, highlighting the role of fashion and craftsmanship as an identity and economic force. A contribution enriched by the direct experience of Giulio Felloni, president of the Italian Fashion Federation-Confcommercio, and by his authentic picture of the relationship between businesses and consumers. Companies in which Italian creativity emerges, also through different but complementary words: those of Sara Cavazza Facchini, creative director of Genny, who shares with the reader her philosophy of the value of Italian elegance as a cultural language and not just an aesthetic one; those of Laura Manelli, CEO of Pinko, who talks about her vision of fashion as a driver of innovation, skills and employment. To complete this picture, the journalist Mariella Milani delves into the profound change in the fashion system, placing emphasis on the relationship between brand, quality and social responsibility. The theme of social responsibility is then taken up and explored in depth, through the key of legality and transparency, by the president of the National Anti-Corruption Authority Giuseppe Busia, who sees the fight against corruption as an essential condition for the country’s competitiveness: simpler rules, more effective controls and an administration capable of earning the trust of citizens and companies. A perspective that connects to the voice of the national president of Confartigianato Marco Granelli, who denounces the growing digital vulnerability of Italian companies and the urgency of shared tools to combat scams, cyber attacks and ever new forms of economic crime. In this context, a detailed analysis of the justice reform is introduced by Undersecretary Andrea Ostellari, who illustrates the contents and reasons for the career separation project, with the aim of clearly explaining what often remains simplified in public debate. His speech is intertwined with the point of view of the president of the Union of Italian Criminal Chambers Francesco Petrelli, who underlines the value of guarantees and the role of the legal profession in a balanced system; and with that of the criminal lawyer Gian Domenico Caiazza, president of the “Sì Separa” Committee, who recalls the need for a judiciary independent of currents and influences. This careful narrative is enriched with the reflections of the criminal lawyer Raffaele Della Valle, who brings into the debate the experience of a professional life marked by symbolic cases, and with the voice of the former magistrate Antonio Di Pietro, who offers an unusual and direct perspective on the internal relations of the judiciary and the functioning of the judicial system. Closing the in-depth analysis is the journalist Fabio Amendolara, who investigates the Garlasco case and the so-called “Pavia system”, showing how a complex judicial affair can become a mirror of the fragilities that the reform is trying to correct today. A sincere and documented unity that invites us to look at Italy with more attention, with more awareness, and with the certainty that merit must be recognized and defended, as the only concrete key to making the country better. Understanding it today represents an additional opportunity to build tomorrow.

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