Vision (Italian Think Tank)

Vision (Italian Think Tank)

Vision is an independent, non-profit think tank based in Rome, Italy. Its main efforts are "dedicated to strategic thinking on the transformations triggered by technologies and globalisation." Research and analysis are conducted on public and social policies, focusing on the principles of democracy, open society and social reform. In addition to policy research and strategic analyses, one of Vision's primary aims is the promotion of open dialogue and cooperation between all sectors of society.

Vision is not aligned to any political party in Italy and the organisation has described itself as a non-partisan group.

Among the Visionaires: Francesco Grillo, Gianfilippo Emma, Flavius Stan, Asif Parvez, Oscar Pasquali, Valeria Sirabella.

Among the projects conducted by Vision in the last years, the most important ones are:

• Italian and European Universities in the global market of Innovation: reforms and triggers of change

Which future for Italian and European Universities? An international conference to discuss triggers of change within the university system: merits and limits of rankings and power of internationalization.

• The Politics and Economics of happiness

The project deals with the issue of measuring well being in modern societies. Among the questions we tried to address: Who can define what happiness is? Is “progress” still a valid notion towards which science and economy should be oriented?

• Kyoto of the Cities

The scope of the project is to explore the possibility of engaging major cities in an international agreement on environment - related goals and explore strategies for CO2 emissions in housing, waste management and urban transportation.