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“It’s important to experiment with contemporary techniques and for me this technology is just another tool”, he explains. “You can’t make the curly bits without it”, he adds enigmatically. I’ve got an inkling of what he means. We’ve just visited his atelier in Pontives an alpine village strung out along the Val Gardena in the heart of the Italian D...

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Pinot grigio has not always been a go-to when it comes to white wines for me, but if I am going to drink one I always turn to northeastern Italy, in particular the Alto Adige wine region. Pinot grigio unfortunately has been tarnished from the days of when high quantity, low quality pinot grigio were being produced. It still happens today, but there...

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From June 30-July 2 all eyes will be on the 59th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City and Speck Alto Adige PGI will be there to catch some of the looks and delight palates. Speck ham by Recla, one of its exporters, will be among the Alto Adige (or South Tyrol) products exhibiting at the booth 3030.   The booth r...

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by Robert Draper   The most sensible approach to the Alpine geological wonderland known as the Dolomites is also the most evocative one. Here's how it's done: After the three-hour drive from Venice Marco Polo Airport toward Austria, pull off the autostrada into the inviting city of Bolzano.   In the pedestrian zone on Piazza della Mos...

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by  Rossella Cadeo   The South Tyrol model remains the benchmark and statistics are there to prove it. Bolzano once more ranks as number one city to live in according to the Sole 24 Ore/Italy 24 survey on Quality of Life in the Italian provinces, closely followed by its partner city of Trento, which takes third place. What's surprising this...

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The Festival that brings two months of art and music to those rose-hued rocks, the Dolomites, is on its way back to the range this summer: the 20th season of Sounds of the Dolomites, marked by world-class music and crowds both Italian and foreign, is even more spectacular for its astounding natural setting, also an UNESCO World Heritage Site. &nbs...

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by  Marco Biscella   The three happiest towns in Italy are concentrated in the Alto Adige, or South Tyrol, according to a ranking of "Happy Towns 2015" by Sintesi research center for Il Sole 24 Ore's Research Center. The list looks at Italian towns with populations of 5-50,000 people that have achieved the best balance of economic, social, e...

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An Italian software and IT services company now has a controlling share of a Birmingham company that provides credit union technology services.   Dedagroup NA is the North American subsidiary of Dedagroup ICT Network, located in Trento, Italy. The company supports IT and digital operations in grocery, fashion and financial institutions,...

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di Alberto Onetti Lo scorso giovedì, a Trento, a margine del Mind the Bridge Summer Boot Camp 2013 (per la cronaca di Summer c'era solo il nome del programma, visto che sono piovuti "cats and dogs"), abbiamo discusso insieme a Marco Marinucci, Managing Partner di Mind the Seed Fund, e Charles Versaggi, Direttore della Mind the Bridge Startup Schoo...

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by Paddy Agnew   If you know Italy at all, you will know that the Italian university system does not always enjoy a good press. At best, the average Italian student's third-level experience tends to make Ulysses' wanderings and occasional encounters with one-eyed monsters look like a relative dawdle. Huge student numbers (there are approxim...

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