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The Pio Manzł International Research Centre, a non-governmental organisation
of the United Nations and UNIDO, has been operating since 1969 as an institute
for the in-depth study of the main economic and scientific aspects of the relationship
between man and his environment.
The Centre's primary objective is to design and conduct global investigations into specific issues,
drawing upon a broad range of expertise which it seeks to make available to those in the public,
private and non-profit sectors whose task it is to devise prompt, effective action strategies.
The main aims of the Pio Manzł Centre are thus to act as :
- a promoter of specific research projects, through the implementation of forms of synergistic
collaboration between researchers of different cultural and professional backgrounds ;
- a link between the world of research and the practical socio-political decision-makers providing
a forum for a free and frank exchange of views and expertise on both sides.
Founded in 1969 by a group of avantgarde scholars, the Pio Manzł Centre has set up its own network of specialists, a pool of researchers operating in Bologna, London, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Boston and Moscow.
As a non-profit-making organisation, the efforts of the Centre today are mainly targeted at making a
major contribution towards the up-to-date, functional study of the interactions between technological and
industrial development and its impact on the human and cultural environment.
Over the years the Centre has designed and conducted studies of major innovative significance in the fields
of scientific and technological research.
From this penchant for cultural exchanges and confrontation stems the true mission of the Pio Manzł Centre
which, through the constant quest for common interdisciplinary languages across a whole range of spheres
of interest, seeks above all to establish the centrality of man, both in terms of his creative and
spiritual capabilities and in the settting of a meaningful relationship with nature and the environment.
The Pio Manzł Centre thus offers public and private decision-making centres a complex, well-differentiated
framework of collaboration and integration, much appreciated by a highly authoritative international clientele.
Every year, the work of the analysis and design conducted by the Centre's own research staff with
invaluable contributions from scholars and researchers from numerous academic institutions is presented
in the context of the Pio Manzł International Conference.
This prestigious conference which is held every year in Rimini in October, marks the culmination of the
Centre's collaborative research effort and offers an opportunity for joint reflection on the changes
taking place in the global context and on the prospects for mankind.
The Pio Manzł International Conference is by any standards one of the most important events on the annual
Italian Conference calendar, both as regards the authoritative nature of the invited speakers taking part
and the Centre' commitment in terms of information and publicity.
Over the years the work formula adopted has met with the staunch and ongoing backing of many appreciative
Italian entrepreneurs, who, through various forms of free association aimed at supporting the Centre's
non-profit-making aims and activities, have entered into relationships of collaboration and consultancy
with the Centre.
In specific terms, the Pio Manzł Centre is able to offer the following services :
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broad ranging research into geo-economic and socio-economic phenomena as relating to specific topics
of interest.
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studies on the social and individual repercussions of innovative technologies and scientific
discoveries
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monitoring reports and forecasts regarding trends in social phenomena. Specific sectors and global
scenarios.
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professional training projects and studies on the work environment, the man-machine relationship and
the impact of computerisation processes.
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training projects for the management and development of instruments of international cooperation
technology transfer and overseas trade.
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the in-depth analysis of social and town planning issues, environmental design, ecological impact and sustainable development.
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studies and research regarding social welfare and health-care services, the concept of health, the development of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and prevention-oriented health care.
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analysis of consumer trends, the ethics of service provision and the rights of citizens of all age
brackets as well as careful examination of bioethical issues.
In all these spheres, the Pio Manzł Centre brings to bear its own extensive research resources,
availing itself for specific requirements of the expertise of the world's leading scientific
think-tanks. In this, the Centre's basic approach is to promote the exchange of different experiences
in different languages of communication with a transfer of know-how and methodologies from one country
market or industrial sector to another.
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