from the www.ilfattoquotidiano.it 23.02.2011
" Guido May (Milan, 15 January 1937) is an Italian politician. Degree in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano nuclear, close friend of Silvio Berlusconi, with whom he sold electric brooms at home .... " So begins the entry on Wikipedia dedicated to Mr May, now president of the Culture Committee of the Senate the other day the transmission " Whole Town's Talking " on Radio3, explained to us the notion that his friend Silvio B. We had already illustrated with these simple words: why should we pay a scientist when we do the best shoes in the world? In the words of May: " There is a process of containment of public spending in all countries of the world then you need to cut ... You think about research as a formidable international process in which our contribution is a few percent ... We are a country that has no limits and you have to take note of these limitations. We can not think anymore of being a country of Serie A in many areas because searches are conducted by means that we can not afford. "
May has the great merit of being now clear, beyond the chatter of the Minister Gelmini, its directors and acute larks fall for that, on what is the idea that the government of Italy's role in research on meritocracy and excellence: Italy must give up doing research . Just a great idea, that, in fact, this government has pursued with painstaking patience and with a determination matched only by the inexhaustible invention of ad personam laws : Gelmini reform is for the moment the only reform promulgated by this government, and we hope to please wind North Africa, the last.
The best way to frame the problem is the historic . Joseph Saragat in the 60s felt the same concept, as shown an interesting book and Emanuela Russo Lucio Santoni " minutes Talents", in a polemic with Felice Ippolito, who was then a central role in the development plan nuclear power plants, a field in which Italy was at the forefront. Among other things Saragat wrote "Why not wait for this competition is carried out by countries have money? ". The rest of this story was very sad and Ippolito was also falsely accused and jailed for administrative irregularities. When Ippolito received the grace a few years later, no one was more interested in nuclear research in Italy.
was a good argument to Saragat? I do not think, given that today our government is buying, with the saucer in his hand and ashes on his head, nuclear power plants from France (but maybe this intention will be blown away by the wind good North African). In addition, basic research is important because as people capable of thinking , able to transmit knowledge and form new generations (simple but at the moment inconceivable concept called cultural growth of the country), and to address technological problems , maybe not extreme as those that deal with doing cutting edge research, but who have immediate practical implications . Think of the people who are trained to deal in particle physics or astrophysics, huge amounts of data: if tomorrow you'll want to seriously carry out the computerization of public administration, will need to refer just to these people. But we also think the area of \u200b\u200bmechatronics, which is a small and medium-sized enterprises that build mechanical devices that you need an interface electronically.
Certainly, in Italy the high-tech firms are now almost completely disappeared , and they decreased significantly the demand for skilled personnel. It will probably be one of the reasons why our business class think that research is an unnecessary luxury, and in fact the funding for applied research by private individuals is even at infinitesimal. The issue of self-referentiality of the research is in this sense a snake biting its tail: the only reference is in the public sector and private-is disappearing. To eliminate self-reference should delete the search !
But there is another possibility, for example by organizing spin-off or creation of companies from patented ideas, transferring research results to companies through licensing agreements. But the transfer of technology requires both organization of universities and research institutions in regulatory general, and clearly there must be someone to take care. As an example at random, the United States the famous Silicon Valley , where there is a concentration among the highest in the world of high technology industries, is located near some of the most prestigious American universities. Compared the model of the past in which were the major industries (eg chemical) or particularly enlightened companies (such as Olivetti, before it was dismantled) to stimulate research, today may be the reverse process, which are small and major research findings give impetus to the creation of small and large companies . But surely if you point to the production of shoes, you will end up staying with the sole selling electric brooms in hand, perhaps made in China, the Berlusconi-May duo.
May has the great merit of being now clear, beyond the chatter of the Minister Gelmini, its directors and acute larks fall for that, on what is the idea that the government of Italy's role in research on meritocracy and excellence: Italy must give up doing research . Just a great idea, that, in fact, this government has pursued with painstaking patience and with a determination matched only by the inexhaustible invention of ad personam laws : Gelmini reform is for the moment the only reform promulgated by this government, and we hope to please wind North Africa, the last.
The best way to frame the problem is the historic . Joseph Saragat in the 60s felt the same concept, as shown an interesting book and Emanuela Russo Lucio Santoni " minutes Talents", in a polemic with Felice Ippolito, who was then a central role in the development plan nuclear power plants, a field in which Italy was at the forefront. Among other things Saragat wrote "Why not wait for this competition is carried out by countries have money? ". The rest of this story was very sad and Ippolito was also falsely accused and jailed for administrative irregularities. When Ippolito received the grace a few years later, no one was more interested in nuclear research in Italy.
was a good argument to Saragat? I do not think, given that today our government is buying, with the saucer in his hand and ashes on his head, nuclear power plants from France (but maybe this intention will be blown away by the wind good North African). In addition, basic research is important because as people capable of thinking , able to transmit knowledge and form new generations (simple but at the moment inconceivable concept called cultural growth of the country), and to address technological problems , maybe not extreme as those that deal with doing cutting edge research, but who have immediate practical implications . Think of the people who are trained to deal in particle physics or astrophysics, huge amounts of data: if tomorrow you'll want to seriously carry out the computerization of public administration, will need to refer just to these people. But we also think the area of \u200b\u200bmechatronics, which is a small and medium-sized enterprises that build mechanical devices that you need an interface electronically.
Certainly, in Italy the high-tech firms are now almost completely disappeared , and they decreased significantly the demand for skilled personnel. It will probably be one of the reasons why our business class think that research is an unnecessary luxury, and in fact the funding for applied research by private individuals is even at infinitesimal. The issue of self-referentiality of the research is in this sense a snake biting its tail: the only reference is in the public sector and private-is disappearing. To eliminate self-reference should delete the search !
But there is another possibility, for example by organizing spin-off or creation of companies from patented ideas, transferring research results to companies through licensing agreements. But the transfer of technology requires both organization of universities and research institutions in regulatory general, and clearly there must be someone to take care. As an example at random, the United States the famous Silicon Valley , where there is a concentration among the highest in the world of high technology industries, is located near some of the most prestigious American universities. Compared the model of the past in which were the major industries (eg chemical) or particularly enlightened companies (such as Olivetti, before it was dismantled) to stimulate research, today may be the reverse process, which are small and major research findings give impetus to the creation of small and large companies . But surely if you point to the production of shoes, you will end up staying with the sole selling electric brooms in hand, perhaps made in China, the Berlusconi-May duo.
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