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Prof. Boas Erez, the Former Rector of Universit6 organisations, social enterprises, media, art, and

della Svizzera Italiano, presented the experience culture, they evaluate, innovate and develop

of USI with MEM: Middle East Mediterranean innovative approaches to tackle persistent
Summit and stressed the importance of young problems in society. The Summit is designed as an
local actors in changing the future. He mentioned intellectual and human exchange across borders,
that the MEM Summer Summit aims to offer a cultures, and languages. It seeks to create

platform for young leaders and change-makers to friendships, enduring networks, and ideas. The
lay out a vision for their common future. Coming next MEM will be organised in Lugano on August
from public and private institutions, non-profit 18-27, 2022.
Building bridges is a priority!

Prof. Geert Bouckaert, as Conference Rapporteur, people that the future will be full of shocks and
provided the participants with key ideas for crises. In this context, it is important to prepare,
a d d r e s s i n g t h e C o n f e r e n c e t h e m e : N e x t prevent, and anticipate being able to absorb the
Generation Governance and Young Global Public shocks. Minister Giovannini highlighted that good
Administration. He mentioned the necessity to governance is fundamental otherwise, the 5Ps
change the paradigm to organise PA. He cannot be obtained. Due to the sequence of crises,
underlined the fact that solving problems is the new the next generation's governance is so important.
normality. The new governance model has Today, the sentence "one objective one
simultaneous focuses: basic service delivery and instrument" is not applicable anymore and one
crisis management. He also underlined that we instrument had to serve several objectives. For
g l o b a l l y a g r e e d o n t h e 1 7 S u s t a i n a b l e Enrico Giovannini, the importance of training public
Development Goals and the 5Ps: People, Planet, servants for managing the crises and sustainability
Prosperity, Peace & Partnership. The Conference aspects is crucial.
Rapporteur mentioned that the SGD 17 Partnership
is an objective by itself. He underlined the Then, he shared with participants his experience at
importance of the whole-of-society approach. We the Ministry of Sustainable infrastructure and
need trust to have a solid partnership to address all Mobility deciding about investments with a huge
the challenges of our societies. Trust cannot be amount of money and how to introduce the 17
asymmetrical trust in PA trust in our partnership. Next SDGs and their impacts on public investments as
generation also means people and ideas. Geert carbon footprint of their projects or impacts on
Bouckaert said that State is back with crises. He also conditions of accessibility for all to services. He
emphasised the need to develop a solid framework mentioned the creation of a centre for research on
- lawyers are back! For facing all these challenges, sustainability to facilitate the exchanges between
we need young people (with competencies and civil servants and researchers and underlined the
skills) and young disciplines such as digital sciences, change of mindset requested (behavioural
anthropology (new in PA), behavioural science, changes) to develop this kind of cooperation.
etc.
Prof Geert Bouckaert said that Rome is the perfect Enrico Giovannini also mentioned two interesting
place to address this topic as Romulus and Remus initiatives in Italy: the creation of a network of
were young people whose story tells of the events universities for sustainability (research mission &
that led to the founding of the city of Rome! Rome's SDGs focus) allowing a transdisciplinary approach
history is the history of resilience and as mentioned on key issues; and recent changes in the Italian
by Prof. Joao Salis Gomes we have to create a Constitution in order to protect the environment
bridge but be an ambitious aqueduct bringing and rights for future generations.
water, hopes, and life!
For young PA people, he recommended
Enrico Giovannini, Minister of Sustainable
Infrastructure and Mobility mentioned that without "Be courageous and propose new ideas and
sustainability, resilience, and solidarity capitalism will innovations for a sustainable future!"
not survive crises. He confirmed that crisis is now the
new normal. He underlined how difficult is to tell
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