It was fantastic to meet the guys at the Digital Camp programme in Varese (Italy) yesterday. The formation is organized by Varese News an incredible local media outlet that every year organizes the Italian Festival of Digital Journalism. We talked about the European Commission’s social media activity with a focus on the Joint Research Centre, the challenges of science and institutional communication and bridging the gap between citizens and policy makers through social media.
These “kids” have incredible talent and will certainly go places. I was happy to see that these students want to make a difference at the local level, in a country where (including myself) everybody is leaving to international business and politics hubs to build a career. This is a good and positive spirit with our local authorities should invest in.
