(AGENPARL) – lun 17 giugno 2024 MINISTERS’ MEETING ON EDUCATION
28-29 June 2024
Trieste
MEDIA HANDBOOK
http://www.g7italy.it
CONTENTS
• ABOUT THE G7
• ITALIAN G7 PRESIDENCY 2024
• MINISTERS’ MEETINGS
• MINISTERS’ MEETING ON EDUCATION
• HOST CITY: TRIESTE
• AGENDA
• MEDIA PROGRAMME: INFORMATION
• CONTACTS
ABOUT THE G7
The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal forum that brings together Italy, Canada, France,
Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The European
Union also participates in the Group and is represented at the summits by the President
of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
The Group was established as a platform for economic and financial cooperation in
response to the 1973 energy crisis. The first Summit of Heads of State and Government
was held in 1975 in Rambouillet, France.
Over the years G7 has progressively expanded its focus. From an ad-hoc gathering to
discuss financial challenges, it has become a more formal, prominent venue to address
major global issues. This evolution became even more evident at the beginning of the
new millennium, as the G7 recognized the need for more technical and detailed
discussions on these complex issues. Consequently, it initiated the first thematic
Ministerial Meetings, to delve deeper into specific topics and bring more nuanced insights
into the G7’s deliberations.
Compared to an international organization, the G7 does not have a permanent
administrative structure. Each year, starting from the 1st of January, one of the Member
States takes over the leadership of the Group on a rotating basis. The Nation holding the
Presidency serves as a temporary secretariat and hosts the Group work and the Leaders’
Summit. Most importantly, the Presidency plays a key role in setting the agenda and
identifying key priorities.
The Summit, the G7 Presidency’s centerpiece, is attended by the Heads of State and
Government of the seven Member States, representatives of the European Union, as
well as States and International Organizations invited by the Presidency.
ITALIAN G7 PRESIDENCY 2024
On the 1st of January 2024, Italy assumed, for the seventh time, the Presidency of
the G7: the group that brings together Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the
United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The G7, in which the European Union
also participates, is united by common values and principles and plays an invaluable role
in defending freedom and democracy and addressing global challenges.
The Italian Presidency will last until 31 December 2024, and will feature a dense
programme of technical meetings and institutional events throughout the country.
A key focus of the Italian Presidency will be the defence of the rules-based international
system. Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine has undermined its principles and
triggered growing instability, with multiple crises unfolding worldwide. The G7 will give
equal importance to the conflict in the Middle East, with its consequences for the global
agenda.
The relationship with developing Nations and emerging economies will be central. The
engagement with Africa will be a key priority. We will work to build a cooperation model
based on mutually beneficial partnerships, away from paternalistic or predatory logics.
Particular attention will also be paid to the Indo-Pacific region.
Italy will ensure great attention to migration, together with some of the greatest
challenges of our time, including the climate-energy nexus and food security. The G7
has the responsibility and duty to identify, together with its global partners, innovative
solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will also feature in the Italian programme. This technology can
generate great opportunities but also enormous risks, affecting geopolitical balances. It
is necessary to develop governance mechanisms and ensure that AI remains humancentered and human-controlled, giving concrete applications to the concept of
algorethics.
The G7 Summit
The Summit of G7 Heads of State and Government under the Italian Presidency will be
held in Borgo Egnazia, in Apulia, on June 13-15, 2024.
With its natural and artistic beauties and an innate vocation for hospitality, Apulia is a
highly representative place of Italian culture and attractiveness. Moreover, it historically
plays a bridging role between the East and the West of the world and over the centuries
has welcomed different peoples, cultures and religions, which have left a profound
legacy, still visible today on its territory and in the habits of its people.
MINISTERS’ MEETINGS
In addition to the Apulia Summit, during 2024 Italy will host 21 Ministerial Meetings. The
meetings will take place in various Italian cities, as part of a logistical effort that includes
a leading role of the local institutions.
Dates and details of the events may be subject to possible changes.
THEME
INDUSTRY, TECH AND DIGITAL
13-14-15 March
Verona e Trento
TRANSPORT
11-12-13 April
Milano
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
17-18-19 April
Capri
CLIMATE, ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT
28-29-30 April
Torino
JUSTICE
9-10 May
Venezia
FINANCE
23-24-25 May
Stresa
EDUCATION
27-28-29 June
Trieste
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
9-10-11 July
Bologna e Forlì
TRADE
16-17 July
Villa S. Giovanni
and Reggio Calabria
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
11-12-13 September
Cagliari
CULTURE
19-20-21 September
Napoli
AGRICULTURE
26-27-28 September
Siracusa
INTERIOR
2-3-4 October
Mirabella Eclano
GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S
EMPOWERMENT
4-5-6 October
Matera
HEALTH
9-10-11 October
Ancona
INCLUSION AND DISABILITY
14-15-16 October
Assisi and Perugia
DEFENCE
18-19-20 October
Napoli
DEVELOPMENT
24-25 October
Pescara
TOURISM
13-14-15 November
Firenze
URBAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3-5 November
Genova
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(date tbc)
Fiuggi
MINISTERS’ MEETING ON EDUCATION
The meeting, scheduled to take place in Trieste from June 27 to 29, 2024, chaired by
the Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara, is grounded in a vision that
places school at the heart of growth and shared development, and focuses on the
need to bolster cooperation in order to innovate education systems, ensuring that young
generations can acquire the necessary competencies for future labour markets and,
more broadly, to support the economic and social development of G7 nations. This
requires, above all, promoting talents by addressing the specific needs of each
student, and ensuring that no one is left behind, including those with disabilities.
In addition to the Education Ministers of G7 nations, the European Commissioner for
Education, the leaders of the African Union, the representatives of major international
organisations (OECD, UNESCO, UNICEF), and the Global Partnership for Education,
the meeting will also welcome the participation of the Ukrainian Education Minister, and
the Education Minister of Brazil, that currently holds the G20 Presidency. The arrival of
17 Heads of Delegation, comprising over 100 participants, underscores Italy’s
commitment to multilateral engagement and marks an important milestone in fostering
cooperation in the education sector, not only among G7 Member States but also
with other countries, starting with the African countries.
The meeting’s agenda will focus on two priorities. The first session is centred on
“Unlocking the full potential of every individual”, aimed at deepening national and
international initiatives and identifying policies to promote fundamental competencies
and support all students in reaching their full potential, even through more personalised
learning approaches. This aims to combat early school dropout.
The Second Session will focus on the priority of supporting innovative education, capable
of reducing the gap between labour market demand and supply of competencies,
by fostering the acquisition of a broad range of knowledge and competencies, including
those necessary to address the green and digital transitions. This session will also
provide an opportunity to discuss international educational cooperation, including
cooperation with African countries, by supporting the establishment of stronger
partnerships between educational institutions (including Technical and Vocational
Education and Training institutions) and the private sector, to facilitate student and
teacher exchanges, and the educational and occupational mobility for young people
with specialised competencies.
As stated by Minister Valditara, the meeting will not be a G7 of mere statements of
principle but must also provide concrete policy solutions to support the improvement of
educational systems. The solutions will be collected in a Final Report and a Final
Declaration, which the Ministers will adopt on June 29. The main challenges to be
addressed are two: talents and competencies, on which Italy has already initiated
reforms.
MINISTERS’ MEETING ON EDUCATION
In parallel with the G7 meeting, the Ministry of Education and Merit has promoted an
innovative, educational, and training initiative entirely dedicated to young people, called
“YoungG7 for Education,” which will be held from June 26 to June 30 in Lignano
Sabbiadoro. At the end of the works, the participants will submit their findings and
proposals to the Minister for the G7 Education.
HOST CITY
TRIESTE
Nestled between the green landscape of the Karst and the deep blue of the Adriatic Sea, Trieste
is the most international of the cities in Friuli Venezia Giulia, in a dynamic state of evolution and
at the same time truly unique for its mixture of languages, cultures and religions, with a Central
European matrix fused with its Mediterranean soul. Trieste is the capital of the Region, and it
boasts one of the most beautiful squares overlooking the sea: Piazza Unità d’Italia.
Trieste is also the city of coffee and literature: numerous and beautiful are the literary cafés,
historical places with retro charm once frequented by great authors such as James Joyce, Italo
Svevo, Umberto Saba and many more, still loved by writers and intellectuals to this day.
The capital of Friuli Venezia Giulia is at the heart of an extensive innovation ecosystem that
includes universities, research centres and science clusters, and is the second Italian province in
terms of the number of innovative start-ups. Two universities are active in the city: the University
of Trieste, renowned for its economic-legal and technical-scientific faculties, and the International
School for Advanced Studies, which provides postgraduate education in the disciplines of
physics, mathematics and neuroscience. Trieste is also home to many research centres, including
the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Elettra Sincrotrone, the
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, and the Area Science Park, one of the largest and most comprehensive science
and technology parks in Europe.
The Central European and cross-border spirit, the union of different people and cultures is a
synthesis of the soul of the entire Region, which next year will celebrate GO!2025, with Gorizia
and Nova Gorica united under the title of European Capital of Culture 2025. Two cities, one border
and a laboratory for the future of Europe, combining sharing, innovation and new life.
AGENDA
28-29 JUNE 2024
28 JUNE
08:45
Arrival of the Heads of Delegations and Welcome by the
Minister Giuseppe Valditara + Minister’s statements
Palazzo della Regione – Outside main entrance
Host Broadcaster + Official photographers and videomakers +
Photographers/Cameramen + journalists
16:40 – 17:30
Family Photo + press point of Minister Giuseppe Valditara
Piazza Unità d’Italia
Host Broadcaster + Official photographers and videomakers +
Photographers/Cameramen + journalists
29 JUNE
12:15 – 12:45
Press Conference of the Italian G7 Presidency with Heads of
Delegation
Palazzo of Borsa Vecchia
Host Broadcaster + Official photographers and videomakers +
Photographers/Cameramen + Journalists
MEDIA PROGRAMME: INFORMATION
Journalists, photographers and TV crews, interested in attending the media programme,
the Italian final Press Conference, and accessing the Media Centre, may request
accreditation by Monday 24 June 2024 at 14:00 (local time) via the following link
https://www.g7-2024.it/ or through the accreditation section of https://www.g7italy.it/it/.
For first-time registration applicants must fill in the form providing the required details
and upload a copy of the following documents (PDF or JPEG format, max 2MB):
• Valid passport or ID card (mandatory)
• Photo (exclusively JPEG format, max. 2MB)
• Letter of assignment on official letterhead (mandatory also for freelance journalists)
• Press card
Early accreditation for journalists, photographers, and media operators is mandatory.
Those already accredited to previous G7 meetings, need a specific accreditation for this
Ministers’ Meeting on Education.
Please remember to check in advance whether you need a visa to enter Italy. For more
Information on visa procedures: Il visto per l’Italia (esteri.it). The visa requirement must
be met before the arrival in Italy.
The accreditation badges for journalists and photo-video operators who receive
confirmation of accreditation will be handed out at the Accreditation Centre. (Hours and
location will be shared at a later stage).
The Media Centre is located at Palazzo della Regione, Sala delle Colonne.
Opening hours:
28 June
29 June
7:30 – 20:00
10:00 – 17:00
The Final Press Conference for the Ministers’ Meeting on Education will take place in
Palazzo della Borsa Vecchia on 29 June 2024, starting at 12:15 (local time).
The press conference will be held in Italian, with simultaneous translation provided in
English. It will be broadcast live in English on the YouTube channel of the Italian G7
Presidency.
A selection of the photos and videos produced by the official operators, including the
family photo, will be available on the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit website and
on the Italian G7 Presidency website.
CONTACTS
UFFICIO STAMPA
PRESS OFFICE
Ministry of Education and Merit
G7 SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
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