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Post-Expo, the initiatives of the Emilia-Romagna Region are already focused on Dubai 2020
The future objectives of the Emilia-Romagna system following the 2015 Expo have been defined, starting from the Food Forum at Cibus Parma (9-10 May 2016, Parma, Italy) and the FICO Project in Bologna. Internationalisation, research and innovation are at the centre of regional policies. "A challenge won," says president Bonaccini.

Training in Silicon Valley for Emilia-Romagna start-ups
President Bonaccini, on an official visit to California, has opened the "Emilia-Romagna Technology Venture Launch Program" (TVLPx) in Menlo Park, with 10 start ups: they will take part in lessons with lecturers from the most important American universities

The post-Expo experience for the Emilia-Romagna region starts in California
The US Minister for Agriculture, Karen Ross, has signed the Milan Charter with the Region’s President Bonaccini in the Napa Valley. They spoke about the Region’s commitment to food safety. Fico presented in California

After Expo, the Emilia-Romagna Region is setting its sights on the Silicon Valley
President Bonaccini is on a mission to forge institutional alliances and establish new economic relations. The Focuses: start ups, research, innovation, high technology and the quest, after Expo, to find participants in the World Food Research and Innovation Forum