The thirteenth U.S.-Italy Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology (JCM)
convened December 3-6 in Washington, DC, culminating in the signing of a joint
declaration at the U.S. Department of State. Italian and U.S. government
agencies and research organizations met throughout the week to discuss
advancements, continued research cooperation, and new initiatives to increase
collaboration in areas such as physics, telecommunications, health and life
sciences, forestry, and resilience to natural disasters. Notably, the
U.S. Department of Energy and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities
and Research agreed to collaborate on particle accelerator construction at
Fermilab. Furthermore, 18 new Italian research projects, managed in
collaboration with U.S. government-funded American institutions, will be
financed by the Italian Government. The thirteenth JCM coincided with the
30th anniversary of the signing of the original U.S.-Italy Science and
Technology Cooperation Agreement.
For further information about the U.S-Italy JCM, please contact the Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at OES-PA-DG@state.gov and the Embassy of Italya at stampa.washington@esteri.it
