{"id":7283,"date":"2026-02-05T16:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italiarappginevra.esteri.it\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:31:41","slug":"ambassador-vignali-visits-the-beyond-lab-a-united-nations-programme-dedicated-to-innovation-for-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italiarappginevra.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2026\/02\/ambassador-vignali-visits-the-beyond-lab-a-united-nations-programme-dedicated-to-innovation-for-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Vignali visits the Beyond Lab \u2013 a United Nations programme dedicated to innovation for sustainable development"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"829441e4-7cb9-4b0e-b9f0-ab9d8376f0cf\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"z-0 flex justify-end\">At the invitation of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya, Italy\u2019s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali, visited the Beyond Lab, a United Nations programme dedicated to innovation for sustainable development and to an intergenerational approach to public policymaking. The initiative is implemented in partnership with UN agencies, Member State governments, NGOs and private-sector actors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9af2c427-d1e0-4e84-9140-4b4f61be9c54-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0cced7e0-d204-4af0-a049-b728d1487432\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"1062\">During the meeting, Beyond Lab representatives presented the programme\u2019s main areas of work, in particular Youth Moving Beyond GDP (new well-being indicators beyond GDP), What\u2019s Next (greater youth engagement in decision-making processes) and Futures Balance (improved assessment of the impact of government policies on future generations). In particular, Futures Balance leverages artificial intelligence to anticipate the long-term effects of public decisions on future generations, harnessing the potential of emerging technologies and quantum computing to ensure their sustainability over time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1196\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Ambassador Vignali also underlined Italy\u2019s interest in exploring further opportunities for cooperation on sustainable longevity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the invitation of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya, Italy\u2019s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali, visited the Beyond Lab, a United Nations programme dedicated to innovation for sustainable development and to an intergenerational approach to public policymaking. 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