Renato Rizzo's Curriculum Vitae

My Curriculum Vitae

Renato Rizzo

Born in Padua, July 17, 1946. Living in Padua.

Educational titles

Graduate in Political Sciences at Padua University (1970).

Participation to seminars of International Centre of European Education ("Professional Education in Europe", Marly Le Roi, 23-28 nov. 1981; "European Community and East - West relations", Berlin 14-19 june 1982).

Participation to 7 seminars of IBM Informatics Institute for Public Sector (Rome, 1986 - 1989): Computer education, Office automation, Computer based applications in Public sector, Information system design, Managerial education, Education for educators, Decision support systems.

Work experiences

Responsible of Industry Department at Chamber of Commerce of Padua (1973-1979). In the regional venetian federation of CGIL (the main italian trade union) as responsible of Innovation Department, has organised many initiatives for delegates, focused on computer based work issues: seminars, training courses, conferences, also with foreign organisations (e.g.: Europaïsche Akademie Berlin, European Trade Union Confederation).

In the National Centre of CGIL, in Rome, he has been responsible at national level for all activities concerned with research and innovation policy (1986-1995). He has conceived and organised seminars (abroad too) for unionists on the following issues: - socio-economic impact of computerisation in public administration; - science parks and economic development; - research and innovation networks.

Responsible of "Information and organisation system development Service" at Chamber of Commerce, in Padua (1996).

Actually, he is full-time involved in E.U.'s Commission projects:

Co-ordinator of MIRTI project (Models of Industrial Relations in Telework Innovation), leaded by IESS - AE (European Institute of Social Studies, Rome) and selected by the E.U.'s Commission under Telematics Applications Programme (Telematics Engineering Sector);
Contractor to MUSE-net, Media Union Information Society and Education Network, leaded by the European Federation of Journalists (Bruxelles), project concerned with activity area "Information Society 1".
Expert to DIPLOMAT, European Charter for Telework, project under ACTS programme, leaded by Universität für Bodenkultur/Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna;

Professional and Scientific titles

Co-ordinator of the working group "Socio-economic implications of computerisation" for AICA, the main italian computer professionals association (1989 - 1992).
Member of the "Strategic Consultant Committee for computerization in public administration", Presidency of the Council (1989-1991).
Member of the Scientific Committee of "Ergoforum - Forum for Information Technology", a national network composed by companies, banks and research institutes (1990-1993).
Member of the Labour Ministry "Experts group for video-unit based work regulation" (1989-1991).
Co-ordinator of working group on "Social Research" of SIE, Ergonomics Italian Society (1992-1994).

Speaker in national and international conferences and workshops on Information Society and public administration information systems, e.g.:

"Informatics and legal regulations" (international conference, Rome 16th - 21st may 1988), Edp Centre of the Court of Cassation;

"Impact of information systems in Public Administration" (Rome, 10th may 1989)

and in other initiatives organised by:

Public Administration High School (Presidency of the Council, Rome), Enaip (Rome), Istituto Sturzo (Rome), Datasiel (Genova), Italsiel (Rome).

Speaker in national and international conferences and seminars on Teleworking, e.g.:

"Telework '97" (Stckholm, 24-26 September 1997), European Assembly, European Commission - ECTF;

"Telework '94" (Berlin, 3rd-4th november 1994), "Telework '96 (Vienna, 3-5 november 1996),

"Telework in Europe" (Hattingen, 2nd-5th may 1995), DGB - Bildungszentrum;

"Teleworking" (Rome, 12th june 1995, Public Administration High School, Presidency of the Council);

"Information technology and market and organisation flexibility" (27th-28th october 1995), Department of Computer and Management Sciences, University of Trento;

"Teleworking: problems and perspectives" (12th march 1996), Sociology Department, University of Bologna;

and other similar initiatives for consultant, educational and technological societies (Reseau, Systech, Somedia, Data Management), professional and cultural associations (AIM, AIF, AIDP, AISL, Piazze Telematiche, CEIIL), research centres (Tecnopolis CSATA, CRAI), international meetings (SMAU, Public Administration Forum of Italian Presidency of the Council).

Publications

"Burocrazia e computer", Ediesse, 1988; "Fare informatica pubblica", Mondadori informatica, 1990; "La legge e il videoterminale", Mondadori informatica, 1991; "La valutazione degli investimenti informatici nella pubblica amministrazione. Il caso della Regione Veneto", F. Angeli, 1993; "Telelavoro. L'ufficio a distanza", Ediesse, 1995; "Prime esperienze italiane di telelavoro", Mondadori Informatica, 1997.

Reports on information and communication technologies issues, published by:

- daily newspapers (Il Gazzettino, Il Sole - 24 ore, Il manifesto);

- magazines (Zerouno, L' elettronica, Industria Oggi, Future Office, Sistema Previdenza, Rassegna Sindacale);

- scientific reviews (LITO Newsletter, Ergonomia, Informatica Pubblica, Sistemaricerca);

- "La tecnologia dell'informazione in Italia" (FTI Report 1995), Pellicani Editor, 1995.

The profile of experiences can be resumed in this way:

Socio-organisational impact of information and communication technologies in companies and public administrations;
Research and technology development policy, tools and infrastructures;
Information Society issues, with a specific attention to teleworking.

My e-mail: r.rizzo@iol.it