Giuli, Italy proves that culture is an engine of sustainable development for the world

"The Naples Declaration is the first G7 document, among the first at the international level, that addresses the various profiles of the impact of artificial intelligence," said Culture Minister Giuli at the final conference of the G7 Culture in Naples. According to Giuli, "we will also be remembered for having created a spring initiative on this issue". "This transformation," the minister explained, "must have at its centre the defence and care of human dignity, as President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella has recently stated. The human being must always be the director of creative processes and the application of artificial intelligence must be compatible with and respectful of our human creativity, without taking over or violating its rights. On this issue, too, there was unanimous agreement'.

The newly appointed minister also spoke about the valorisation of African culture. "We believe," he emphasised, "that Africa has extraordinary cultural resources and we want to collaborate with African governments so that they can be preserved, valorised, developed, and celebrated." He added that he believed "that Italy and the other states and organisations present at this table can make a great contribution to Africa in the work of valorising its cultural heritage as a driver of sustainable development. Tunisia and Eritrea, for example, 'have archaeological sites of extraordinary value that can represent for those countries what Pompeii has become for Italy. Nigeria is a great world cultural power and the development of its cultural and creative industries is a valuable key to growth, business creation, and employment, especially for young people. And this is valid for the whole continent'.

"The world looks at us with great respect with pre-political attention that is completely indifferent to gossip. We have spoken with great respect for our institutions We have not spoken about gossip and we have not spoken about the Sangiuliano case,' Minister Giuli replied at a press conference to those who asked him whether the Sangiuliano-Boccia affair had in any way influenced the delegations and the work of the G7. Giuli thanked former minister Gennaro Sangiuliano and undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzi at the end of the Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti concert in Pompeii, among the events planned for the G7 Culture in Naples. 'There are only shared successes, never personal ones,' Giuli said. "We witnessed something unique in a unique place. It is an evening we will hardly forget'. During the evening of 20 September, several pieces were performed by the Scarlatti Orchestra, conducted by maestro Beatrice Venezi, including the Sinfonia from 'Italiana in Algeri' and 'La danza' from Gioacchino Rossini's Soirées musicales, 'Casta Diva' from Vincenzo Bellini's 'Norma', Symphony from Giuseppe Verdi's 'Nabucco', Intermezzo from 'Manon Lescaut', 'Vissi d'arte' from Tosca, 'La tregenda', Intermezzo from Giacomo Puccini's 'Le Villi', and 'Rapsodia' by Roberto De Simone. Maestro Andrea Bocelli took the stage next, thrilling the audience with various songs and the great finale with 'O sole mio'.