In order for there to be genuine growth, it is essential that the creation of industrial and economic value be accompanied by the protection of beauty, and sometimes its discovery.
It is starting with this conviction, with the ideal that company commitment and technological excellence must go hand in hand with a concrete, conspicuous presence in society, that Finmeccanica watches with the mindfulness of a participant over matters of culture and art.
Two very closely related key ideas - tradition and innovation - act as a guiding star to a desire which is reflected in numerous initiatives involving financial backing, or connected with putting forward its own avant-garde abilities, to a plurality of routes open to every field of knowledge.
Exhibitions, restoration enterprises, concerts and festivals combine to describe the variety of ways in which the culture of yesterday and today meet enterprise: the scope of a sphere which is unconstrained in time or discipline, whilst being especially enthusiastic to protect and promote the immense Italian cultural heritage.
Tradition is precisely innovation. Because concerning ourselves with our own history means setting down roots, and therefore strengthening, our drive towards the future.
 Finmeccanica presents the book entitled "Finmeccanica - a solid skills base built over time" by Vera Negri Zamagni
Roma, 07 July 2009
A book entitled "Finmeccanica - a solid skills base built over time" by Vera Negri Zamagni was today presented at the Finmeccanica Headquarter in Rome. Published by Il Mulino, the book marks the conclusion of Finmeccanica's 60th anniversary celebrations. The volume recounts the story of the Finmeccanica group from its creation in 1948 by the large Italian group IRI as a holding company, to 2008, when it became one of the largest Italian manufacturing groups and a leader in state-of-the-art technologies.
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 International Conference "Galileo's Case"
Florence, 26-30 May 2009
The condemnation of Galileo Galilei was the result of a "tragic reciprocal misunderstanding between the scientist from Pisa and the judges of the Inquisition", as stated by Pope John Paul II in 1992, in an authoritative statement that needs no further comment.
Nonetheless many people in the scientific and religious worlds maintained that the entire episode required further study to produce a calm and objective historical judgement capable of transcending any strictly ideological opposition.
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Turin Book Fair
Turin, 15.05.2009
Thanks to the wide range of its business activities, Finmeccanica also takes part in the Turin International Book Fair - regarded as a very special occasion. Last year, to mark the Group's 60th anniversary, a series of volumes was launched devoted to the people who have made the history of the "company of companies" that Finmeccanica is today. And little by little the series is taking shape in the publishing panorama.
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