The voice is young but stentorian. And he solemnly recites: «For almost three thousand years I have grown beyond all expectations, I have faced the world, I have conquered it, I have bowed but I have always risen. I was the first in history to host a million people, I have made leaders and visionaries grow, I am a melting pot of faiths and cultures, I have built cutting-edge technological and scientific poles, I boast the largest number of parks and nature reserves. I am open, inclusive, dynamic and sustainable. I have reinvented myself many, many times over the centuries. My name is Rome and I am ready to be born again ».
In the promotional video the images of the Colosseum, San Pietro and Auditorium
On the video sent live to the central office of the Bie (Bureau International des Exposition), images of the Colosseum, the large green areas of the capital, St. Peter’s and the Auditorium scroll. It is the story of a difficult, loved and abused city that is a candidate to host the Expo of 2030. This morning the official presentation of the candidacy via streaming introduced by the secretary of the committee, Giuseppe Scognamiglio in the presence of the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, the secretary of the nomination committee Giuseppe Scognamiglio and the president of the promoting committee Giampiero Massolo. “15 years after Expo Milano – Di Maio said in his speech at the 169th General Assembly which brings together the 170 countries that are part of the BIE – the Italian Government, in partnership with the Municipality of Rome, presents the candidacy to host the World Exposition of 2030 in Rome, the Eternal City ».
Di Maio: Italy shares the objectives of the Bie
Italy, added Di Maio, as one of the 11 founding countries of the BIE “shares the mission of exhibiting and disseminating the tools at our disposal to respond to the needs of civilization and to overcome the challenges of the future”. Also today, together with the Italy that nominated Rome, the projects for the candidacies of Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Ukraine concerning the cities Moscow, Riyadh, Busan and Odessa were also presented. The title proposed for Expo Roma 2030 is “People and territories: urban regeneration, inclusion and innovation”. At the basis of the theme there is the need for a regeneration of the urban fabric on the basis of a new model that places the person, his needs and his expectations at the center of a city that knows how to reconcile innovation and beauty with development. sustainable and inclusive.
The long application process begins now
The presentation of the candidacy is only the first stage of a long electoral campaign that will end at the end of 2023, when the Bie General Assembly will vote to designate the city that will host the Universal Exposition of 2030. “With the theme of urban regeneration – explained Di Maio – we want to support the concept of an inclusive, horizontal, sustainable city, which overcomes the contrast between suburbs and urban centers. A city capable of accelerating on the path of integrating innovative technologies in the fields of energy, infrastructure, communication, mobility, safety, environmental protection ».
From the pandemic to the G20: Rome is ready for the challenge
The pandemic, added the head of the Farnesina, “has pushed us to accelerate the transformation of our cities into ‘smart cities’ through the integration of innovation technologies, energy, infrastructure, communication, mobility, safety and environmental protection. These efforts have also been at the center of Italy’s agenda as the 2021 presidency of the G20. Expo Rome is willing to take up this legacy, counting on active interaction with the Bureau to identify long-term strategies and responses on our way to 2030 “.