Amb. Peronaci: ‘Italy has advanced capabilities to offer in the Pax Silica’

(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 16 OTT - The United States knows that to build “a secure technology supply chain, it cannot work alone; that the challenge posed by China is of immense magnitude for them; and therefore, through Pax Silica—a coalition of 28 countries—it is working to build international cooperation.” In this context, Marco Peronaci, Italy’s ambassador to the U.S., observed, “Italy possesses advanced manufacturing capabilities, scientific research, quantum technology, and supercomputing—all of which complement the technological and industrial development that will be necessary to support the great revolution of superintelligence in America.” For this reason, “we have about ninety companies that have come here and are working with Americans within this framework,” added Peronaci, speaking about the ‘U.S.-Italy Dialogue on Trusted Technologies for Democracies,’ an event hosted by the Italian Embassy. “Pax Silica is a U.S.-led coalition of countries operating from Asia to Europe to seek an alternative to centrally controlled artificial intelligence, which is the hallmark of China and likely Russia as well,” the ambassador added, recalling the agreement signed in September by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which, among other things, “also established a bilateral working group. An accelerator that is an initiative involving businesses, research institutions, associations, and local communities.” And one that highlights the role Italy “can play in the Mediterranean and in Africa, because the value and supply chains naturally also require rare earths, critical materials, and mining resources—and therefore requires the development of partnerships with countries in North Africa and elsewhere in Africa, with which we maintain a very proactive diplomatic relationship within the framework of the Mattei Plan.”
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