Fondazione Adriano Olivetti

Fondazione Adriano Olivetti was established in 1962 by Adriano Olivetti’s relatives, friends, and collaborators, with the aim of mobilizing and developing the civil, social, and political engagement that distinguished his work. Among its statutory aim is “the promotion, encouragement, and organization of studies directed at deepening the knowledge of the conditions upon which social progress depend”. In line with this mandate, the Foundation carries out research and sponsors cultural and scientific projects following an interdisciplinary approach.

Starting from December 2012, Fondazione Adriano Olivetti and Edizioni di Comunità started a communal publishing program, with the aim, among others, of bringing back to bookshops the most interesting and important writings of Adriano Olivetti and his time. Founded by Adriano Olivetti in 1946, Edizioni di Comunità is widely regarded as the first and most important Italian publishing house which strongly supported the creation of a common culture in architecture, city planning and both environmental and social sustainability. The publishing house reopened in 2012, in partnership with Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, and presently focuses on texts about Olivetti’s legacy, as well as Adriano Olivetti’s own works (speeches, essays, letters). It also reintroduces texts from its historical catalogue and attracts and publishes researches and project results, reports about innovation and sustainability.

The Adriano Olivetti Foundation has also been a member of the European Foundation Center (EFC) since 1998. The EFC has become PHILEA (Philantropy European Association) in 2021 as a platform for and champion of institutional philanthropy - with a focus on Europe, but also with an eye to the global philanthropic landscape. 

Special interests in ENGAGE.EU: ENGAGE.EU represents a great opportunity to improve cooperation among European universities for a common space. ENGAGE.EU is an alliance of leading European universities in business, economics, and social sciences, which aims at providing the new generation of European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle these major societal challenges. ENGAGE.EU will become an education and research referent, an innovation and outreach platform and a societal change incubator. Given the identity of the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, it is crucial to be part of this process and to contribute its heritage and legacy.