Luca Iacovone
He was born in Matera in a year that has become a symbol of the future: 1984. “It’s Orwell’s fault,” he jokes, explaining his self-given title as a “futurist archaeologist,” always in search of fossils, words, and stories from the not-yet. A journalist since 2012, he writes for VITA non-profit, a long-standing authority on Italy’s Third Sector. He serves as editor-in-chief of S-Catenati, a newspaper produced inside the Matera correctional facility.
A returning “Lucanian,” he spent several years in Ferrara and Milan, where he nurtured his passion for storytelling and technological innovation. Thanks to a scholarship from Il Corriere della Sera, he got to witness the budding internet startup movement in Italy. Back in Basilicata with the Progetto Policoro, he has channeled his passion for storytelling and innovation into the social sphere. In this transition, the speed of digital bits has given way to the slowness of relationships.
With the social cooperative Il Sicomoro, he has worked on projects involving disability, migration, and elder care. Currently, he leads press offices for a number of Third Sector organizations and serves on the scientific committee of Fqts (Formazione Quadri Terzo Settore). He is the co-founder of Da zero a zero, the first festival of social envy.
With a master’s degree in law, he is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in business management, focusing on the social economy. His interest in civil economy has been lifelong.
In his blog, he writes, “I seek words that build community.”
