There is the design depicting the 007 as guardian angels holding a rescue tarp. And there is what the intelligence imagines as two big arms that give protection and shelter to the many kids who are clinging to them.
They are some of the finalist works of the 'Draw intelligence' competition, organized by the DIS - as part of the initiatives to promote safety culture - which were attended by primary and secondary schools throughout Italy. From Sermide to Partinico, passing through Torre del Greco, 57 are the very young students 'enrolled' by the intelligence division for the award ceremony of the three elementary and middle school winners.
To deliver the award plaque today to the kids - who became little secret agents for a day - was the general director of the DIS, Giampiero Massolo.
In the works of the boys it emerged that in the youth imagination intelligence generates a sense of protection comparable to the family environment, but also of extreme courage. A widespread perception flows in the stretch of wax and color: the old image of secret agents seen as 'black' people acting in the shadows has given way to a new idea of transparency and trust.
"I was very impressed by the drawings - said Ambassador Massolo - which show great maturity: it is extraordinary how the boys have interpreted the message of what is now intelligence, outlining our main role in a spontaneous and direct way. is to protect citizens from the 'bad guys'. The vivid and colorful images with which they portrayed us, the bright colors with which they enriched the classic 007 raincoat are the most significant trait of the intelligence born of the reform ».
"Doing security is a common undertaking, we do it all together" and "everyone's collaboration is necessary, in the knowledge that security is a shared system of which we are all a part," remarked the Director General of the DIS. With this initiative «we have tried to make ourselves better known. We - added Massolo, addressing the young winners of the competition - we also benefit from your enthusiasm, your knowing how to look away, your knowing how to express what you feel in such an immediate form ».
«Safety - explained the general manager - are families, our children, workplaces and the streets where we live. No distraction - he assures - with respect to the great threats we face every day, but in the construction of a participatory network of prevention and safety, it seemed to us a further opportunity for growth to be able to dedicate a particular and constructive moment to younger citizens, who spoke about safety in the classrooms and with their drawings they showed the desire to get to know our institution and its mission in defense of democracy better ».
The project, carried out in collaboration with the Miur, tells intelligence in color. The drawings were evaluated by a commission of 'agents' chaired by Maestro Giuseppe Gallo who in his speech underlined how art continues to represent a fundamental value for the education and growth of the new generations. The very young artists then took part, with a series of questions about the 007 universe, in a lesson on intelligence by Paolo Scotto di Castelbianco, director of the training school, underlining that «The challenge is not to jump from a roof to 'other with a rifle in hand, as seen in the films, but' intus legere ', reading into reality, as the word intelligence suggests ".
The 'bad wolves' of today, explained the head of institutional communication - present themselves "in different forms compared to the villains of fairy tales: they are extremism, terrorism that spreads insecurity and terror, violence, organized crime, bad wolf it is someone who uses IT tools to attack our lives or companies ». For this reason, intelligence professionals are called to "always be present where there is a threat".
Ambassador Massolo then handed the award plaques to the school principals of the three winning institutions: the primary school of the institute comprising 'Giampietro Romano' in Torre del Greco (Na), winner of the 'Juniores' category and winner of the 'Teens' Special Prize '; the lower secondary school of the Comprehensive Institute of Sermide (Mn), winner of the 'Teens' category, and the secondary school of the Comprehensive Institute 'Archimede Privitera' of Partinico (Pa), winner of the 'Teens' category. The Primary School of Valgreghentino (Lc) was awarded the Special Prize 'Juniores'.
(in the photo the Director of Services, Ambassador Giampiero Massolo, among the finalists / in the video, the intelligence explains itself in: We tell you what the "secret services" do)
