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angular.module('test', [])
    .controller('myController', function ($scope) {
        $scope.myVar = 'Ciao';
    })
    .controller('myChildrenController', function () {
        
    });

<div ng-app='test'>
    <div ng-controller='myController'>
        <label>Modifica questo:</label>
        <input type="text" ng-model="myVar" />
        &raquo; {{myVar}}
        <div ng-controller='myChildrenController'>
            <label>Poi modifica questo:</label>
            <input type="text" ng-model="myVar" />
            &raquo;  {{myVar}}
        </div>
    </div>
</div>