(Finance) – To continue to arouse the interest of international buyers, the Made in Italy of tomorrow, will have to maintain an open dialogue with the territories, on the one hand,so that the heritage of knowledge and skills inherited is not lost, on the other hand it will have to focus on new enabling technologies, starting from digital, paying attention to artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing: this was discussed today in Rome where, at the Ara Pacis Museum, “Innovation on the move. We are building, step by step, the Made in Italy of tomorrow”, theat the first stage of the MICS Roadshow – Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable, Extended Partnership funded by MUR (Ministry of University and Research).
The debate – the note explains – he saw the importance of creating an Italy projected towards the future emerge, aware of the need to progress technologically to maintain its attractiveness on the global market.
At the event in RomeInstitutions, trade associations, businesses, research bodies and universities have therefore pooled their wealth of knowledge, discussing the central themes of development and in particular the sectors of interest of the Partnership: clothing, furniture and mechanical automation (which, with their related industries, generate approximately 50% of the value of national production, according to Istat data). The importance of creating a public-private research environment that is shared, self-sufficient, self-regenerating, reliable, safe and sustainable, from design to production, in line with the structure and objectives of MICS, was also underlined.
“The future of Made in Italy lies in innovation and technology, key elements to maintain our competitiveness at a global level. This implies that Made in Italy cannot be just an aesthetic icon, but must assert itself with products with a high content
technological, to respond to new market demands.” – he commented Mark Taisch, President of MICS.
Italy, an exporting country, must in factdealing with international buyers with a purchasing power greater than in the past; buyers who are looking not only for the quality that has always distinguished Made in Italy, but who want goods and services characterized
from advanced technologies. It is in this context that MICS fits in, which, by allocating approximately 21.5 million euros to companies, research organizations and universities throughout Italy, aims to stimulate research and innovation in the field of sustainability and the circular economy. In fact, through two recent cascade calls, aimed respectively at research organizations and companies, MICS has launched 59 projects with a strong technological-scientific content, which are added to the 77 already active within the Partnership, on which over 900 highly qualified professional people work.
“MICS is an initiative that embodies the spirit of collaboration that must characterize Made in Italy. It is an excellent example of how collaboration is the indispensable element to strengthen the pillars of our manufacturing. In the current phase of great changes, starting from the new community structures that will emerge in the coming months, it is essential to start a reflection on the Green Deal and on the appropriate ways to pursue the right objectives of the environmental transition, while avoiding decoupling from those of industrial policy” – commentedor Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy.
“We are moving from a product economy to a process economy, where data is central. MICS is what we were looking for: it connects worlds, information, skills”, he underlines Valentine Valentini, Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy
“Thanks to MICS projects, which involve the world of research and business together, we expect a clear technological progression, thanks not only to the skills of our Partners, but above all thanks to the sharing of know-how: a strategic asset to be enhanced.” – he underlinedor Bianca Maria Colosimo, President of the Technical-Scientific Committee of MICS.
“At MICS we aim to increase the level of competitiveness of our country, focusing on our most important resource: talents and the priority is networking.” – he concluded Elisa Negri, Scientific Coordinator of MICS.
After Rome, The MICS Roadshow will also stop in Naples, Bari, Bergamo, Brescia, Turin, Bologna, Florence, Palermo and again in Naples and Bari, with the possibility of expanding to other cities.