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Country Outlook: & Marche Region

Marche Region extends over an area of 9,694 km² of the central Adriatic slope between Emilia-Romagna to the north, Tuscany and Umbria to the west, and Lazio and Abruzzo to the south, the entire eastern boundary being formed by the Adriatic. Most of the region is mountainous or hilly, the main features being the Apennine chain along the internal boundary and an extensive system of hills descending towards the Adriatic. The coastal area is 173 km long and is relatively flat and straight except for the hilly area between Gabicce and Pesaro in the nor- th, and the eastern slopes of Monte Conero near . One of 20 regions of , Marche has a population of 1, 54 Mn and an extension of 9694 sq km.

Economy ! Marche region is " one of the most industrialized regions in Italy " with an area " charac- terized by excellence , for its economic performance, and the “cultural, natural and so- cial richness" (OECD, 2010). The Marche region, according to the KIT ESPON study is a " smart and creative diversification area " characterized by a high propensity for the development of incremental innovations, product and process, and for a limited intensi- ty in research and development. This is partly due to the industrial specialization in tra- !ditional sectors and the reduced size of the companies. At the same time, brands have great potential, thanks to a human capital quality, to dy- namic and creative entrepreneurs . Regional development is built on the model of the so-called " Third Italy ", with an industrial structure made up of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs ), almost entirely localized in districts and specializes in the enginee- ring industry and in some traditional sectors, including skins, leather and footwear, tex- !tiles and clothing, wood and furniture, food . The intensity of research and development has significant growth opportunities, but currently ranks below the European and Italian average. In particular, spending on R&D to GDP rose from 0.4 % in 1995 and to 0,7 % in the Marche (2009) compared to 1% and 1,3 % in Italy. As regards as those involved in the research and development from 1999 to 2008 there has been a sustained increase in the Marche region, even higher than Italian, even if the starting point was much lower. This increase is mainly due to !private investment businesses. This evolution is supported by some evidence such as the increase of patents, exports medium - high technological intensity and the significant participation in regional oppor- tunities that promote research and development. In the future, therefore, the research system in the Marche, coming up in some areas to national and European levels of ex- cellence, will become a decisive factor in the innovation processes in the region.

Country outlook 2 At the same time, it should be noted as a part of the manufacturing sector is re-orienting production towards a more advanced level of technology . This trend is also confirmed by the analysis of the indicators of the RIS (Regional Innovation Scoreboard) of 2012 which shows significant progress over the period 2007-2011: the “increase", albeit limited, of technological innovations ( product and process ), the increase very high innovations rela- ting to intangible aspects (marketing and organizational), the increase of collaboration !among SMEs with regard to innovation. This situation has already opened new opportunities for employment in high-tech sectors and expanded market share for innovative products produced in the region. In this context, the university system stands out for its strong orientation towards applied science which progressively bring a brand to specialize in scientific and technological areas with a high impact innovation (ICT, biotechnology and nutrition , health, environment , science socio- !economic and human nano-sciences, nanotechnologies and new materials).of In this context, in recent years, the regional innovation policy has experienced an evolution going from production support to districts / clusters to promote industrial innovation and !technological fields can "fertilize" even the more traditional sectors. In the period 2014-2020, the Region wants to take a further leap in quality through smart specialization. In the process of defining smart specialization must, however, take into ac- count the evolution of the scenario with respect to certain external factors - in particular demographic and climate change, organization of transport routes energy supplies , global economic and financial crisis - which will affect significantly on the future development of the region. In particular, the markets globalization poses significant challenges to the eco- nomic system of the region strongly anchored in traditional industries, and an aging popu- lation poses a threat to the future sustainability of the welfare system and the dynamics of the labor force . !Here find more info: http://s.shr.lc/1hSptUM !

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!Strenght ! Weakness Significant presence of manufactory Micro e small businesses A widespread entrepreneurship Low R&D activity Presence of many districts Low productivity in many sectors Export oriente economy Low capitalization of business system NBIC specialisation (nano/bio tech, iCT) Low ICT equipment in Sme Elderly population growth

!Opportunity Threats! Excellence manufactory niches Traditional industries menaced by glo- Innovative tech clusters, smart cities and balization communities Climate risks for business High knowledge workers presence Brain drain risk !Unexpressed R&D potential

Country outlook 4 Main economic sectors and clusters

Marche region is "one of the most industrialized regions of Italy" with an area "characteri- zed by excellence, not only for its economic performance, but also to the cultural, natural and social richness" (OECD, 2010). The KIT study (ESPON) defines Marche region as a "smart and creative diversification area" characterized by a high propensity to develop in- cremental innovations, products and processes, and for a limited strength in research and development also due to the industrial specialization in traditional sectors and the reduced size of the company. Brands have great potential, thanks to a human capital quality and a !dynamic and creative entrepreneurial. Regional development has an industrial structure made of small and medium-sized enter- prises (SMEs), almost entirely located in districts and specializes in the engineering industry and in some traditional sectors, including skins, leather and footwear, textiles and clothing, !wood and furniture, food. R&D spending on GDP rose from 0.4% in 1995 to 7% in 2009 in the region against the 1% and 1.3% in Italy. As regards people involved, in the research and development from 1999 to 2008 there has been a sustained increase in the Marche region mainly due to en- terprises’ private investment. This trend is supported by some evidence such as the in- crease of patents, exports in the medium - high-technology and participation in relevant regional opportunities that promote research and development . Looking ahead, therefore, the research system in the Marche region, reaching in some areas the national and Euro- pean levels of excellence, will become a decisive factor in the innovation processes in the region. At the same time, it is evident that a part of the manufacturing sector is reorienting !its production to a more advanced level of technology. In this context, the university system stands out for its strong orientation towards applied sciences that gradually bring brands to specialize in the fields of science and technology with a high-impact innovation (ICT, biotechnology and nutrition, health, environment, science socio-economic and human resources, nanoscience, nanotechnology and new !materials). In recent years, the regional innovation policy has experienced an evolution going from support for clusters / industrial promotion of innovation clusters and technology fields are able to "fertilize" even the more traditional sectors. In the period 2014-2020, the region wants to take a further leap in quality through smart specialization. The areas on which the region wants to play a special role are: home automation, sustainable manufacturing, !mechatronics and wellness. ! ! !

Country outlook ! 5 ! Main data - Italy

Population (Mn) 60.7

GDP (US $) Bn. 2.014,1

GDP per capita (US $) 33.115

The global competitiveness index 2010 - 2011 2013-2014

Rank Score Rank Score 88/139

Infrastructures 31 4.9 25 5.4

Macro economic environment 76 4.5 101 4.3

Higher education and training 47 4.6 42 4.8

Financial market development 101 3.7 124 3.3

Labor market efficiency 118 3.8 137 3.5

Technological readiness 43 4.1 37 4.7

Market size 9 5.6 10 5.6

Innovation 50 3.4 38 3.7

Business sophistication 23 4.8 27 4.7

Country outlook ! 6 ! Stakeholders

Next partners Marche Region - Ancona Anna Torelli, [email protected] +39 071 8063602

Marche Region – Ancona Francesco Cuddemi, [email protected] +39 085 4325038

Marche Region - Ancona Tea Ivanisevic, [email protected] +39 071 8063975 Public Dip.to Economia e Diritto - ! Università degli Studi Macerata http://economiaediritto.unimc.it/it Dip.to Ingegneria Civile, Edile e ! Universities Architettura - Università Politecnica ! delle Marche http://www.dicea.univpm.it/ Dip.to Ingegneria dell’Informazione ! - Università Politecnica delle ! Marche http://www.dii.univpm.it/ Dip.to Ingegneria Industriale e ! Scienze Matematiche - Università ! Politecnica delle Marche http://www.diism.univpm.it/ Dipartimento di Medicina ! Sperimentale e Clinica - Università ! Politecnica delle Marche http://www.dimsc.univpm.it/ Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, ! Alimentari e Ambientali - Università ! Politecnica delle Marche http://www.d3a.univpm.it/ Dipartimento di Scienze ! Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica - ! Università Politecnica delle Marche http://www.disbsp.univpm.it/ Dipartimento di Scienze ! Biomolecolari - Università degli ! Studi di Urbino http://bit.ly/1hbUD7e

Research ISMAR Istituto si scienze marine www.ismar.cnr.it/! CRA (Consiglio per la Ricerca e ! Centers Sperimentazione in Agricoltura) http://bit.ly/1nh94z0! ASTERIA - Istituto per lo sviluppo ! Tecnologico e la Ricerca Applicata http://www.asteria.ap.it/! COSMOB - Consorzio del mobile http://www.cosmob.it/! ILO - Università Politecnica delle ! Marche http://bit.ly/1gSV102! ILO - Università di Camerino http://bit.ly/1gmTyyd! Meccano Spa http://www.meccano.it! Servizio PatLib - CCIAA Ancona www.an.camcom.gov.it/! Tecno Marche - Parco Scientifico e ! tecnologico delle Marche http://www.pstmarche.it/!

Country outlook 7 Apulia Region

Apulia Region is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adria- tic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southern- most portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises 19,345 square km, and its population is about 4.1 million. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. It neighbors Albania, Bosnia-Herze- govina, Croatia, Greece, and Montenegro, across the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, respectively. The region is divided into six pro- vinces: Foggia, Bari – the largest as for population with the re- gional capital – Brindisi, Taranto, Lecce and the Bat (Barletta, Andria, Trani), a new institution including seven Municipalities.

Economy ! The region's contribution to Italy's gross value added was around 4,6% in 2000, while its population was 7% of the total. The per capita GDP is about the 66% of the national average and represents about 72% of the EU27 average. Apulia is a Convergence re- gion and manages for the period 2007-2013 about 2,7 M€ of the FESR programme and 640 K€ of the FSE programme plus other funds coming from interregional and national !programmes. Among the strengths of the regional productive system is the relatively high productivity of the agricultural sector, a number of sectors (agro-food, sofas, chemicals, non-metallic minerals) which are oriented towards non-local markets, a strong local private entrepre- neurial climate (97% of firms are privately owned), and the tourism sector. On the other hand, the region also faces a number of challenges including poorly developed business services, a low rate of development of intermediate industry, the predominance of family- owned small enterprises (95% of firms have less than 20 employees), low rates of ex- porting firms, and a low level of integration of the agro-food chain. Sectors experiencing !difficulties include basic engineering, construction, steel, chemical and textiles. In comparison with the country as a whole, the economy of Apulia is characterised by a greater emphasis on agriculture and services and a smaller part played by industry. The share of gross value added generated by the agricultural and services sectors in the to- tal gross value added of the region is in fact above the national average, whereas the !share of industry is below. Among the regions located in South Italy, Apulian economy showed the best perfor- mance in recent years. Regional GDP growth scored a +1,8%, compared to +1,5% for Italy and +0,7% for South Italy, mainly because of the service sector growth (+2,9%) and industry growth (+0,7%), while agriculture showed a noticeable drop (-8,8%). GDP per capita at market prices showed a +3,9% growth, compared to +3,0% national and +2,6% South Italy. 8 The presence of more than 338,000 active companies at the end of 2009 makes Apulia one of the driving forces of southern Italy. A snapshot of the sectors shows an entrepreneurial fabric that is especially strong in commerce, agriculture and construction. Bari is the leading province in Apulia both for the number of companies (39.8% of the total) and for employment (45.5% of the total number of employees). Alongside the traditional divisions - craftsmanship, construction, commerce -the Apulia of innovation is making progress by investing not only in the avant-garde sec- tors but also in traditional ones, trying out new technologies, processes and produc- ts to achieve higher quality. In all fields, new prospects are opening up: • the building industry is concentrating on sustainability • the energy industry is turning to renewable sources • transport is opening up to logistics and intermodality • agriculture is turning to new forms of organization and distribution • manufacturing is specializing in the most innovative production chains !• tourism is becoming less seasonal and enriching its range of offers

! !Here find more info: http://s.shr.lc/1i9sumK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9 ! Country outlook ! ! Country outlook Swot analysis 10

Strenght ! Opportunity ! ! seasonal touristservices. Growing demandforculturalandnon- efficiency. due toincreased production processes Expected increase ofApulianproductions me commercial trafficwithApulia. Expected increasemariti- ofinternational nological districts. Birth ofspecialisedproduction andtech- the StatetoRegions. Increased levelofdecentralizationfrom ty technologies. the developmentofinformationsocie- New employmentopportunitiesoffered by services. Increasing demandofhighvalueadded Growing tourismsector. sector. Presence ofanhighlyqualified service panies. Dynamism ofthemediumandlargecom- activities. Presence ofinnovativemanufacturing of unexploitedfemalehumanresources. with amedium-higheducationleveland Presence ofunemployedyoung people nal territory. A diffused presence ofSMEsintheregio- nean. spect totheBalkansandMediterra- Strategic geographicalpositionwithre - ! highly seasonal). ral andnaturalresources (touristfluxesare Insufficient valorisationoftheregional cultu- pment programs andprojects. tions tomanagecomplexterritorialdevelo- Insufficient capacityofpublicadministra- Low credit intensityindex. Low levelofpublicandprivateinvestments. Low capacityofinvestmentsattraction. and females. High unemploymentrateforyoungpeople Low employmentrate. Low GDPgrowth rate. ! sibilities. nistrations totheirnewtasksandrespon- Slow paceofadjustmentpublicadmi- ning system. Backwardness oftheeducationandtrai- tors tochangesofmarketdemand. Weak/slow reaction ofeconomicopera- third countries(e.g.Albania,Romania…) Delocalization ofregional productions in low-cost, labourintensiveproductions. Increasing globalcompetitivepressure for ties. Persistence oforganizedcriminalityactivi- nomic activities. Persistence ofblackandirregular eco- Weakness Threats Country outlook 11 Main economicsectorsandclusters

! represent aconcrete risk. foreign producers, evenifthecompetitionfrom emergingcountriesandtherecent financialcrisis vehicles andfoodproducts -theregion hasattainedasignificantdegree ofcompetitivenesswith textiles intheCasaranoarea. Incertainofthesesectors-especiallytextiles,clothing,footwear, around Bariitself;textilesandclothingatMonopoli-Putignanotothesouth;footwear the Murgearea tothewest;engineering,rubber,woodandfurniturecomputersoftware footwear, textiles,woodandfurnitureintheBarlettaarea northofBari;woodandfurniturein significance:foodprocessingbut alsoofinternational andvehiclesintheprovince ofFoggia; As aresult, highlyspecialisedareas havedeveloped,producing onascalenotonlyofdomestic ! tion materials(Lecce,Bisceglie,Barletta). Other industriesincludepapermaking(Foggia),engineering(Taranto, Brindisi,Bari),construc- of suchfirmsare financedbylocalcapital. dually expanded,andthesenowprovide approximately 70%ofthejobsinregion. Themajority trochemicals) inBrindisiandManfredonia -anetworkofsmallandmedium-sizedfirmshasgra highly capital-intensivelarge-scaleplants-suchasILVA (steel-making)inTaranto andEni(pe- In thelast20yearsindustrialbaseofregion's economyhaschangedradically. Alongside ! cessful, andislimitedtotheBrindisi-Taranto-Bari industrialtriangle. the growth ofsmallandmedium-sized alliedcompanies.Inreality, thishasbeenonlypartlysuc- complexes, theTaranto steelworksandchemicalplantatBrindisi,bothplannedasthebasisfor In theSouthofregion, the industrialsectorishighlydeveloped,withtwovast ! giardo); there isafairproduction ofelectricity, almostexclusivelybythermalgeneration. Underground resources includeseveralnaturalgasdeposits(Capitanata)andbauxite (Trani, Pog- food, linkedtotheplentifulagriculturaloutput(especiallypastaandoilmanufacture. tion isalsorelevant, likepeaches andkiwi.Thesolebranchofindustryfoundinmostareas is The oldprimacyforalmondproduction hasonthecontrarybeenlost.Inspecificareas fruitcultiva- ! chokes, fennel,cabbage,celeryandoats. grapes andoil,witharound 50millionsolivetrees. Alsoimportantistheproduction ofsalad,arti- duction ofmanyproducts, like“hard” grainandtomatoesintheFoggiaprovince, besidestable andintensive,allowingtheregionIt islargelymodern tobeatthefirstplacesinItalyforpro - ! crustacean fishingisremarkable. choke), tobacco,wineandtablegrapes,olivesalmondsare cultivated;alsosea,shellfishand Agriculture inApuliaisstilltheprimaryresource andvegetables(salad,capsicum,fennel,arti -

The relatively wide availability of incentives for investments and the deployment of regional poli- cies specifically targeted to innovation helped the growth of the local production system and the attraction of more than 40 international industrial groups operating in the fields of aerospace, !automotive, chemistry and ICT. The service sector suffers from the endemic malaises typical of the sector in the South of Italy: inefficiency, surplus of small businesses, flocks of intermediaries produce a state of affairs whi- ch affects the earning power of the farmers. Of the remaining service industries, tourism parti- !cularly to beach resorts is steadily becoming important. Exports are mainly concentrated in traditional sectors (leathers and hides, and other manufac- turing industries), steelmaking and agricultural products. The most clear-cut proof of the Re- gion's entrepreneurial vitality is the Fiera del Levante, a huge international exhibition centre that each September (since 1930) opens its doors to thousands of Italian and foreign visitors.

The Regional System of Innovaon (RIS)

5 Universities: 103.000 university students and 5.000 researchers; About 25 Public Research Centers; 7 interregional Centres of Competence; 3 Enterprise Incubators; 1 EIC, 1 BIC, 2 Science Parks; 7 Industrial Liaison Offices 6 Technological Districts and 6 Public-Private Aggregations (ICT, Energy, Mechatronics, Agro-food, Aerospace, Health-Biotech, Ambient Assisted Living) 18 Production Districts (ICT, Aerospace, Mechanics, Communication, Wood and Furniture, Floriculture, Sustaina- ble Building, Agrofood, Acquaculture and Fishery, Environment and reuse, Creativeness, Energy, Fashion industry, Logistics, Stone, Yatching, Tourism) 12 Country outlook Country outlook 13

Stakeholders Centers Research Universities Public Next partners ! agroindustriale regionale fonti rinnovabilinelsistema Produzione integratadienergiada PHOEBUS Regionale SENS&MICRO LAB-Laboratorio VOlo eNowcastingAeroportuale RIVONA –RIduzionedeirischidi la propulsione sostenibile GREEN ENGINE–Tecnologie per l’Aerospaziale Meccanica Sperimentaleper EMILIA –LaboratorioIntegratodi biotecnologie regionale perlenuovenano- e WAFITECH –Laboratorio VOC andOdor Terapie Innovative Diagnostica elosviluppodi NaBiDiT Biotecnologieperla BISIMANE BioPOP TEGUVA laboratori SELGE -ReteRegionaledi LAIFF -Retedilaboratori AFF -ApulianFoodFingerprint Laboratori RELA-VALBIOR –Retedi ENEA -Brindisi CNR -Bari Università LUMJeanMonnet Politecnico diBari Università delSalento Università degliStudidiFoggia Università degliStudidiBari ment and developmentdepart- Puglia Region-Economic ment and developmentdepart- Puglia Region-Economic ment and developmentdepart- Puglia Region-Economic http://ewww.lum.it http://poliba.it http://unisalento.it http://unifg.it http://www.uniba.it ne.puglia.it, +390805406922 Adriana Agrimi,a.agrimi@regio - 5405971 gione.puglia.it -+39080 Francesco Clarizio,f.clariziore - vapuglia.it -+390805405966 Rosa Giannini,r.giannini@inno- [email protected] [email protected] ! [email protected] ! [email protected] ! antonio.fi[email protected] ! ! [email protected] ! ! [email protected] [email protected] ! ! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ! [email protected] www.brindisi.enea.it www.ba.cnr.it Country outlook!

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Centers Research materiali avanzati innovative perlasaldaturadi TISMA –Laboratorioditecniche strutturali efunzionali Trasformazione perapplicazioni nanocompositi eTecnologie di MITT –MaterialiInnovativi Plasmi ricerca IndustrialePugliesedei LIPP –Laboratoriopubblicodi TRASFORMA avanzata elettronica, fotonicaetecnologia organici enanostrutturatiper caratterizzazione dinuovimateriali Laboratorio regionale disintesie naturali modificazione superficialedifibre Laboratorio ditecnologie AITECH ! [email protected] ! ! ! alfonso.maff[email protected] ! ! r.dagos[email protected] [email protected] ! ! ! ! [email protected] ! ! [email protected] [email protected] This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Cooperation Programme. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of provider contracted by Marche Region and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the po- sition of the IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Authorities

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