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Donato Iacobucci Rectors delegate for Technology Transfer Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator of Fondazione Aristide Merloni The industrial revolution and transition to services in 40 years Employees by

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Donato Iacobucci Rector’s delegate for Technology Transfer Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator of Fondazione Aristide Merloni

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The industrial revolution and transition to services in 40 years…

Source: ISTAT, population census, several years

Employees by sector of activity in the Marche region % on total

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Local Manufacturing Systems by size of firms

The “Adriatic way” to industrial development

Main features of the model:

prevalence of small and medium sized

firms organised in industrial districts

high degree of internationalization

(export)

spreading of activities over the

territory, thus avoiding population migration and urban congestion

Small firms Medium-sized firms Large firms Non-manufacturing areas

Source: ISTAT, industry census 2001

Marche

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Textile and clothing Leather and footwear Furniture Musical instrument and goldsmith Food Mechanical equipment Primary metal industry Coke, oil refining industry Transportation equipment Paper, printing and publishing Non-manufacturing areas

Source: Industry census

The composition of the “Made in Marche” is similar to the typical Made in Italy: products related to the well being of people (footwear, clothing, food) and the house (furniture, household appliances), and machinery to produce these products

Local Manufacturing Systems in the Marche region by sector

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The relevance of the manufacturing industry in the Marche region

Total employees 165,381 Total firms 17,403 Average size 9.5

62% 21% 17%

Employees in the manufacturing sector by size of firms

1--50 51--250 more than 250

Employees in the manufacturing industry - 2011

1991 2001 2011 Veneto 14,2 14,3 11,0 Emilia-Romagna 13,4 13,5 10,4 Marche 13,2 13,8 10,7 Italy 9,3 8,6 6,5

Manufacturing employees on population (%)

The Marche region is one of the EU regions with the highest share of employees in manufacturing activities

Source: ISTAT, industry census 2011

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Entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation

In the past the key of the economic success of the Marche region

was: entrepreneurship

In the future entrepreneurship remains crucial but there is a new

challenge: creativity & innovation

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Changing the innovation model

Interactions with customers and suppliers Specialization (local clusters)

cross-fertilization
contamination
absorptive capacity

Variety

creativity
radical innovations

Incremental innovations Interactions with firms in different sectors and with

ther institutions

(universities)

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Resources and challenges for the Marche region

Large cities are generally considered the best context for variety,

contamination and creativity

Resources of the Marche region
network of small towns with rich urban traditions
strong manufacturing system diversified in terms of:
sectors of activity (from traditional to high tech sectors)
size of firms (from the smallest artisan to foreign multinationals)
management and innovation models
rich set of public institutions (e.g.: 4 universities)
long standing tradition of artisan production
huge cultural heritage from its past