The recovery is there. And in Tuscany the data, starting with those on startups (constantly increasing) certify a trend that sees, also thanks to the measures implemented at the institutional level, a significant recovery compared to the period of the pandemic. In this scenario that ranges from the technological sector to agriculture through sustainable energy, innovation also plays an important role. These are the elements that emerged during the Tuscany stage of the Innovation Days promoted by Sole 24 ore, with partners of the entire roadshow being Banca Ifis, Enel, TIM and WPP Italia; Event Partners of the stage dedicated to Tuscany are Audi and Vianova. Location Partner of the Tuscan stage is Zucchetti Centro Sistemi. «I take this opportunity to underline one aspect – said Fabio Tamburini, director of Sole 24 Ore – at each stage of our initiative we have clear signs that the recovery has begun and is gaining strength. Even in those regions most affected by the pandemic ». Recovery also concerns Tuscany where “we must make up for a certain delay in innovation and advanced technology” but where “last year the number of startups doubled”.
Innovation and training
And although innovation was crucial for the relaunch of activities in the post-Covid period but also during the emergency, there is still a long way to go, as Maurizio Biscazzi, president of Confindustria Toscana pointed out: “Innovation and training are two points on which in Tuscany we still have to work – he remarked -. There is no shortage of basic services but there is no lack of investments in penetration strategies on the global market and we are behind on the opportunities of Industry 4.0 ». Underlining how digitization means more excellence was Fabrizio Bernini, president of Zucchetti Centro Sistemi (350 employees and a hundred million turnover) and, at the same time, also President of the Digital Innovation Hub of Tuscany and of Confindustria Toscana Sud. “Digitization means more excellence , circular economy, contamination of knowledge and development – he said -. And then we must focus on development and planning ». As happens in his company where there is a laboratory dedicated to design where 40 engineers work ».
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The University
Then the request to universities: «Prepare students for a constantly changing business model. Schools and universities have to adapt a bit. In a few years the world has changed ”. Not just training, but also investments. Over 40 percent of companies, Cataldo Conte, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Banca Ifis underlined, “have invested” and 58 percent have used 4.0 technology.
Cybersecurity
«We tend to talk about Cybersecurity, cloud, agriculture with interconnected fields and in which there is real-time communication of the production phases – he added -. Entrepreneurs need to channel the financial advantage towards innovation investments in order to grow and gain a competitive advantage ”. Growth objective, combining investment quality and international scenarios. As pointed out by Arcangelo D’Onofrio Founder & CEO Temera, a company that gives voice to objects with chips. “We have 650 million chips placed in the world – the manager argued -. Companies and consumers ask for extreme transparency on the supply chain and companies ask to monitor the supply chain in order to have the right product in the right time so as not to waste production ».
New professions
There is a strong search for new professional figures: graduates in mathematics and physics for whom a starting salary of 35,000 euros per year is expected. Technology and industry 4.0 are also the solutions adopted by Lucart, as told by Giovanni Illibato, Supply Chain Director Lucart Group (half a billion turnover and 1,600 employees) for the experience carried out by the group. «Digitization, efficiency and zero errors – he said -. The whole operation had an important implication in terms of data quality and customer service management ».