Made in Italy 2030: MIMIT white paper presented at CNEL

On January 29, “Made in Italy 2030,” the white paper for a new industrial strategy prepared by the Study Center of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, was presented at Villa Lubin in Rome, headquarters of CNEL. The initiative was held in the presence of a qualified audience of experts, stakeholders, representatives of national and regional institutions, as well as employer and trade union organizations.

The document represents the outcome of a public consultation initiated since the Green Paper on the country’s industrial policies and involved a variety of stakeholders and all major production sectors.

The event, which was chaired by CNEL President Prof. Renato Brunetta and Minister of Business and Made in Italy Sen. Adolfo Urso, featured speeches by Paolo Quercia, head of the Center for Studies and Analysis of MIMIT’s Department of Enterprise Policy, Cristina Sgubin, Secretary General of Telespazio and ENI and SACE Board Member, and Paolo Pirani, CNEL Board Member, who illustrated and elaborated on the contents of the report.

During the presentation, Minister Urso called the White Paper “a timely snapshot of the Italian industrial system,” stressing how the document certifies the results of the work carried out in recent years and clearly identifies the challenges that await the country in a profoundly changed international scenario. A context that, according to the minister, requires governing with strategic vision the four major transitions of our time: demographic, geopolitical, digital and green, while relaunching a more incisive and competitive European industrial policy.

CNEL President Renato Brunetta pointed out that Made in Italy represents “not only a brand, but a real cultural, social and territorial ecosystem,” emphasizing CNEL’s role as a place for listening and comparison among intermediate bodies. A path of institutional collaboration with MIMIT started with the Green Paper and consolidated today with the White Paper, with the aim of strengthening productivity, employment, social cohesion and development of the country.

In its 320 pages, Made in Italy 2030 offers an in-depth reconnaissance of the strengths of the Italian production system-manufacturing, Made in Italy excellence and high specialization, “pocket multinationals,” capital goods and circular economy-emphasizing the excellences that found the national industrial model, the so-called 5 A’s: agribusiness, clothing, furniture, automation and automotive.

Tourism and cultural industries in the new Made in Italy

In the White Paper “Made in Italy 2030 – for a new industrial strategy,” tourism is identified as one of the strategic supply chains of the so-called new Made in Italy, along with the cultural and creative industries. We reproduce the text as an attachment.

The document recognizes tourism as a sector with high economic and social value, characterized by a strong multiplier effect on the economy and a central role in the enhancement of the national territory and cultural heritage, as well as in the strengthening of Italian soft power.

Looking ahead to 2030, the strategy includes:

• The strengthening of the country’s attractiveness through an increasingly qualified and sustainable tourism offering;
• greater integration between tourism, culture and Made in Italy supply chains, enhancing local identities and historical heritage;
• Supporting innovation and digitization of tourism services to increase competitiveness and accessibility;
• The use of tourism as a lever for territorial development and cohesion, particularly for areas with the greatest potential.

Tourism is thus confirmed as Italy’s strategic axis of growth, employment and international positioning within the industrial vision outlined in the document.

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