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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

The industrial revolution and transition to services in 40 years… Employees by sector of activity in the Marche region % on total Source: ISTAT, population census, several years

Local Manufacturing Systems by size of firms The “Adriatic way” to industrial development Main features of the model: Marche •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

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 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 relevance of the manufacturing industry in the Marche region Employees in the manufacturing industry - 2011 Total employees 165,381 Total firms 17,403 The Marche region is one of the EU Average size 9.5 regions with the highest share of employees in manufacturing activities Employees in the manufacturing sector by size of firms Manufacturing employees on population (%) 1991 2001 2011 1--50 Veneto 14,2 14,3 11,0 17% 51--250 Emilia-Romagna 13,4 13,5 10,4 21% 62% more than 250 Marche 13,2 13,8 10,7 Italy 9,3 8,6 6,5 Source: ISTAT, industry census 2011

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

Changing the innovation model Variety Specialization Interactions with firms in (local clusters) different sectors and with other institutions (universities) Interactions with customers and suppliers - cross-fertilization - contamination - absorptive capacity Incremental innovations - creativity - radical innovations

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