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Innovation in traditional sector SMEs in Tuscany by Francesco Gravina - Regione Toscana Department of economic development. General information. Distribution of enterprises by number of employees. Localized sector of Tuscan industry.

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  1. Innovation in traditional sector SMEs in Tuscanyby Francesco Gravina - Regione ToscanaDepartment of economic development IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  2. General information IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  3. Distribution of enterprisesby number of employees IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  4. Localized sector of Tuscan industry • Sectors of a large size in absolute terms and of importance as compared to national competitors (textiles, clothing and knitted goods, pulp and paper, footwear) • Sectors of a small size in absolute terms but of importance as compared to national competitors (leather goods, tanning, gold and jewelry articles, marble, etc.) • Sectors of a small size in absolute terms and of scant weight (niche sectors) as compared to national competitors (the various compartments of mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, etc.). IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  5. The birth of high-tech sectorsof Tuscan industry Came about in three main waves dating back: • to the first half of the century and regards the group of enterprises of larger size; these are firms belonging to the earliest phase of Italian industrialization, financed with both public and private capital, the ownership of which lies prevalently outside the Region; • to around the sixties, involved machinery-building firms; these are the units which were driven by the process of industrialization of the sixties and the seventies; • to the period 1970-1990, a cluster of firms operating above all in the sector of ICT, optics and electronics. IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  6. R&D of enterprisesby number of employees in 1997 IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  7. R&D personnelfor research and enterprises in 1998 IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  8. R&D ExpenditureBusiness Enterprise Sector (% of GDP) IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  9. R&D ExpenditureGovernment Sector (% of GDP) IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  10. Geography of the research system • Three Universities: Florence, Pisa and Siena • Two special academic institutions: Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa • The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – CNR • The Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata INOA • The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare – INFN • The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia INFM IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  11. Support to innovation and to technology transfer • Centres providing services to sectors Tecnotessile – Promomoda – Ceseca – Internazionale marmi e macchine – Polo scientifico di Navacchio • Centres for incubation and animation BIC • Centres for innovation and technology transfer Consorzio Pisa Ricerche – Etruria Innovazione – Pontech – LucenseFirenze Tecnologia • Structures offering financial services Fidi Toscana – MPS Merchant IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  12. The regional policy for innovation • The RITTS Tuscany exercise • The RIS+ pilot project Technologies for cultural heritage • The TRIP project Applicom • The Innovative Actions • The ERDF Objective 2 Programme IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  13. The RITTS Tuscany exercise • Assessment of the regional policy • Analysis of the structure and trends of regional economy by means of demand and requirement for innovation of enterprises, scientific and technological supply • Guidelines of a regional strategy for innovation and organizational model and tools for the implementation of the strategy IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  14. The RITTS Tuscany exercise Action Plan • Objective A: support to innovation of traditional SMEs: valuation of experiences / targeting of system innovation / projects for external dissemination • Objective B: creation of innovative clusters: identification of priorities / demonstration projects / creation of mixed R&D laboratories / internationalization • Objective C: creation and consolidation of small high-tech enterprises:sensitization of, and support to, human resourcesscouting/economic intelligencedefinition and setting-up of financial toolshigh-tech incubatorsmarketing of scientific-technological supply IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  15. The RIS+ Tuscany pilot project Technologies for cultural heritage Project objectives • To aggregate a cluster - competitive at the international level - integrating the competencies which are available in the different sectors which manage cultural patrimony: research, business and public institutions. • To develop demonstration prototypes of optoelectronic technology for use in cultural heritage and their examination at work in diagnostic research pilot sites. Project results • New optoelectronic technologies (laser for restoration, 3D and laser scanner, IR high resolution scanner, environmental monitoring) • Technology evaluation and pilot sites in Italy, Europe and USA • Market opportunities / partnership / promotion and dissemination IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  16. Project phases and methodology • Analysis and identification of the main participant agents to be successful in the definition of the project. • Establishment of a co-ordination system between the involved agents: a cluster of Innovation based on technology transfer • Survey on possibilities and opportunities • Identification of the concrete actions to be implemented. IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  17. Project start point: handicaps • Lack of integration between scientific and technical competencies in research centres and industry and the expertise of cultural heritage professionals. • Intervention methods are not always based on diagnostic investigations • Lack of protocols • Lack of knowledge of the real opportunities of the market • need of specialised information • Traditional characteristics of the sector versus innovation, particularly in the case of the Institutions in charge of the heritage preservation and management. IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  18. Project main actors • The Tuscany Regional Authority • National government central bodies (Ministry for cultural activities and heritage, Foreign affairs Ministry, University and Scientific and Technological Research Ministry) • National Research organisation (National Research Council - CNR), Institute of applied optics (INOA), etc. • University departments • Opificio della Pietre Dure e Centro di restauro della Soprintendenza archeologica della Toscana • Private enterprises of the sector (industries and service providers). IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  19. Project strategy and objectives • Collaboration between public and private agents to transfer knowledge from research centres to companies in order to produce high-tech optoelectronic products and innovative services in the field of cultural heritage. • Production of prototypes, based on technology transfer, successfully experimented in laboratories, and then validated on masterworks of arts and architectures. • Collaboration to carry out specific experiences and to generate a trust environment. • The final objective is to develop new products and services allowing technological applications to be diffused on a regional, national and international basis. IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  20. Project results IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  21. IR Scanner IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  22. Indoor monitoring in museums IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  23. 3D Scanning IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  24. Laser for conservation IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  25. Main strong points of the process • Integration competencies between research centre, service and production companies, restoration laboratories and institutions in the cultural heritage field • Commitment between interested agents, assuring their active involvement and the participation of the different levels of responsibility • Co-ordination and direction role played by the Regional authority • Active collaboration between public and private sector in order to consolidate research, products and services • Detailed analysis of the real opportunities existing for new technologies • Active participation of research centres • Active involvement of companies • Interest of public authorities to integrate innovative solutions for management of the cultural heritage • Promotion and cooperation with national and foreign organizations. IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  26. Technological Innovation in Tuscany - ITTRegional programme of innovative Actions • Dissemination process of technological development within the regional economy through the creation of co-operation networks among businesses, research centres and universities, local public institutions, centres for technological innovation and transfer, business advisory services, training centres and financial organisations. • Integration of scientific, technological and industrial skills in the more developed areas of the region with the resources present in the areas that will benefit from the ERDF financing • Reproducible innovation dissemination methodologies, to be used in the management of the ERDF Objective 2 Programme IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  27. Project Pilot sites Evaluation Resultspresentation ITT Project - Optocantieri IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

  28. Technology upgrade Service providers Manufacturers Project Pilot site Evaluation Cultural institutions Resultspresentation OPD ICR ResearchCentres Partners of Optocantieri IRE – Valencia – 12 & 13 December 2002

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