Research, development, and innovation are fundamental components for boosting the economic development of Italian and Venetian companies.
The daily challenges faced by businesses and institutions demand a new attitude toward innovation, continuous training, and the adoption of a constant process of renewal.
To increase their R&D activities, companies primarily need direct and indirect economic support and funding: the risks arising from innovation are, in fact, primarily linked to high costs, long development periods, and the uncertainties that can accompany the introduction of a new product to the market.
A second fundamental element is the need for consultancy and adequately trained and competent research personnel.
Investing in corporate human capital is one of the necessary steps to develop a cultural environment prepared to set in motion that continuous process of innovative development, which is the goal of every company intending to compete successfully in global markets.
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS
The network is an example of integration between businesses, public bodies, research foundations, and universities that achieves that “system effect” often discussed in Italy, but which is so rare and sometimes difficult to obtain.
Bringing small, medium, and large companies from complementary sectors, universities, research centers, and researchers together at the same table to work on innovation and knowledge transfer is the answer to the great demand coming from the production system, as well as what Europe asks of us.
For this reason, it is important that the protagonists of this innovation “ecosystem” interact increasingly to jointly identify new ideas and projects, as well as to seek funding opportunities at regional, national, and EU levels.
The objective is to launch projects of real interest and applicability for companies, looking toward national and European goals and collaborating with other clusters and networks at national and European levels.
