The National Technological Cluster “Made in Italy” (MinIT) is an officially incorporated association aiming to encourage and promote an ecosystem based on technology transfer and innovation, able to bring about a sustainable, integrated, and inclusive economic growth for the companies working in the field of Made in Italy.
In particular, the Cluster MinIT wants to support:
the development and promotion of scientific and entrepreneurial excellence operating in the existing product sectors throughout the country;
synergies flowing from industry sectors, research entities and Public Administration;
transferring of the so-called “best practices” and technologies;
the inclusion of top-notch technical and research staff and their specialized training courses;
strengthening local and international collaboration and cooperation networks.
The Cluster encompasses leading people committed to research, technology transfer, and business and market development such as Universities, research organizations, associations of companies, enterprises, and institutions.
sectors
The relevant sectors and product fields of Cluster MinIT are linked to a distinguishing dress of the product manufactured in Italy. They are characterized by the implementation of innovative approaches and technologies, design-related activities and creativity, mainly including the fashion system (textile and clothing, leather and shoes, the tanning industry, eyewear), wood-furnishing-home-decoration, nautical and the jewelry industry.
structure and
governance
The Cluster MinIT is organized according to the following roles and bodies:
Board members
Fernando Alberti | Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC
Barbara Busi | ART-ER
Grazia Cerini | Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento
Antonio Franceschini | CNA
Stefano Miotto | ANCI Servizi Pietro Pantano | Università della Calabria
Silvana Pezzoli | Sistema Moda Italia
Carlo Piemonte | FederlegnoArredo Patrizia Ranzo | Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Paolo Rolandi | Confartigianato Marina Stella | Confindustria Nautica
ACADEMIC AND TRAINING COMMITTEE
President
Alberto Bassi Università IUAV di Venezia
Board members
Alberto Bassi | Università IUAV di Venezia
Giuseppe Bellotti | ANCI Servizi
Piero De Sabbata | ENEA Antonella Guida | Università degli Studi della Basilicata Patrizia Marti | Università degli studi di Siena
Fabio Musso | Cluster Marche
Mario Pagani | CNA
Alberto Pezzin | Pointex Città Studi Lucia Pietroni | Università di Camerino
Guido Radoani | Confartigianato Alessandro Sannino | Università del Salento Maria Antonietta Sbordone | Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Chiara Terraneo | FederlegnoArredo
Roberto Vannucci | Centro Tessile Cotoniero & Abbigliamento Spa
Enrico Venturini | Next Technology Tecnotessile
They are the driving forces of sustainable economic growth of territories and the whole national economic system.
The entities belonging to the Clusters gather together knowledge, needs, and a planning approach addressed to several technological areas, strategic for the country. Yet, they also are catalysts and coordinators of the Italian industrial and research system at a national, European, and international level.
Currently, there are 12 National Technological Clusters, which represent strongly influential spokespeople (in terms of know-how, expertise, structures, networks, and potential) in the strategic areas of our country, such as:
