emilia-romagna region and the food-cluster initiative cristiana miglio opendays - bruxelles, 6-9...
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Emilia-Romagna Region and the
Food-Cluster Initiative
Cristiana MiglioOPENDAYS - BRUXELLES, 6-9 OTTOBRE 2008
•15% of the national food sector; employment of almost50,000 people; 11,000 firms; Agro+industry: A.V. 27% ofthe total (national A.V.=22%)•Products: fruits and vegetables, grapes and wine, cereals,
processed foodand seed cultivation, preserved tomatoes and by-products, canned
andfrozen vegetables, preserved fruit and fruit juice, meat and meat
products•Typical products: 14 PDOs, 11 PGIs.
A SNAPSHOT OF THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA
•Emilia-Romagna generates 17% of Italy’s patents•More than 150 research teams are active in the region onfood topics •Presence in the Region of the European Food Safety Agency
(EFSA)•Presence of food formal networks and development agencies
working onRTD promotion and local development.
INNOVATION STRUCTURE FOR FOOD
CNR National Research Council 5 UNIVERSITIES
ENEA National Body for New Technologies, Energy and Environment
EMILIA-ROMAGNA: THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY A strong tradition of quality and technology
La Cattolica University
PIACENZA
PARMA
REGGIO EMILIA
MODENA
FORLI’
FERRARA
RAVENNA
RIMINI
Bologna University
ModenaUniversity
Parma University
Ferrara University
BOLOGNA
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
FOOD TECHNOLOGIES
RAW MATERIALS
FARM MACHINERY
THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA STRATEGY FOR R&D AND INNOVATION
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To enhance the propensity of existing productive systems towards research and innovation
To foster the development of a modern knowledge-based productive systems
To increase the jobs in R&D and Innovation
To enhance business and science cooperation
To strengthen the regional “knowledge community”
To develop the regional network composed by units engaged in industrial research and technology transfer
PRRIITT: REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA HIGH-TECHNOLOGY NETWORK
14 Networked Laboratories and 8 Innovation Centers:
•Share knowledge and competences•Generate highly qualified human resources•Create more opportunities for research-industry partnerships
FOOD NETWORKED LABORATORY IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA
SITEIA
Food Safety, Technology and Innovation
MISSION:support food industries at all level of the supply chain, with high levels of
competence, services and knowledge-based
innovation technologies
New technologies for food safetyTraditional products valorizationProcesses and new technologies for mechanic industry
Raw Material quality and safety
Microorganisms of industrial interest
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EMILIA-ROMAGNA IN EUROPE
AGFORISEAGroFOod clusters platform
with common long-termResearch and Innovation Strategy
towardsEconomic growth and prosperity
• Strongest link of the regional system with external RTD and food initiatives
• Possibility to share good practices and experiences acquired by other countries
• Creation of new opportunities for cooperation among different countries
• Open a wider window on the multifaceted aspects that may concern the food sector
BENEFITS FROM THE EUROPEAN FOOD-CLUSTER
New ideas for Partnerships and Innovation Projects
Higher RTD project quality
THE KEYS OF SUCCESS
• Overcome the fragmentation of research among different Regions by a constructive dialogue and the clear statement of interests
• Enhance the dialogue between Regions and EC, which should act in the shape of a collaborative team
• Stimulate Regions to express criticisms and to propose new initiatives to the EC, in order to optimize future European polices addressed to the food sector