Press review 2022

«One consumer out of two thinks that the Metaverse may be an opportunity for the retail sector, yet only 20% is fully aware of what is means», explained Benedetta Brioschi, spokeperson of the Food&Retail and Sustainability Area of The European House-Ambrosetti, to Italia Oggi.

New digital technologies - such as  Internet of Things, Digital Twin, robotics, and smart sensor technology - may contribute to having modern, safer, sustainable infrastructures in Italy, with a number of advantages along the life cycle of major works, but a plan for digitalisation is needed.

The European House - Ambrosetti presents the second edition of the Report by the 5.0 Retail Community: an overview on the retail sector that has been prepared over a year, in collaboration with the Community's partners, retailers and experts, who have created a permanent platform aimed at promoting and optimising the retail value chain - a driver of sustainability, competitiveness and industrial development - and presenting action proposals to the Government and the industrial ecosystem.

Aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutics, tourism, fashion and agri-food: Campania's leadership can be strenghtened. The Special Economic Zones may be an opportunity for the Region.

An international ranking on the role of women revealed that there are more women entrepreneurs, politicians, researchers and managers in Italy than the past. Four experts talk about today’s successes and explain how to do much better.

In the international ranking, France, Australia, Spain and Canada have more women in power than Italy. There is room for improvement, yet our positioning is better than those countries where women's rights are not equally protected (such as China, Turkey, India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia). Italy scores an overall better result than the United Kingdom, Germany and the USA, which are at the 6th, 7th and 9th place.

24% of construction companies use IoT devices, but the country is third in the EU for percentage of expenditure compared to GDP. The "Constructions of the future", spin-off of the InnoTech Community of Ambrosetti has been launched to raise awareness on the importance of digital technologies in this sector.

Review of the Campania Technology Forum 2022.

«In 5 years it will amount to 90% of our drinkable water. And soon we will use clean energy only.», said Abdullah IbrahimAl-Abdul-Karim, leader of this sector in Riad, the first productor in the world, ready to conquer foreign markets.

According to the latest analyses of the Cashless Society Community, Italy is still third to last in Europe for the number of cash payments per person, with better results than Romania and Bulgaria only. Raising the cash payment limit to €10,000, as proposed by the Lega Party, could worsen this situation, in view of Italians' - especially the elderly - reluctance towards electronics payments and shop owners' aversion due to bank commissions that are perceived as unjustly expensive.

Meridiano Sanità: in the near future, the Italian public healthcare system - worth 220 billion  will have to work on five dimensions and converge healthcare and industrial policies.

Quantum technologies are the future of physics: a field on which universities, research centers, and the most innovative companies in the world are focusing on. One of the Italian research centres on such technologies will be located in Naples, to develop future quantum computer architectures, cybersecurity applications, computational biology, new drugs for healthcare, and tools based on artificial intelligence.

The Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum has come to an end: the event was organised to address the challenges of the circular economy in the fashion industry. The priority is to find shared certification standards and comparable ratings to avoid green washing.

Interview with Carlo Cici, coordinator of the study "Just fashion transition": "The fashion sector has grown by 6% but circular economy practices have stopped at 3.5%. The supply chain has to face both the brands' demands and the pressure of financial institutions: from 2024 the sustainability report will be an obligation for all companies, otherwise they will be out of the market" 

As global power balances change, Washington must reconsider its alliances. Italy matters for its economic and geostrategic potential: not only as a stabilising force of NATO’s southern front, but also as a Mediterranean junction to the Indo-Pacific, and as a potential partner in Central Asia and Latin America. 

In October, the Strategic Plan of the Metropolitan City of Catania was published, drafted by The European House - Ambrosetti, an essential tool to guide the medium-long term development of the city's vast urban area.

In Sicily, €1,2 billion investments will be made into the healthcare system, 800 will be funded by the NRRP. The aim is introducing new technologies, along with investing on infrastructures. The public-private system generates an impact of €13 billion in the island.

The second volume of the Connected Mobility 2025 report, prepared by Octo Telematics and The European House - Ambrosetti with the support of over 40 stakeholders of mobility, shows that Italy is still too dependent on cars.

The conflict in Ukraine and the impact of climate change could be among the determining factors behind a growing wave of mental disorders in Europe. This is what emerged from the latest Headway report, "A new roadmap in Mental Health", presented at the European Parliamen by by The European House - Ambrosetti and Angelini Pharma, part of Angelini Industries.

With two centuries of cross-fertilization and, in the current process of competition and re-globalization of the great powers, Italy and the United States of America share a fundamental interest in strengthening their commercial and geopolitical relations, with great benefits for both countries.

The Italian labour market has been under pressure for decades, but now it must change its course, because this affects the attractiveness of the country. One of the most discussed reports of The European House - Ambrosetti's Cernobbio Forum was the one dedicated to the Global Attractiveness Index (GAI), which highlights all the critical issues within the Italian economy.

We need a «New Deal of skills» related to 4.0 technologies, in agriculture and industry, according to the study conducted on over 200 companies by The European House - Ambrosetti with Philip Morris Italy.

Italy is fifth in Europe for its ability to meet the country’s energy needs, according to a study carried out by The European House - Ambrosetti in collaboration with A2A: Towards Italian energy autonomy.

The study by The European House - Ambrosetti quantifies all trade opportunities missed in 10 years because of the absence of a common EU policy for Defence and Foreign Affairs.

The warning of The European House - Ambrosetti: "Manufacturing has gone down of -12.5% because of Covid". In 2020, the contribution of industries to the national economy in terms of Value Added accounted for 85% of the value recorded in the years 2000. Sicily ranks penultimate, after Calabria, with an incidence of 12.9%, compared to a national average way higher (23.9%).

Interview with General Vincenzo Camporini (former Chief of Defence and Air Force Staff; IAI - ISTITUTO AFFARI INTERNAZIONALI, Scientific Advisor and former Vice President) about the research "Common Foreign and Defence Policy for Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Italy and the European Union" - carried out as part of the activities of The European House - Ambrosetti Club - which will be presented during the 48th edition of the Cernobbio Forum (2-4 September, 2022)

Eccellent and integrated scientific research. Pharma, Biotech and Medtech strenghtened the foundations of the Life Science sector, which is attractive for investors, and holds a record for venture capital and private equity operations.

Secondo uno studio di The European House - Ambrosetti i danni provocati dalle imitazioni, come Parmesan & Co, sono più subdoli delle contraffazioni perché i consumatori comprano pensando di acquistare italiano.

In a few weeks, the new national 2022-2025 vaccination campaign will be launched. It was confirmed by the Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni Rezza, who took part in the event "Italians and vaccination in the post-Covid19 scenario", realised by The European House - Ambrosetti with the unconditional contribution of Pfizer.

The Italian ecosystem of life sciences has steadily strengthened over the last few years: 5,606 companies in the sector generate a production value of 50.5 billion euros. The event 2022 BioEquity Europe, promoted by The European House - Ambrosetti in the role of regional Host, was an opportunity to improve the image and positioning of Italy and, in particular, Milan as a major European hub in the field of  life sciences.

The wholesale agri-food market is still a fragmented system, six times larger than the Spanish one, but with a turnover of less than 40%: the study of The European House - Ambrosetti. Pallottini (Italmercati): we aim at a network with 25 operators.

Ambrosetti's report: Italy is on the 18th place on 22 Countries for the ability to generate innovation: among the 14 indicators examined, the production of scientific excellence stands out, however, registered industrial patents are still few despite the high approval rate by the Ego

Stores are destined to assume an increasingly social role. Since they have a great proximity - not only phisical, but also relational - to consumers, they are also closer to their real needs.

The purchase of Private Label products has made it possible to reduce costs and preserve the level of quality. The sector has grown three times more than the food industry. And the trend continues.

The European House - Ambrosetti's Global Attractiveness Index describes a country that is threatened by the speed of its neighbours, but at the same time is very resistant to change. Proposals for a future-proof relaunch through new skills and technology.

In the vision of The European House - Ambrosetti, Gioia Tauro sets an example of excellence for the harbour system in the South Italy, and demonstrates that it can be attractive, if accompanied by concrete infrastructural participations that favour the transit of goods and people, and the installation of new productive activities.

Finance must become an ecosystem dedicated to innovation. This is the outcome of the latest research, presented on April 2 at Cernobbio, by The European House - Ambrosetti, Fabrick and illimity. It gives an overview on the transition towards the paradigms of Open Banking and Open Finance.

On average, only 29.3% of Italians regularly drink tap water, despite it is among those with the highest quality in Europe. 86% overestimates the annual expense and almost one third of the population thinks that they pay double the actual cost.

Private Labels involve more than 1,500 companies that provide products for modern distribution brands. Facts and figures presented at the press conference organized in Milan by the Modern Distribution Association (ADM) and Bologna Fiere.

In Italy, we are entering the grounding phase of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), after the first six months in which we worked on the "preconditions" and the rules. We should not forget that this is an unprecedented and potentially unparalleled effort in Europe.

Family and business are on two different planes and their coexistence is not always easy. Our CEO Valerio De Molli lists some guidelines to smoothly manage the generational transfer in family companies.

In the last twenty years, the economic growth of Basilicata has been markedly lower than the rest of Italy. Between 2014 and 2019, excluding the performance of oil and automotive, the added value remains below pre-crisis levels. It results from the study conducted by Basilicata Think Tank, the initiative of  The European House - Ambrosetti and Total that looks at NRRP and Regional Strategic Plan as an opportunity for the Region.

The North of Italy is in the grip of an unprecedented drought - the whole basin of the Po river is dry - but Italians still do not clearly perceive the value of water.

Daniela Bianco, Meridiano Sanità: digital technologies play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases. A first step for the deployment of artificial intelligence tools in healthcare could be to include them in the next National Rare Disease Plan, expected in early 2022.

A survey by The European House - Ambrosetti highlights a number of paradoxes, starting from the per capita consumption of 220 liters per day. We need network intervention to reduce losses.

Ance Varese and The European House Ambrosetti: only 30% of Italian construction companies is handed down to the 2nd generation, only 15% reach the 3rd.

46% of fintech companies look at product innovation as a distinctive element of their offer, while 39% of them focus on new customer experience dynamics. All agree that it is essential to create partnerships with other actors.

In Sicily, 50% of the water is still dispersed. The Undersecretary Cancellieri: "Improvement projects are underway"

Central bank forecasts and the arrival of a new model of monetary policies