OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: Piedmont, Italy 2009

Piedmont is one of the top ten manufacturing regions in Europe and enjoys the highest levels of business investment in R&D in Italy. Birthplace of the most famous Italian automotive company - Fiat - and home to many heavy engineering and manufacturing firms, the region has long been a central pa...

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Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2009
Series:OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Piedmont is one of the top ten manufacturing regions in Europe and enjoys the highest levels of business investment in R&D in Italy. Birthplace of the most famous Italian automotive company - Fiat - and home to many heavy engineering and manufacturing firms, the region has long been a central part of the national industrial core. Yet since the early 1970s, the fragility of Piedmont's production system has slowly became evident. This report reviews how Piedmont's new regional strategy supports innovation and how its efforts can be improved
Physical Description:250 p. 16 x 23cm
ISBN:9789264039162