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29/11/2020 - The latest trends in sustainable fashion from an Italian craftsmanship and creativity perspective
Innovation drives sustainability within the fashion industry in Italy evolving from rooted craftsmanship and creativity traditions ...( Financial Times article )
27/11/2020 - Small and Midsize Enterprises have unique opportunities for international expansion ...
SMEs (Small and Midsized Enterprises) have unique opportunities for international business development even within the current pandemia complexities, yet it all requires a strategic and operational...
23/11/2020 - Trends in global educational system caused by the pandemia
Among the many negative impacts of the current pandemia some positive ones can be related to some evolutions of the educational system setting relevant global trends... ( The World Economic...
20/11/2020 - Global overview of higher education trends accelerated by the pandemia
The pandemia has accelerated some key trends in higher education. Trends that are bound to stay and that are shaping the way the dynamics of education and learning are elaborated, delivered and...
18/11/2020 - Global overview of the top exports by country
An interesting global overview of the top export by country has been recently published. It points out how oil still represents a key driver of international business along with raw materials. (...
13/11/2020 - ItaInd Tech Pvt Ltd start-up celebrated in occasion of Diwali 2020
Together with colleagues from the Cifa Italia group of companies, on occasion of Diwali 2020, we have organised a virtual party celebrating the start-up of Itaind Tech Pvt Ltd in Pune, India....
09/11/2020 - The Indian government focuses on making outsourcing easier mostly in the IT sector
The IT sector in India is more relevant than ever from an operational and strategic point of view towards foreign investments. The Indian government is progressively making concrete moves in order to...
07/11/2020 - Focus on perceived most relevant values from international perspectives. A relevant global survey ...
A recent international survey has identified the most relevant perceived values and the finding are quite revealing on what drives most of us ...( Visualcapitalist article )
06/11/2020 - Automotive at a turning point for technology and manufacturing processes; VW CEO frames the context
01/11/2020 - India shifting manufacturing opportunities
India features several values chains that represent an opportunity for relevant manufacturing shifts. They represent both an opportunity for India and for directly related foreign investment ...(...
30/10/2020 - How COVID19 has generated new business models in fashion
The way that the fashion industry is reacting to the changes determined by the pandemia is shaping new trends that are set to have lasting changes even beyond the specific industry itself...( Fast...
25/10/2020 - A global perspective on successful female entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurship is increasingly generating effective ventures from an international perspective ...( Visual-capitalist article )
18/10/2020 - India retail market business development
India is struggling with the current pandemia, at the same time this has contributed to accelerate processes to develop markets driven by technology ...( Harvard Business Review article )
14/10/2020 - The way that COVID19 has changed B2B dynamics globally
McKinsey & Co. has presented a global report pointing out the impact of COVID19 on B2B, the data is quite revealing and pointing out trends that are bound to continue to strengthen and develop...
13/10/2020 - RPM's October 2020 General Assembly at the new operational headquarters in Autopromotec
On October 13, 2020 we have had a General Assembly to debate several topics regarding evolutions and developments of the network. Within the complexities and restrictions of COVID19 we...
09/10/2020 - Internazionalization at the time of a global pandemia: barriers and opportunities
The current pandemia has had a marked, at times halting, impact on international business development. Within these complexities and barriers new opportunities emerge, opportunities that require a...
07/10/2020 - Taraschi Berardo: a historic Italian Motorsport brand comes back with a technologically advanced supercar
Today the Taraschi Berardo was officially presented in the Turin Museum of the Automobile. At the direct attachment below a video of the event. The presentation is a follow-up to the close doors...
01/10/2020 - ItaInd project fully operational in Pune offices!
ItanInd is a unique project mixing Italian and Indian cultures from creativity and technological perspectives to generate powerful value innovation for 21st century education and training in various...
30/09/2020 - Automotive trends according to a McKinsey & C. report
McKinsey & C. has recently released an articulated report regarding the expected automotive trends heading to the next 10 years ...( McKinsey & C. report )
27/09/2020 - Innovation Global Hotspots, a report from The Economist
A freshly released report by The Economist Intelligent Unit points out 5 global innovation hotspots cities: Beijing , Tel Aviv, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris with several emerging areas of...
23/09/2020 - It is frugal innovation time!
The dynamics of frugal innovation represent, more than ever, a key factor to sustainable development; an interesting article that summarises its key traits.( Forbes magazine article )
20/09/2020 - Are companies' boards ready for the needed stakeholder approach to business?
A stakeholder focus on business, that goes well beyond the shareholder one, by now (also because change acceleration set by the pandemia) it is not simply advisable rather it has already shaped up to...
17/09/2020 - Sustainability matters and it is a sound business we cannot afford to miss
Five years ago 17 global sustainability goals were set as part of a United Nations process. Today more than ever global businesses need to focus on these goals that represent viable unmissable...
13/09/2020 - Are Indian tech companies set to play a key role in USA B2B global growth?
The US Forbes magazine points out relevant dynamics in Indian tech companies that are set to influence the growth of USA companies...( Forbes Magazine article )
09/09/2020 - Innovation and progress. A perspective on Silicon Valley for refection ...
Silicon Valley by now has been for decades the symbol of innovation worldwide. This interesting article (drawn from an upcoming book) questions the basis of this shifting the focus of innovation on...
28/08/2020 - No longer upward mobility: from the USA spreading to the western world?
The 'American Dream' of upward mobility from generation to generation is no longer present, data show it. Is this trend bound to spread also across the western world that often follows the USA...
26/08/2020 - India economic development amongst complexity; the growth agenda
A meaningful report by McKinsey regarding dynamics and factors of economic development in India within the current complexities generated by the pandemia and other variables( McKinsey & Co....
15/08/2020 - The wonders of Italy in a short video produced by CIFA Italia
CIFA Italia has produced this short video celebrating the timeless wonders and uniques strengths of Italy ( link to the video )
14/08/2020 - Shifting global manufacturing dynamics
Is manufacturing in China on the brink of relevant shifts towards other geopolitical areas that are developing their own integrated ecosystems ?( The Register article )
09/08/2020 - Global shipping and its potentials for development through digital transformation
Digital transformation in many has been accelerated in many fields across the globe, this can be stated also for global shipping and this article describes how. ( Tech Republic article )
06/08/2020 - Sponsorship and Formula 1, what's now and what's next ...
Zac Brown has build his career in Motorsport management through the sheer ability to find sponsor and in this interview points out what are the factors at play in the Formula 1 changing times....
30/07/2020 - The acceleration of strategic development processes
The COVID19 pandemia has accelerated many processes of change to deal with increasing uncertainties and complexities, this MIT Sloan article points out some key factors relevant to such processes...
19/07/2020 - The acceleration to progressive change caused by the pandemia and its effects
The current global pandemia has caused an overall acceleration of many factors and elements of change that were in the making from a social, organizational, business model and overall economics...
09/07/2020 - India next step to restart the economy post COVID 19: mergers & acquisitions development ...
An interesting analysis by McKinsey & Co. regarding the current status of India's economic sectors and their opportunities for development ( McKinsey & Co. article )
28/06/2020 - The real value of Italian Medieval villages we can all benefit from...
The global pandemia has stimulated all of us to rediscover a connection to the power of real simple things. Many Italian villages have much to offer for that ...( The Guardian article )
19/06/2020 - ALSITER, a unique player for industrial automation
"To create a one-stop player for the industrial automation market, the industrial groups Sadas Group and Sei Sistemi have announced a plan to merge into one organization called ALSITER."...
17/06/2020 - Innovative tools to manage and develop Small and Medium sized Enterprises
On June 17th the series of webinars #illavorocontinua (work endures) (organised by Cifa Italia and Fonarcom) has featured a program on the topic “Innovative tools to manage and develop Small and...
14/06/2020 - The future of work in Europe
An interesting research study elaborated by Mckinsey & co. shows what is the current status, and the roots of the expected future developments of work in Europe. It shows a quite fragmented...
07/06/2020 - Emerging topics of debate and executive decision making during and post COVID19
The current pandemia is making emerge some key topics of debate and for executive decision making around the globe, this article analyses their roots and way whey to deal with them ...( McKinsey...
03/06/2020 - Organizational Identity, Business Scenarios and Strategies: the Foundations for the Restart
On June 3rd 2020, Riccardo Paterni has moderated and presented topics in a webinar part of the series www.illavorocontinua.it ('work endures' the webinar has had over 1600 people watching...
25/05/2020 - 10 Actions for Italian SMEs for the restart of business and growth post pandemia
Our business partner in 'Itinera Consulting Srl', Dr. Pierpaolo Vannucci has published an ebook dedicated to the business relaunch of Italian SMEs. In particular, the 10 actions for the relaunch and...
22/05/2020 - COVID 19 and globalisation, the short term impact is evident, what will it be the long one?
The current pandemia has already had a marked unprecedented impact on globalisation in many ways, what are the foreseeable scenarios ahead?( Harvard Business Review article )
14/05/2020 - Motor Valley Festival Event 2020 Digital: at the core of the latest on automotive and performance automotive
Interesting all encompassing introductory event of the Motor Valley Fest 2020 Digital. The first part featuring articulated focuses on global automotive dynamics by Mckinsey & Co., Bosch and Google,...
07/05/2020 - The Restart PostCovid-19, an in-depth analysis
Key data driven aspects to focus on for top management for the resuming of business post COVID-19 according to an analysis by McKinsey & Co. ( McKinsey & Co. article )
04/05/2020 - Business perspectives during and post COVID-19
COVID-19 is impacting traditional business markedly on a global scale; it is time to develop analytic insights on these dynamics and the way that they are shaping the present and future of business...
02/05/2020 - State of Press Freedom Index, what's now ...
The World Press Freedom Index has been updated. It can be quite meaningful in understanding actual world dynamics from a social and economic point of view ...( Visuacapitalist map )
29/04/2020 - RPM focuses on Silverstone Technology Cluster effective dynamics of growth
The founding vision, mission and values of RPM network consistently stimulate us to embrace learning from effective practices and proactively stimulate and apply new ways to leverage at best...
26/04/2020 - Now is the strategic and operational time for e-learning affirmation
The current pandemia has generated a global context in which we have all come to better understand and utilise the potential of remote communication and remote learning; now is the time to implement...
24/04/2020 - Insights and practical actions in reopening manufacturing plants during and post COVID-19
An articulated analysis on practical factors to manage plants during COVID 19 ( McKinsey & Co. article )
15/04/2020 - Capitalism shifting from a shareholder focus to a stakeholder one? ...
The current pandemia has set the stage for relevant strategic and operational changes in business development internationally and arguably the time is come for a stronger focus on stakeholders rather...