VIDEO | At the Mimit exhibition on craftsmanship, Adolfo Urso: “Protagonists of our era”

The exhibition, made up of 22 illuminated panels, represents a journey into the world of Italian craftsmanship

ROME – “Craftsmanship, the heart of Made in Italy”. This is the title of the exhibition inaugurated this afternoon at Palazzo Piacentini, home of Mimit, promoted by the Symbola Foundation, Confartigianato, CNA, Casartigiani.

In addition to the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, the event was attended by Ermete Realacci, president of the Symbola Foundation; Marco Granelli, president of Confartigianato; Dario Costantini, president of CNA; Mauro Sangalli vice president of Casartigiani.

The exhibition, made up of 22 illuminated panels, represents a journey into the world of Italian craftsmanship highlighted through data and infographics that highlight its importance for our economy. A sector made up of over a million companies – a figure equal to approximately a quarter of the entire national entrepreneurial system – capable of generating a unique synergy between manufacturing tradition, innovation, sustainability, territory and community, helping to create a more cohesive productive fabric and competitive.

“The idea of this exhibition was born in continuity with the initiatives implemented by Mimit for the National Day of Made in Italy which will be celebrated every year on 15 April, the anniversary of the birth of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci”, he Minister Urso underlined.

“Our craftsmanship is at the forefront of what the Italian know-how of the future will be, which focuses on quality and excellence in a Europe that will increasingly have to return to production. For this reason, before the summer break we will create a law on small and medium-sized enterprises and on craftsmanship which year after year will tend to simplify, incentivize and support this activity”, he added.

“Beautiful, good and well made must become sustainable, it is the excellence that the global consumer will increasingly ask of us. It must be so not only on an environmental level, but also on an economic and social level. We are absolutely convinced of this and for This is how we enhance the sector: artisans are the protagonists of the new era, the example of what we must do”, concluded the minister.
Different information can be found along the exhibition itinerary. For example, there are 580 thousand artisan businesses located in inland and mountain areas, equal to 55% of the total.

The remaining 44.5% reside in urban areas. In this context, micro and small businesses play a fundamental role. For example, 29% of manufacturing exports made to the EU by companies of this size are Italian, with an impact on GDP equal to 3.3%, double the European average, which stands at 1.6%. Furthermore, 90% of Italian exporting companies are micro and small companies. Among the most virtuous sectors in exports are leather clothing, furniture and mechanics.

The exhibition will be open from 14 May to 14 June 2024, from Monday to Friday between 5pm and 8pm.

Costantini (Cna): “Updating the framework law on craftsmanship”

Update the framework law on crafts to support the development of the sector in the future. This is the request of the president of the CNA, Dario Costantini, who spoke at the inauguration of the exhibition on craftsmanship at Mimit, in the presence of the Minister of Made in Italy Adolfo Urso.

“Today almost 15% of Italian artisans use artificial intelligence and therefore we hope that the next day of celebration will be to celebrate the update of the framework law on craftsmanship. Given the sensitivity of Minister Urso, we hope for the next celebration and also to look at the future of our sector”, said Costantini.

Regarding the exhibition, the president of the Cna thanked Urso himself “for this act of sensitivity towards the artisans of Italy. This exhibition displays products we are proud of around the world.

April 15th marks the celebrations for Made in Italy, which were born by celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo da Vinci. As a child, he was sent to the shop to learn the trade from his father. Centuries have passed, artisans have evolved their products and their mentality”, he concluded.