Industry Minister Carlo
Calenda on Wednesday said his 'Industry 4.0' plan to boost
large-scale investments, innovation and productivity will be
part of the upcoming budget bill.
Resources were discussed "in detail" by the government and
Premier Matteo Renzi will talk about it during his visit to
Milan, where he is inaugurating the start of fashion week on
Wednesday.
Calenda presented the plan at the industry ministry in an
event also attended by the ministers of economy,Pier Carlo
Padoan, labor, Giuliano Poletti, education, Stefania Giannini,
environment, Gian Luca Galletti and agriculture, Maurizio
Martina, as well as by Vincenzo Boccia, president of industrial
employers' confederation Confindustria, and the CEO of
state-controlled investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
(CDP), Fabio Gallia.
The plan is "the outcome of the work carried out by the six
ministers and the premier's office", added Calenda, stressing
that "everybody - from unions to universities - very much wish
to join efforts" to implement the investments project, citing in
particular innovation.
Confindustria president Boccia called for a "fourth
industrial revolution" on the sidelines of an event organized by
defense group Leonardo-Finmeccanica.
Boccia noted that Italian industries lagging behind in
innovation need to be helped make a breakthrough and that the
plan helps address mid-term innovation issues in all sectors.
"We are a great industrial country, we can make it", he
said.
The plan reportedly aims to attract 10 billion euros in
additional industrial investments and seven billion in research
and development through tax incentives, as well as provide
support for venture capital, ultra-broadband development,
education and innovative research centers.
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