A boom in new patents in 2015
shows Italian inventors are quickly growing in number but they
are still fewer than their European colleagues due to lack of
synergy with the business and financial worlds, innovation
experts said Wednesday at the presentation of the D-nest
International Inventors Exhibition to be held in Venice on
October 13-16.
"The fact that patents deposited by Italians grew by 9% in
2015 is a very positive signal, but it's not enough to claim
victory," said D-nest Director Gianfranco Gramola.
"If we look at the numbers in Europe, we see that Italy has
speeded up more than everyone else, it's true - but it only has
3,900 patents," Gramola said.
"Germany, which fell 3%, has 20,000 patents and France,
which is slower than us, is at 10,000. This means we have
accumulated a significant delay, which we must make up for".
Lack of relationships with the business and financial world
is the primary reason innovation is being held back, he
explained.
"Italian small and medium businesses do not invest enough
in research and innovation," Gramola said.
"It is a problem of dimensions, but this is exactly why
they should learn to network".
"Innovation means creating a system - we need to create the
conditions for an idea to become successful," said Verona
University IT Professor Matteo Cristani, who is also the CEO of
D-nest web LTD.
"Steve Jobs himself would have gone nowhere on his own - we
must create places where we can debate and share so that Italian
Steve Jobs can also leave their garages and their labs and make
their projects a reality," Cristiani said.
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