SPICI and Italy-China Council Foundation (ICCF): A Partnership for Innovation and Internationalisation of Italian businesses

Thursday, 1 February 2024, was a special day for SPICI srl and the Italy China Council Foundation - ICCF, dedicated to valuable connections and future perspectives in the internationalisation sector: a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Italy China Council Foundation - ICCF, endorsed by Dr. Vincenzo Lipardi, President of SPICI, and Cavalier Mario Boselli, President of ICCF.

The Italy China Council Foundation - ICCF, born from the integration of the Fondazione Italia-Cina and the Camera di Commercio Italo Cinese | 意中商会, is the primary national organisation promoting and facilitating economic relations between Italy and China, of which SPICI is an associate member.

To confirm the new collaboration, a meeting was held between Dr. Lipardi and Dr. Marco Bettin, General Director of the Italy China Council Foundation (ICCF), at Fabbrica Italiana dell'Innovazione, the new technology hub in Naples, established in San Giovanni a Teduccio, on Via Ponte dei Granili 24, in the area that housed Enel's Historical Archive.

Leveraging SPICI's established experience in the management of scientific-technological cooperation programmes with China and ICCF's leadership in relations between Italian businesses and the Chinese economic ecosystem, SPICI and ICCF have formalised a partnership agreement, whose primary aim is to create synergies and actively collaborate on projects and activities aimed at generating new business opportunities for Italian and Chinese companies.

Moreover, it marks the first significant step towards a North-South collaboration between the two Entities.

By virtue of the signed agreement, SPICI and ICCF intend to interact from their respective locations in Naples and Milan to promote projects and initiatives aimed at supporting Italian and Chinese SMEs and startups interested in internationalising their activities towards their respective markets of interest.