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Industrial District of Empoli
- Activity sectors (1) Manufacturing:-Textile - Main technological competencies of the clusters - Great product innovation - High design - Application fields covered: Clothing, leathering Key players : Agenzia Sviluppo, Municipalities, Allegri Spa There is a Network of SMEs; a Central Development Agency whose capital is shared by local “Comuni” (municipalities), CCIAA (Chamber of Commerce and Industry), local organisation of employer, local trade and labour unions, local stakeholders. About internationalisation, it is identified a low capacity, due to lack of solid financial structure and poor co-operation between single SMEs. Some firms work together, but co-operation is fragmented; a typical way for cluster to co-operate is dividing single business projects into phases, which are each carried out by a firm. Segmentation creates specialisation.
General Information
Country: Italy
Region: Toscana
Active since : 1995
Cluster Information
State of life: Established
Main activities: Manufacturing:-Textile
Cluster Composition:
| Number of companies within the cluster: | 886 |
|---|---|
| Number of universities, technical colleges, schools or other education organisations within the cluster: | 1 |
| Number of non-industrial service providers (financial institutions, development agencies, utilities provider,..) within the cluster: | 2 |
Cooperation Objectives
Cooperation objectives:
Specific Cluster Characteristics
Ambition of the cluster:
| Region | Priority |
|---|---|
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Regional
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medium
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Cooperation experience of the cluster management:
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Regional
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low
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Expertise and experience of the cluster in the following industrial activities:
| Experience | Priority |
|---|---|
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Manufacturing processes
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medium
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