"Turin. Four development prospects for the Metropolitan City" and the white book that the Foundation But promoted and created, together with Prometeia and with the support of the University of Turin, with the aim of making available to the community and its decision-makers a tool capable of offering a "ten-year" vision of the production system and Turin territory and the entire North West. An initiative that supports and further fuels the process conducted in recent years by theTurin Industrial Union.
The Turin of the future
The white paper is the result of a process of profound reflection developed through a dialogue with 26 stakeholders - academics, entrepreneurs, managers, representatives of economic bodies and banking foundations, but also by some students - aimed not only at imagining a future better for Torino of 2032, but also to identify a programmatic path for its realization.
The document is divided into seven chapters. In the first there is a classification historical, in which the industrial tradition of the City is reflected in over a century of progress in entrepreneurial associations in the metalworking sector: the Amma – Associazione Metallurgici Meccanici Affini, founded in 1919, was one of the first examples in Italy. The second instead is dedicated to long-term evolution and updated mapping of the perimeter manufacturing from Turin.
Turin's attractiveness
The third chapter instead has the task of analyzing the factors territorial attractiveness (well-being and quality of life, human capital, businesses and innovation, networks and internationalisation) in terms of benchmarking between the Turin area and those of Lyon, Milan and Genoa: four territories among which, beyond the prospect of infrastructural connections , we need to find spaces for collaboration, not only industrial and logistical, but also environmental, cultural, social or governance, in the wake of the actions undertaken by the Turin Industrial Union itself.
The evolution of Turin and its industry
The fourth chapter outlines the evolutionary trajectories of Turin and its industry, i.e. the growth forecasts that can be outlined through econometric modeling, and which highlights how the main exogenous inputs (international and national) could impact the territory, taking into account some of its demographic, sectoral and labor market specificities.
Strategic reflection and a model of sustainable development
In the last three chapters we get to the heart of the story reflection campaigns, conducted both in "direct" mode with interviews, and in "indirect" form, with studies, articles and reflections that animated the debate on the Turin of the future.
The fifth chapter summarizes the individual contributions on some crucial issues for the planning of the Turin of tomorrow, from the production model to innovation, From sustainability to the training. We therefore move from individual to collective reflection, which emerged from focus groups aimed at outlining the "desirable" scenario for Turin in 2032, through a shared analysis of the possible alternatives for the main drivers of change - influenced by the choices of local actors - and considering continuity and breaking points with respect to the current situation. In the sixth chapter, there is space for the proposal for an overall redefinition of a model of sustainable territorial development and, in the seventh and final chapter, the industrial policy levers in the hands of local policy makers capable of increasing theattractiveness , competitiveness of the industrial and territorial ecosystem of Turin.
