Industrial Union of Turin, presented, at a meeting with entrepreneurs, a Praxi research, organizational consultancy company, dedicated to "content chain". This supply chain, which is particularly attractive in the region, embraces the sectors of graphics and paper converting, paper and publishing, production of multimedia contents, integrated by software and communication services such as support and vehicle for the transmission of the publishing product.
Piedmont: 3.000 companies operating in the content industry
Il Piedmont, especially theTurin area, which has always had a strong tradition in the sectors, “can boast the presence of over 3000 companies operating in the content industry, from the production of the paper to the distribution of the publishing product,” he explained Charles Emmanuel Bona, president of the Graphic, Paper and Papermaking Group of the Turin Industrial Union which commissioned, together with the Editors' Group, the research.
Team up to respond to the demands of the digital transition
“The project of consolidate a transversal and multi-sector supply chain that can converse and respond compactly to stresses of the digital transition it is the great challenge that we have set ourselves, not only with a view to the growth of our companies but also to the development of the territory. For this reason we will be present together in some important industry events and beyond, including the 2023 Book Fair: l'Association intends to accompany in this evolution both businesses and the general public, who will thus be able to learn about the shared path and our value proposition” said Bona.
The challenges of the sector in recent years
The industrial sectors involved in this analysis recorded a significant change over the last few years. It has changed substantially structure of production and the reference market. From the development of content on large web platforms, to new business models, up to the use of Artificial Intelligence passing through sustainability issues, the challenges posed by digital transition have redefined the boundaries of the graphics and publishing industrieseffectively anticipating a necessary sharing of problems and solutions with other types of companies operating in close complementarity in the creation, conservation and transmission of contents.
“We live a period of profound transformations: technology has a profound impact on work, organization and corporate culture. We have to think "big", confront each other, listen to the market, grow together with other entrepreneurs in the area. I welcome this initiative to create supply chain partnerships to better face the competition, which however remains on a global terrain. The future of our companies is also played out on the level of shared planning" was the thought of the President of the Turin Industrial Union, Giorgio Marsiajat the opening of the meeting.
