Symbola Foundation, one of the most active Italian Foundation in promoting Made in Italy, has recently released a new interesting report entitled “Italy in 10 Selfies 2018”. The “10 selfies” are pictures highlighting the primacy of Italian competitiveness on international markets, by pointing out the drivers of Italian high quality (environment, design, culture) and observing the excellent performances of the single sectors where Made in Italy traditionally plays a pivotal role, i.e. food & wine, interior design, mechanics, fashion, and even the pharmaceutical sector.

In details, Selfie 1 depicts Italy as “the second nation in the world for competitiveness of productive sectors”. Only after Germany, Italy is among the main actors of international trade, having a leadership position in 8 out 14 macro-productive sectors. Selfie 2 stresses the Italian outstanding performances in Europe regarding “the effective use of resources in the production processes”. Italian production process is among the most innovative and environment-friendly around the world.