ItalyX, the asset that certifies Made in Italy lands on blockchain

'Thanks to new investments,' explains Vittorio Biscarini, 'the defects in our products have been reduced to 2 per thousand. "Continuous innovation," adds Augusto Ciarrocchi, "is the key for our companies to win at the top end of the range. Stories that are not isolated those of the president of Emu (outdoor) and the number one of Confindustria Ceramica, parts of a mosaic that is recomposed in the 643 billion in exports realised by Italia in 2025, the highest ever in spite of the continuous obstacles added in recent months. Made-in-Italy strength that finds support in ItalyX, a reference platform for the certification and valorisation of Italian companies on international markets developed by the Il Sole 24 Ore Group in collaboration with Confindustria, with the aim of attributing value and giving visibility to companies in the manufacturing sector that address global markets. To date it has almost 200 member companies, 180 of which are certified, with a turnover of over five billion. "Made in Italy," explains Maria Carmela Colaiacovo, President of the Il Sole 24 ORE Group, "is a cornerstone of our economic, cultural and productive identity: the challenge for companies today is to understand how it can evolve and strengthen in a rapidly changing global context. With ItalyX, the Il Sole 24 ORE Group and Confindustria accompany companies on international markets, generating value, recognition and competitiveness for the entire System". "ItalyX," commented Il Sole 24 ORE Group CEO Federico Silvestri, "is a strategic project that embodies our Group's mission: to make a concrete contribution to the Country System, supporting the growth of companies, both large and small, in a virtuous relationship between the public and private sectors at the service of Made in Italy. We do this by offering more and more tools to companies to improve their proposition and by favouring even more connections and synergies throughout our network and our multimedia platform". "The results achieved by our exports are not to be taken for granted," commented the Director General of Confindustria Maurizio Tarquini, "because other countries are not standing idly by. We need to work constantly and the growth of Made in Italy also passes through a solid, integrated ecosystem that looks to the future. Confindustria is working to accompany companies along this path, which is fundamental for strengthening their visibility and global credibility, also thanks to initiatives in collaboration with the Il Sole 24 ORE Group. A commitment that aims at fostering the meeting between industry, innovation and capital, enhancing the excellence of the production system in Italia, making them more and more recognisable and competitive, in an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving global context".

Themes, those of the necessary evolution of Made in Italia, were at the centre of the discussion at the event organised yesterday (Italia che Innova, Tecnologia e Riconoscibilità Globale del Made in Italy), with the focus on the strategies to be adopted, with the aim of integrating tradition, technology, capital and strategic vision to ensure that companies establish themselves competitively and recognisably on global markets. The role of the Il Sole 24 ORE Group as a cultural and industrial platform, a hub connecting business and capital, and provider of ItalyX certification, a tool for qualifying and recognising the value of Italian companies, fits into this scenario. There are two new features of the project: on the one hand, registration on blockchain, bearing in mind that each certification issued will be associated with a unique digital identity that can be recognised unambiguously in the global sphere. Added to this is the launch of the 'ItalyX Stories' series of monographs, an ad hoc publishing project. "The analyses carried out," explains Eraldo Minella, senior advisor for the Professional Services and Training area of the Il Sole 24 ORE Group, "have shown great interest from customers in having this digital tool, capable of enriching and qualifying the corporate narrative, which can be conveyed to stakeholders, partners and reference networks. "Scalability and dimensional growth, as well as finance and brand recognition," explained Gionata Tedeschi, president of Visionari d'impresa and Ingenium for Made in Italy, partners of yesterday's event, "are essential elements to work on. The companies that grow are those that are within ecosystems, integrated supply chains, platforms and networks'.