Italy is suffering from a crisis, indeed a truly, deep economic crisis, despite the slight signs of recovery of our GDP. But it is not at all a country without future. We shall address issues that come from afar and go far beyond the public debt, such as social inequalities, black and criminal economy, delays in the South of Italy’s development policies, a persecutory and often ineffective bureaucracy. The global crisis deeply ingrained into these malfunctions, making them critical. To find a remedy will not be an easy task. But – as stated by the Manifesto Beyond the Crisis. Italy shall act as Italy sponsored by Fondazione Edison, Fondazione Symbola and Unioncamere and endorsed by many prominent personalities in the field of national economy – it is not impossible, if we just look at our country with new eyes. Starting from these 10 truths about Italian competitiveness.