Institutional Strengthening

As an international broker continuously striving to expand its network, ITPO Italy has intensified collaborations and synergies with several important stakeholders within the private and public sector, including institutional key players. The Office carries out its mission in close collaboration with its donors – namely, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (IMFAIC), the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS), the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (IMED) and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (FVG Region).

In line with the specific needs of each country, UNIDO ITPO Italy works closely with official representatives from ministries, embassies and trade unions of developing countries, in order to facilitate an effective communication between the public and the private sector, as well as to advance local and international institutional cooperation.

ITPO Italy is very well connected with the Italian industrial sector and frequently collaborates with members of the “Italian System” on industrial and economic investment processes in developing countries. Among its main contributors, it is worth mentioning the Italian society for enterprises abroad (SIMEST) and the Italian export credit agency (SACE) – which are part of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) Group – as well as the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the main agency working under IMED.

The Office also collaborates with many other important Italian stakeholders: Confindustria, the Central Union of Chambers of Commerce (Unioncamere), the National confederation of handicraft and SMEs (CNA), Legacoop, Confimi, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, different Italian Regions including Basilicata and Lazio, Unione Parmense degli Industriali (UPI), the special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Padova (Padova Promex), CNH, industrial and local investment and promotion agencies, industrial districts and universities like Udine University and Link Campus University.