Pisa: first Italian University according to Shangai
The universities of Pisa and Rome Sapienza are the best in Italy according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2013.
American capital for touch displays born in Pontedera
American investors for a technology created in Tuscan research centers.
GE Oil&Gas invests more than 100 million in gas turbines
General Electric’s Oil&Gas division wagers over 100 million Euros on Tuscany and on the development of new generation gas turbines in the next four years.
Foreign investments in our region top 9 billion
Foreign investments in Tuscany amount to over 9 billion euros, making up 8.6 percent of the regional GDP and 3.5 of all direct foreign investments in our country. There is a prevalent attention for financial services but also relevant are the real estate, the oil-chemical and the mechanical sectors. The data, relative to the year 2011, emerged from the research on “regional economies” recently published by Bank of Italy – Eurosystem.
Airports: for Tuscan hubs the goal is 12 million passengers.
The Tuscan airport system is working towards a goal of 11-12 million passengers a year within the year 2030, achievable combining Pisa international tourism vocation and Florence’s business customers one.
Innovation: Tuscany as an attractive pole for European funds
Tuscany is a great pole of attraction for European funds destined to innovation investments. The intense regional activity in setting up operational plans in order to support innovation, the presence of public and private research agencies of excellence, and the partnerships between actors of diverse nature operating in the same sector, created the conditions to take advantage of resources made available by the European Union (EU) in a much more substantial way compared to other Italian regions.