The "Innovation Gateway Trieste-Osaka 2025" project is organized under the auspices of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ITPO Italy, and of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, and aims to foster international networks and global partnerships among young innovators, industries, entrepreneurs, business communities, research centres, technology producers and institutions, in order to create a smarter, greener, more connected, and more inclusive business community for designing the future society devoted to a tangible engagement and equal representation of women and youth.
The project seeks to achieve transformative changes and facilitate the global transfer of technology and entrepreneurial innovation, raise awareness on inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID), promote pioneering solutions for economic growth driven by innovation, and foresees a program of activities to link the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region innovation and business ecosystem with Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. This initiative aims to enhance the visibility of FVG companies, industries and/or enterprises on the international stage, in the fields of inclusive sustainable industrial development, food, wood\furniture and mechanics. It also focuses on promoting the active participation of women and youth in the innovation ecosystem, ensuring their equal representation in leadership roles within the industrial and technology sectors.