Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), the Italian fashion industry’s employers association, wrote in a press release that the project stems from an alliance between public bodies and private organisations, and is promoted by the Italian Education Ministryคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The association groups together 22 institutions, among them the country’s leading universities and R&D centres, the national federations for the fashion and textile industry’s various sectors, innovation hubs and regional development agenciesคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. It is expected that the founding members will soon be joined by 13 further associates.”The idea is to generate synergies between the business and R&D worlds, both in terms of technology innovation and occupational profiles. The fashion industry is looking for [professionals with] new skillsets, which it often struggles to find. The Cluster Tecnologico association’s role is to open doors in both directions,” an SMI spokesperson told FashionNetwork.com .

Cluster Tecnologico will be led by textile entrepreneur Andrea Paccanelli, and it is currently focused on two pilot projects: one on the circular economy in fashion and textiles, the other on the technical functionality of fabrics.