The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) will spare no effort
to secure the success of the Year of Italy in China 2006 - a symbol
of mature relations between Italy and China and an occasion to be
enjoyed by the people from both nations.
The CICC is a private, voluntary, non-profit organization
registered in 1991, based in Beijing, with local chapters, in
Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The main role of CICC is to
service its members - a network of over 400 enterprises and
individuals - as well as actively promoting opportunities aimed at
furthering business exchanges between the two countries.
Given this, the CICC has been invited to sit on the promoting
committee of the Year of Italy in China and, according to its
Chairman Davide Cucino, it will play a crucial role in organizing
activities with a distinct economic and commercial flavor under the
umbrella of the festival Art in Life.
As a landmark event initiated by the CICC in 2004, the festival
has been regularly held in June and July every year, and since its
inception it has endeavored to increase awareness of the "Made in
Italy" brand and the enterprises behind it.
Unfolding throughout the whole Year of Italy in China, Art in
Life will naturally complement the rich and interesting cultural
calendar and will promote events in the food-and-wine, tourism,
luxury goods, architecture and design, high technology and
instrumental goods sectors, says Cucino.
Among the activities already scheduled by the CICC, the seminar
Cities of Creative People, in co-operation with Ambrosetti, will
investigate the critical factors that cities must possess in order
to attract talented and creative individuals in the globalization
era (March 2006).
The gala dinner Italy on the Stage, centred on the theme of
transition from craftsmanship-based to industrial-based modes of
production, will highlight the evolution of the "Made in Italy"
products through innovation and creativity (June 2006).
On occasion of the China International Decorating Art Fair, the
CICC will co-ordinate the construction of a model home, expressing
at the highest possible level Italian aesthetic and functional
values in interior decoration (September 2006).
The installation "Plastic Desire" by Sturm und Plastic will
celebrate the versatility of plastic as a combination of art,
design, technological research, applied creativity and
environmental consciousness (October 2006).
In the Autumn, the CICC will present the results of a study
jointly conducted by the University of Architecture of Venezia and
the Tongji University of Shanghai in respect of humanization and
upgrading of urban areas.
During 2006, the nurturing of entrepreneurial spirit will be
strongly pursued: the CICC will organize delegations of the small
and medium enterprises (SME) to China within the framework of the
agreement signed by China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade and Unioncamere; it will promote business
delegations in co-operation with the CICC long-standing partners,
composed by the Chambers of Commerce of the main Italian industrial
areas; it will also launch an analysis of female entrepreneurship
in Italy and Southern China.
Cucino affirms that the CICC will constantly seek and encourage
the involvement of Italian businesses, in particular CICC members,
which will undoubtedly prove to be a driving force in contributing
ideas and projects to the Year of Italy in China.
Updates on CICC activities during 2006 will be equally available
on the official website of the Year of Italy in China (http://www.yidalinian.org/english/type/business_and_economy)
as well as on the CICC's own website (www.cameraitacina.com).
(China Daily January 20, 2006)
