Twenty new laboratories for biomedical and biotech and a network that brings together training, businesses, research, and the healthcare system. The three-day event organized in Palermo with Sicindustria, dedicated to the skills needed to support innovation in healthcare and the life technologies supply chain, concluded with the inauguration of the Biomed and Biotech 4.0 Laboratories of the Its Academy New Life Technologies A. Volta.
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The ribbon-cutting, at the Technological Cradle on via Principe di Belmonte in the heart of the city, came after three days dedicated to new technical profiles, relationships with businesses, applied research, and social innovation. On the last day, among others, the general director of the Education Department of the Sicilian Region Vincenzo Cusumano and the vice president of Confindustria for Education and Open Innovation Riccardo Di Stefano spoke.
The Its model and the Southern gap
Di Stefano linked the investment in laboratories to a broader issue. “The South is experiencing a growth trend that is evident to everyone. However, this should not make us think that the gap has been overcome. The gap remains, but we are facing a positive dynamic that we must know how to support.”
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From here the role of Its grown, he recalled, from about 11 thousand to 40 thousand enrolled, with an average placement close to 90 percent. “What this Its and other virtuous Italian Its are trying to do is to break one of the most deeply rooted taboos in our country: the idea that technical training is second-rate training.” The reference is also to the “4+2” reform: “A young person can start their path at 14 and potentially reach 20 years old with a tertiary education diploma and a job.”
For Di Stefano, now it is important to ensure continuity of investments: “It is finally also an example of virtuous use of public resources, concretely put at the service of our young people. But, once the ribbon is cut, these spaces call on all of us to continuous work, so that the investment made can produce lasting results over time.”
