In a report shared by Hub21, the authors analysed the global ecosystem of early stage companies, specifically the digital economy, and then dig into the Italian market. Nations around the world are seeking to foster an innovation economy driven by small companies with creative concepts. Many of these fail, but some will become established firms that drive economic growth and job creation. The report from Hub21 reviewed data on over 9000 startups around the world. The research states that in 2016 expectations are for 5.7% of European GDP will be produced by the digital economy. In the UK, 12.4% of GDP will be driven by the digital economy in 2016. The US? 5.4%…
Regarding Italy, every single region is showing an increase in early stage companies when comparing 2014 to 2015. Hub21 shows the number of startups per region:
|
2014 |
2015 |
|
|
Lazio |
333 |
482 |
|
Puglia |
143 |
190 |
|
Friuli Venezia Giulia |
97 |
134 |
|
Basilicata |
20 |
34 |
|
Lombardi |
762 |
1071 |
|
Toscana |
221 |
292 |
|
Trentino Alto Adige |
122 |
171 |
|
Liguria |
56 |
78 |
|
Emilia Romagna |
397 |
560 |
|
Campania |
204 |
288 |
|
Sardegna |
101 |
134 |
|
Umbria |
36 |
71 |
|
Veneto |
261 |
418 |
|
Marche |
142 |
223 |
|
Calabria |
84 |
113 |
|
Molise |
15 |
20 |
|
Piemonte |
249 |
341 |
|
Sicilia |
138 |
232 |
|
Abruzzo |
62 |
107 |
|
Valle D’Aosta |
11 |
12 |
The Report, in Italian, is embedded below.
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