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This is just the right moment to locate in Turin and Piedmont, where more than 500 foreign companies have already decided to develop their business in manufacturing, services, IT and TLC sectors. Turin, capital of the Region, is getting ready to host the 2006 Olympic Winter Games: 1,5 billion € will be allocated for this event and more than 2 billion € will be destined to develop business opportunities thanks to regional and European incentives.

At the crossroads of the two main axes of European development, Piedmont has 4,3 million inhabitants, a per-capita income of 24,700 €, 1,000 km of motorways, 2,000 km of railways, an international airport 20 minutes from Turin city center and the first intercontinental hub of Southern Europe, a close-knit fibre optic network, three Universities with 94,000 students enrolled, more than 100 first level R&D Centers. It is one of the most competitive regions in Europe with 17,2% of employees in the high-tech sector. In Turin the first Italian ICT District has been created.

Some of the major players in the worldwide economy were born and have grown in Piedmont: FIAT, Telecom Italia, Olivetti, Iveco, Alenia, Teksid, Comau, Italenergia, Cartiere Burgo, Ferrero, Lavazza, Martini&Rossi, San Paolo-IMI and CRT-Gruppo Unicredito, as well as first level R&D Centers such as: Ti-Lab, Loquendo, Fiat Research Center, the CNR National R&D Center, RAI, Motorola and a system of integrated Scientific and Technological Parks for Environment, Biotechnology, Telecommunication, Virtual Reality and Multimedia.

Among the numerous international firms working in Piedmont: Michelin, Eutelsat, Embraco, SKF, Lear Corporation, PPG Industries, Sumitomo, MEMC, International Rectifier, Thyssen Krupp, Karcher, TNT-Traco, L'Oréal, Motorola with its recent Emea R&D Center, Colt Telecom.
Internationalisation of the region is also confirmed in terms of import-export: 66% of local companies has foreign clients and Piedmont provides 13% of the Italian export.

Moreover, many international training institutions are located in Turin: the European Training Foundation of the EU, the International Training Center of the ILO (International Labour Organization), the United Nations Staff College, the American School.
The success of foreign activities is assured by the presence of ITP, the 1st Italian agency devoted to attracting foreign investment and to ensure a full and continuous assistance before, during and after location in Piedmont.

The market of Piedmont and north-west Italy is strongly characterized by a growing demand in services and Information-Communication-Technology in addition to the manufacturing sector and by the integration of industrial and services systems.

This is the reason why 60% of call centers in Italy are located in Northern Italy as well as services companies such as Business Solutions, Atlanet, Espin, Teleclient.

• The industrial texture,
  
• the de-regulation of telecommunication and public utilities,
  
• the proliferation of mobile phones,
  
• the number of young people enrolled at the University,
  
• the world class of telecommunication and fibre optic network,
  
• the degree of globalisation of Piedmont,
  
• a traditional pro-business environment,
  
• together with incentives and grants to companies for investment, R&D, hiring personnel and training
  
• and first class locations

are the key reasons to invest in Piedmont with ITP's professional assistance helping in growing your business.

www.itp-agency.org