Puglia Region – ARTI. Giuseppe Creanza - ARTI

1. Puglia Region – ARTI
MED-DESIRE International Conference
Seville – 13° November 2014
Giuseppe Creanza - ARTI

2. An overview of Puglia region
• A “convergence” region located in the
less developed south of Italy
• One of the more dynamic regions of
Mediterranean Italy, facing the Adriatic
and the Ionian Seas
• About 2 times the surface and the
same number of inhabitants of
Lebanon (19.363 KM2, 4.090.402
people)
• Recognized at national and EU level for
the quality of its public policies
supporting technological innovation

3. Renewable Energy Sources in Puglia
• Favorable climatic and
market conditions and
regional regulations have
strongly pushed RES sector in
Puglia
• + 42% of energy production
from RES in 12 years
• Mainly Wind, Biomass and
PV plants
• New priorities: solar thermal
and PV for self consumption,
energy storage, smart grids,
energy efficiency

4. The regional agency ARTI
• ARTI is the Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation, established in 2004
by Puglia Region as a main tool to support the regional research and innovation
strategy deployment
• Its function is to strengthen the regional innovation players and the relationships
among them, in order to foster the knowledge transfer between research and
enterprises
• Its main lines of activities are the following:
• innovation intelligence (industry clusters dynamics, innovation demand and offer…)
• design and management of regional measures and initiatives
• monitoring and evaluation of regional innovation policies and measures
• territorial animation (innovation culture promotion, information and communication,
creation and animation of networks, etc.)
• international networking and projects

5. Main interests for cooperation
• Exchange know-how, experiences and good practices in promoting a more
sustainable approach to energy production and consumption
• Develop opportunities for institutional cooperation in the green energy and
energy efficiency sectors
• Promote cross-country business opportunities for local companies operating in
RES/EE
• Promote scientific and technological cooperation among companies, universities
and research centers in the Mediterranean area
➔ New cooperation projects and initiatives
➔ Definition of Agreements and MoUs