1. “ Just one click to become International and to compete in a globalized world ” Graziano Severini – Project Team Member “ITH-Italia” (Geneva 16-Feb-2012) 1

2. THE MAIN REASON FACILITATE - The facilitation of international trade is a goal for the Government and a necessary service for the companies. 2

3. FACILITATION - SIMPLIFICATION Gov. Act for Simplification (27 January 2012) Reduce bureaucracy Speed up procedures Abolition of unnecessary rules 3 FACILITATIONSIMPLIFICATIONDIGITALIZATION

4. FACILITATION COSTS REDUCTION – (Hidden costs of international transactions, HCIT) more than 20 administrations (departments, agencies and various entities) responsible for releasing more than 100 authorizations (including permits, licenses, declarations, clearance, etc..)! MORE COMPETITION Less Bureaucracy More efficiency MORE ATTRACTIVENESS FOR FDI LESS DELOCALIZATION 4

5. Italian SMEs SMEs > 4.5 MILLIONS (99%) 2/3 of the GDP < 180,000 Export Companies 4% 5

6. Italian SMEs Many reasons why only 4% Lack of information They don’t know what to do How to select market/international distribution What kind of information they need Where to find them? 6

7. Italian SMEs – converging goals 7 Helping Companies to customize their own export business plan Facilitate

8. need to provide Italy with a tool to help SMEs in the process of internationalization: JUST ONE CLICK!. The International Trade Hub-Italia (ITH-Italia) 8

9. International Trade Hub-Italia (ITH-Italia) is an innovative and technologically advanced tool to allow companies to compete and succeed in the globalized economy. 9 An International Trade Hub is more than one stop shop or single window as it integrates all the processes related to import- export activities and internationalization “By the end of this decade, all the major IT HUBs will be interconnected” (UN/CEFACT)

10. The International Trade Hub-Italia (ITH-Italia) is the ultimate tool that can facilitate trade and internationalization to give SMEs more competitiveness. 10 conversion every single doc from paper to digit/electronic: from e-marketing to the e-customs clearance through e- logistics, e-payment and e-licensing / certification. TDR Trade Document Repository electronic preservation of all docs and data with legal validity

11. ITH-Italia: on-line system Docs, Transactions - Legal validity reduces time and cost idea of “International trade system” 11

12. 1 st International Conference on Trade Facilitation February 2008 Work flow of the activities 12 2 nd International Conference on Trade Facilitation 14 th UN/CEFACT FORUM April 2009 2008 - 2009 “Strategic Table” on TF December 2009 UN/CEFACT Recommendation N° 33

13. Work flow of the activities 13 2010 “Strategic Table” on Trade Facilitation Working Group Operators’ problems Working Group Financial Services Working Group Interoperability Working Group Aid for Trade Institutional Experts Sector Experts Experts.. Institutional Experts Sector Experts Experts.. Institutional Experts Sector Experts Experts.. Institutional Experts Sector Experts Experts..

14. Work flow of the activities 14 2010 Critical Point Critical Point Bottleneck Bottleneck Problem identification Problem identification …… …… Consequences Consequences Costs Costs …… …… Proposed Solution Best Practices Analysis & Mapping Digitalization UN/CEFACT Recommendations & Standards

15. Work flow of the activities 15 2011 3 rd International Conference on Trade Facilitation February 2011 Mem. of Understanding Min of Economic Develop. ABI-CBI – Banking Association Best Practices II Series Executive Committee

16. The latest news Continuous NEW Conference (4 th ) will be possibly organized in June-July 2012 Proposal for a New Government Act to consolidate the Trade Facilitation in Italy: "Measures to facilitate the internationalization of companies - International Trade Hub-Italy" 16 2012 Best Practices Analysis & Mapping Digitalization

17. Operational structure of ITH-Italia 17 Marketing & Promotion Operators /Firms Public Offices Financial Institutions Logistics Providers Customs Payments/ Foreign X ITH-Italia sevices e-marketing e-licensing e-logistics e-customs clearence e-foreign exchange payments TDR Trade Document Repository

18. The Implementation Contract with the IT Service Provider will be possibly signed in 1 or 2 months Agreements with all the involved public and private institutions in 1 or 2 months Start up of the system in 12 or 14 months 18 2012

19. 19 THANK YOU !

20. PROJECT TEAM 20 Department for Internationalization and Promotion Project Team – ITH Italia -Claudio C. Padua (Project coordinator), claudio.padua@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Graziano Severini (Project collaborator), graziano.severini@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Riccardo Scarpulla (Institutional Relations), riccardo.scarpulla@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Elena Toselli (Studies and Analysis), elena.toselli@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Bruno Ferrari (IT Consultant), bruno.ferrari@ritspa.it -Stefano Ortolani (IT Assistant) stefano.ortolani@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Daniela Ricci (Secretray), daniela.ricci@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it -Website: http://www.mincomes.it/semproitalia/tavolo_strategico/tavolo_index.htm