{"id":44830,"date":"2021-05-27T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale\/diplomaziaeconomica\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:29:08","slug":"diplomazia_economica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_economica\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Italian economic diplomacy<\/strong> is the activity of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aimed to support Italian companies abroad and promote the country&#8217;s growth in different fields. Coordinated by the Foreign Ministry\u2019s Directorate General for Growth and Export Promotion &#8211; which, in turn, is in constant contact with Institutions, Organizations, Associations, Enterprises, Research Centres and Universities &#8211; the over 450 offices spread throughout the world and including Embassies, Consulates, as well as ICE and ENIT units, currently integrated into the diplomatic and consular representations, Italian Cultural Institutes, and Offices of Scientific and Technological Attach\u00e9s, are engaged on a daily basis to promote Italy in its economic, cultural and scientific components from an integrated perspective.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic objectives that inspire economic diplomacy on a daily basis are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0to support companies in their commercial penetration of emerging markets and to strengthen their positioning in traditional ones;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0to support the local authorities\u2019 international activities;<\/li>\n<li>to attract productive investment, tourist flows and brilliant talents to Italy;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0to promote Italian investment abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gitex_AI_Italy_2027-768x384.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gitex_AI_Italy_2027.png 800w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gitex_AI_Italy_2027-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gitex_AI_Italy_2027-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"GITEX AI Mediterranean 2027: l\u2019Italia rafforza il proprio ruolo nell\u2019innovazione tecnologica globale\" alt=\"GITEX AI Mediterranean 2027: l\u2019Italia rafforza il proprio ruolo nell\u2019innovazione tecnologica globale\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">9 June 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/06\/gitex-ai-mediterranean-2027-litalia-rafforza-il-proprio-ruolo-nellinnovazione-tecnologica-globale\/\" title=\"GITEX AI Mediterranean 2027: Italy Strengthens Its Role in Global Technological Innovation\">GITEX AI Mediterranean 2027: Italy Strengthens Its Role in Global Technological Innovation<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">On April 21-22, 2027, Rome will host the first GITEX AI Mediterranean\/Italy, a new event dedicated to technological innovation and artificial intelligence that will bring to Italy one of the leading international platforms for startups, companies, investors, and institutions. The project is part of the Foreign Ministry&#8217;s broader commitment to strengthening Italy&#8217;s international positioning in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"GITEX AI Mediterranean 2027: Italy Strengthens Its Role in Global Technological Innovation\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/06\/gitex-ai-mediterranean-2027-litalia-rafforza-il-proprio-ruolo-nellinnovazione-tecnologica-globale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/govware.2026-768x384.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/govware.2026.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/govware.2026-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/govware.2026-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Cybersicurezza, l&#8217;Italia debutta a GovWare Singapore 2026: aperte le candidature per il Padiglione nazionale\" alt=\"Cybersicurezza, l&#039;Italia debutta a GovWare Singapore 2026: aperte le candidature per il Padiglione nazionale\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">3 June 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/06\/cybersicurezza-litalia-debutta-a-govware-singapore-2026-aperte-le-candidature-per-il-padiglione-nazionale\/\" title=\"Cybersecurity: Italy to debut at GovWare Singapore 2026 \u2013 Applications open for Italy Pavilion\">Cybersecurity: Italy to debut at GovWare Singapore 2026 \u2013 Applications open for Italy Pavilion<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Applications are now open to take part in the Italy Pavilion at GovWare 2026, the leading cybersecurity trade event in the Asia-Pacific region, scheduled to take place in Singapore from 13 to 15 October 2026 as part of Singapore International Cyber Week. The initiative is aimed at Italian startups and innovative SMEs active in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Cybersecurity: Italy to debut at GovWare Singapore 2026 \u2013 Applications open for Italy Pavilion\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/06\/cybersicurezza-litalia-debutta-a-govware-singapore-2026-aperte-le-candidature-per-il-padiglione-nazionale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud-768x432.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-Obiettivo-Export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-Sud-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Bari, la seconda tappa di Obiettivo Export dedicata alle imprese delle regioni del Sud\" alt=\"Bari, la seconda tappa di Obiettivo Export dedicata alle imprese delle regioni del Sud\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">27 May 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/05\/bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-obiettivo-export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-sud\/\" title=\"Bari: Second stop of \u201cExport Objective\u201d dedicated to businesses in Southern Italy\">Bari: Second stop of \u201cExport Objective\u201d dedicated to businesses in Southern Italy<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The journey towards the 2026 National Export Conference continues with the second stage dedicated to the territories and businesses in Southern Italy, scheduled for 16 June in Bari at the Nuova Fiera del Levante. The initiative \u201cExport Objective: Businesses and territories in Southern Italy\u201d, promoted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and implemented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Bari: Second stop of \u201cExport Objective\u201d dedicated to businesses in Southern Italy\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/05\/bari-la-seconda-tappa-di-obiettivo-export-dedicata-alle-imprese-delle-regioni-del-sud\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Innovazione-italiana-allestero-768x384.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Innovazione-italiana-allestero.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Innovazione-italiana-allestero-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Innovazione-italiana-allestero-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Innovazione italiana all\u2019estero\" alt=\"Innovazione italiana all\u2019estero\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">26 May 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/05\/innovazione-italiana-allestero-aperte-le-candidature-per-singapore-fintech-festival-e-web-summit-lisbona-2026\/\" title=\"Italian Innovation Abroad: Applications Open for the Singapore Fintech Festival and Web Summit Lisbon 2026\">Italian Innovation Abroad: Applications Open for the Singapore Fintech Festival and Web Summit Lisbon 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Applications are now open for innovative Italian startups and SMEs to participate in two of the main international events dedicated to technological innovation: the Singapore Fintech Festival 2026, scheduled for November 18-20, 2026, and the Web Summit 2026, to be held in Lisbon from November 9-12, 2026. These initiatives are promoted by the Italian Trade [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Italian Innovation Abroad: Applications Open for the Singapore Fintech Festival and Web Summit Lisbon 2026\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\/2026\/05\/innovazione-italiana-allestero-aperte-le-candidature-per-singapore-fintech-festival-e-web-summit-lisbona-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3--><ul class=\"list-unstyled mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mt-2\">\n                        <a class=\"text-decoration-none fw-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-economica\" title=\"See all\">\n                                See all\n                            <svg class=\"icon icon-sm icon-primary\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>\n                        <\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italian economic diplomacy is the activity of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aimed to support Italian companies abroad and promote the country&#8217;s growth in different fields. 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