Italian Trade Agency
The Italian Trade Agency (also ITA, in Italian: Agenzia ICE) is a government agency of the Italian Republic whose purpose is to promote foreign trade and Italy's exports. It was established in 1926 with the Decreto reale n. 800 with the name of INE (Istituto nazionale per le esportazioni, "National Institute for Exports") and had the main task of "promoting the development of exports of products coming from the Italian soil and industry". In 1935, the institute also developed specific skills in the field of imports by changing its name to Istituto nazionale per gli scambi con l'estero ("National Institute for Foreign Trade"). Subsequently, in 1945 it took the name ICE - Istituto nazionale per il commercio estero.[1]
| ICE - Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero | |
 Headquarters in Rome | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 2011 |
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| Type | government agency |
| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Headquarters | via Liszt 21 - Rome corso Magenta 59 - Milan |
| Website | www |
In July 2011, the ICE was abolished and shortly after in December 2011 it was reconstituted in the form of government agency with the name "ICE - Agency for the promotion abroad and internationalization of Italian companies" (ICE - Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane). After about 12 months of transitional management, from 1 January 2013 the new ICE Agency has been operational to support Italian exports and investments around the world and to encourage foreign investments in Italy. Outside Italy, it's best known as the International Trade Agency (ITA).
Establishment
The Italian Trade Agency was established with decree 22 December 2011 n. 214 as an entity with legal personality under public law, subject to Italy's Ministry of Economic Development which exercises them after hearing, for the matters of their respective competence, Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of economy and finance. It's currently controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI - Ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale).
The agency has the task of developing, facilitating and promoting Italy's economic and commercial relations with foreign countries, with particular attention to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, their consortia and groupings. ITA fosters the internationalization of Italian companies, as well as the marketing of Italian goods and services on international markets, and to promote the reputation and image of Italian goods and products in the world. The agency carries out activities useful for the pursuit of its tasks and, in particular, it offers information, assistance and consultancy services to Italian companies operating in international trade. It also promotes cooperation in the industrial, agricultural and agro-food sectors, the distribution and the tertiary sector, in order to increase the presence of Italian companies on international markets.
In carrying out its activities, the agency works closely with Italian local administrative governments called Regioni, the chambers of commerce, the Italian industry, agriculture, business organizations and other public and private subjects, in accordance with the strategic guidelines on the promotion and internationalization of companies drawn up by the Cabina di regia of Italy's Prime Minister (Presidente del Consiglio).
The current structure of ITA
Starting from 1 January 2015, ITA owns about 64 offices worldwide,[2] in close collaboration with the diplomatic-consular network and with the Italian chambers of commerce located abroad. Current president and general manager are Carlo Ferro and Roberto Luongo respectively. Former president and general manager0 were Michele Scannavini and Piergiorgio Borgogelli.[3]; while they are currently Carlo Ferro and Roberto Luongo.[4][5]
CorCE
ITA is also known for a course focused on foreign trade and called CorCE (Corso di specializzazione in Commercio Estero, "Specialization Course in Foreign Trade").[6] CorCE first started in October 1962, with the first forty scholarships awarded by public tender and today it is a master's program for the internationalization of companies.[7][8]
References
- https://www.ice.it/it/chi-siamo
- Agenzia-ICE. Performance Plan - Strategic Objectives 2015-2017 (PDF).
- "Borgogelli new general manager of Ice-Agenzia - Filo". www.filo.it. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- https://www.ice.it/it/chi-siamo/struttura-organizzativa/presidente
- https://www.ice.it/it/chi-siamo/struttura-organizzativa/direttore-generale
- https://agency.sm/area-news-generica/2012/09/12/ice-corso-specializzazione-commercio-estero
- https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/read/15877937/brochure-master-ice
- http://www.exportraining.ice.it/it/attivita-e-servizi/lista-corsi/380-master-per-l-internazionalizzazione-delle-imprese-53°-corce-fausto-de-franceschi.html