The relational infrastructures of knowledge: inclusiveness and innovation for Made in Italy

Abstract. Made in Italy, which includes sectors such as design, fashion, agri-food products and mechanical automation, represents the main production area of our nation and expresses the identity of Italy based on the differences, on the many natural and cultural specificities of our territory; a capital to be valorized through integrated logics, strategies, a strong connection between research, ter-ritories, companies, and human capital. Design and creativity are the basis of Italy's ability to transfer intangible quali-ties (such as expressions of different cultures, local vocations) into artefacts and products. Design continuously provides new scenarios and directions of innova-tion, interpreting new needs and values, through its methodologies and collabo-rative attitude. Faced with new challenges and geopolitical instability, new social, production and consumption models are necessary: European values represent an important opportunity, not only from an environmental and social point of view, but also toward the consolidation of a secure European market based on shared objec-tives. Inclusivity, collaboration, and the opportunities of intelligent digital infrastruc-tures are the new horizon in which companies can put into practice new models not exclusively based on profit, but on cohesion and access to research and in-novation.