Companies, SMEs, Export and Internationalization
The new service will start from China, India and Japan
Italian companies, especially SMEs, have a new tool at their disposal to create business opportunities and get in touch with companies in the main foreign markets, starting with China, India and Japan.
The CDP Group and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have launched Business Matching, the new digital platform which, thanks to a matchmaking algorithm, favors the development of commercial relations between Italian and foreign companies based on their characteristics and needs.
The first weeks after launch will be dedicated to enriching the database, accepting registrations and implementing business objectives. Subsequently, the tool will be fully operational and able to propose combinations with foreign companies on a constant basis, throughout the year.
Starting next year, the platform will expand its operations to Southeast Asia and progressively to other countries, based on the priorities expressed by the Control Room for Internationalization coordinated by MAECI together with the Ministry for Economic Development.
Once fully operational, the portal, created by CDP in eight languages and aligned with the highest IT security standards, will allow companies to get to know other companies that the algorithm will propose as potential partners. The goal is to support exports and internationalization but also to overcome the physical barriers and restrictions imposed by the pandemic, especially on more distant and complex markets. At the same time, foreign companies will access the platform to identify possible business opportunities in Italy.
Business Matching enriches the offer of tools and services put in place by CDP, SACE, SIMEST and the ICE Agency to foster agreements between Italian and foreign companies.
Rome, November 2021
Source Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
