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Article

CNR–Fincantieri Joint Projects: A Successful Example of Collaboration between Research and Industry Based on the Open Innovation Approach

by
Emilio Fortunato Campana
1,
Maria Carmela Di Piazza
2,
Maria Di Summa
3,
Erina Ferro
4,*,
Patrizio Massoli
5,
Marco Sacco
6,
Francesco Soldovieri
7,
Bianca Maria Vaglieco
8,
Nicola Bassan
9,
Andrea Castino
9,
Massimo Debenedetti
9 and
Paolo Guglia
9
1
Department of Engineering, ICT and Technologies for Energy and Transportation (CNR-DIITET), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, 00185 Rome, Italy
2
Institute of Marine Engineering, National Research Council of Italy, CNR Research Area of Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa n. 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
3
STIIMA Institute, Bari office, National Research Council of Italy, Via Paolo Lembo 38F, 70124 Bari, Italy
4
Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Research Area of CNR in Pisa, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
5
Istituto Motori, National Research Council of Italy, Piazza Barsanti Eugenio E Matteucci Carlo, Fuorigrotta, 80135 Napoli, Italy
6
Institute STIIMA, Lecco Office, National Research Council of Italy, Via Previati 1/E, 23900 Lecco, Italy
7
Institute IREA, National Research Council of Italy, Via Diocleziano 328, 80124 Napoli, Italy
8
Istituto Motori, National Research Council of Italy, Via Guglielmo Marconi, 4, 80125 Napoli, Italy
9
Fincantieri S.p.A., Via Genova, 1, 34121 Trieste, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2020, 6(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6010015
Submission received: 16 January 2020 / Revised: 26 February 2020 / Accepted: 27 February 2020 / Published: 1 March 2020
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Abstract

This paper contributes to the open innovation literature by presenting a successful application of the open innovation approach in the maritime sector between Fincantieri (FC), one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), the largest research entity in Italy. By using external sources of scientific innovation, specifically 10 different groups of researchers from CNR research institutes and three universities, and by integrating these groups with a team of expert Fincantieri’s designers, the company obtained significant advances in terms of technological content and competitiveness. This collaboration is an evident example of successful implementation of the open innovation paradigm, where a big company (Fincantieri) uses external sources of innovation (the CNR researchers) to advance its technology by carrying out six different projects simultaneously. The paper presents the adopted open innovation model, the governance approach specifically implemented by the company and the major scientific contents and outcomes of the constellation of the six connected projects.
Keywords: Open innovation; research and technological transfer; maritime transport; digital technologies; management Open innovation; research and technological transfer; maritime transport; digital technologies; management

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Campana, E.F.; Di Piazza, M.C.; Di Summa, M.; Ferro, E.; Massoli, P.; Sacco, M.; Soldovieri, F.; Vaglieco, B.M.; Bassan, N.; Castino, A.; et al. CNR–Fincantieri Joint Projects: A Successful Example of Collaboration between Research and Industry Based on the Open Innovation Approach. J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2020, 6, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6010015

AMA Style

Campana EF, Di Piazza MC, Di Summa M, Ferro E, Massoli P, Sacco M, Soldovieri F, Vaglieco BM, Bassan N, Castino A, et al. CNR–Fincantieri Joint Projects: A Successful Example of Collaboration between Research and Industry Based on the Open Innovation Approach. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2020; 6(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6010015

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Campana, Emilio Fortunato, Maria Carmela Di Piazza, Maria Di Summa, Erina Ferro, Patrizio Massoli, Marco Sacco, Francesco Soldovieri, Bianca Maria Vaglieco, Nicola Bassan, Andrea Castino, and et al. 2020. "CNR–Fincantieri Joint Projects: A Successful Example of Collaboration between Research and Industry Based on the Open Innovation Approach" Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6010015

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Campana, E. F., Di Piazza, M. C., Di Summa, M., Ferro, E., Massoli, P., Sacco, M., Soldovieri, F., Vaglieco, B. M., Bassan, N., Castino, A., Debenedetti, M., & Guglia, P. (2020). CNR–Fincantieri Joint Projects: A Successful Example of Collaboration between Research and Industry Based on the Open Innovation Approach. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 6(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6010015

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