Construir espacios innovativos : la experiencia del trabajo de la “Confederazione Nazionale Artigianato” con los fabricantes de guantes de Napoli

Abstract

En este trabajo se analizan los elementos fundamentales del enfoque de “los sistemas locales” como un modo de entender las formas asociativas que se dan entre empresas y su impacto en la generación de procesos innovativos, en una ciudad como Napoli, donde estas experiencias nunca han sido generalizadas, sino que se dan muy limitadamente. Específicamente, se estudió el trabajo que la “Confederazione Nazionale Artigianato” (CNA) realiza con un sector muy tradicional: el de los artesanos fabricantes de guantes, y el consorcio que un grupo de ellos ha formado. El caso es interesante porque en un contexto difícil esta entidad está intentando revertir años de escasa movilización.

In this paper we have analyzed the fundamental elements of the local systems approach as a way to understand the associative forms existing between firms, and the impact on the generating innovative processes, in a city like Naples, where these kind of experiences never have been generalized. In particular, we have studied the work that the “Confederazione Nazionale Artigianato” (CNA) realized with the gloves’ maker, and the consortium constituted by a group of them. The case is very interesting because in a very difficult context, this entity is trying to change the years of insufficient mobilization. The approach used gives importance to particular processes in construction of social space. The central idea is to generate a lot of experiences, also if they are limited and insignificant. It’s the first step to stimulate the proliferation of innovative processes, considering the context parameters. We are interested in the “local systems approach” because of the actual influence this approach has in the debate about the development policies. We want to see also its possible utilization in difficult situations, like the argentine reality, where the industrial structure has a lot of problems and the institutions are inefficient to help in the necessary change.