From crisis to a sustainable future. Processes of technology transfer from Europe to the MENA region

Emilio Antoniol,Margherita Ferrari

doi:10.36253/techne-10564

Abstract

Crisis contexts such as the MENA region allow us to envision effective scenarios of sustainable development based on local production systems supported by digital innovation. The constant exchange of know-how between the MENA area and the European continent represents a fundamental tool in which processes of technology transfer help to accelerate the transformation processes currently underway and make them more effective. This paper investigates the effectiveness of using local resources for producing building components by means of innovative technologies based on circular economy processes. The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the possibilities of transferring enabling technologies from the Italian context to that of MENA as a tool for economic reactivation directed towards circularity.

Highlights

Le Afriche e la transizione Negli ultimi anni, l’interesse di circolare ricerca verso “le Afriche” (Albrecht, 2014) si è intensificato, non solo in riferimento al recupero di tecniche costruttive tradizionali ma, in contesti come quello nordafricano e del Medio
This paper investigates the effectiveness of using local resources for producing building components by means of innovative technologies based on circular economy processes
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the possibilities of transferring enabling technologies from the Italian context to that of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as a tool for economic reactivation directed towards circularity

Summary

Introduction

Le Afriche e la transizione Negli ultimi anni, l’interesse di circolare ricerca verso “le Afriche” (Albrecht, 2014) si è intensificato, non solo in riferimento al recupero di tecniche costruttive tradizionali ma, in contesti come quello nordafricano e del Medio. Crisis contexts such as the MENA region allow us to envision effective scenarios of sustainable development based on local production systems supported by digital innovation.

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