Open AccessFrom crisis to a sustainable future. Processes of technology transfer from Europe to the MENA region
Author(s) -
Emilio Antoniol,
Margherita Ferrari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
techne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2240-7391
pISSN - 2239-0243
DOI - 10.36253/techne-10564
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , technology transfer , circular economy , economic system , sustainable development , production (economics) , business , political science , economics , international trade , geography , ecology , macroeconomics , archaeology , law , biology
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.