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problems of the future with new and good ideas.
New and good ideas Basically it is a free zone in which to experiment and at
for the future the same time expand on a large scale.
Digital technology would make it possible, in fact, to
And what about the future? The Factory has experiment with the holonic-virtual enterprise,
demonstrated that with an open innovation system, characterized by numerous interactive clusters capable
one that is creative and comfortable for those taking of responding to the needs of customers and
part, it is possible to arrive more rapidly at the stakeholders with high levels of innovation and flexibility.
prototyping of really interesting technological, relational More in general, it constitutes, on a case-by-case
and process solutions. Nonetheless, the scale-up is basis, the most appropriate value chain for pursuing
virtually impossible to achieve quickly. Indeed, the business. The individual clusters can belong to different
departments of companies still perceive innovation companies, and together they can create a more
merely as problem solving: finding good and new powerful virtual enterprise. This requires a significant
solutions to old problems. The general tendency cultural leap, in terms of cooperation and trust, in
consists in the digitization of existing processes that which creativity and intelligence are decentralised and
maintain the silos and the comfort zones with little the system organises itself so that the project known at
sharing of data. any point of the network can mobilise all the required
It is likely that the way to speed up innovation and enjoy resources, quickly and effectively.
the benefits that digital technology has to offer is what To quote Socrates: “The secret of change is to focus all
in ecology is called “niche construction”, that is to say your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the
the creation of environments in which one responds to new”.

Antonio Careddu

Antonio is Saipem Director for Innovation, Systems and Chief Operating Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive
Corporate Marketing. Officer. He returned to Milan in 2013 to manage
After graduating in Engineering at the Politecnico di Corporate Quality department and, since November
Milano, he has gained a long experience in the oil&gas 2015, has been Corporate Director for Innovation,
sector. He first worked for Snamprogetti, then for Systems and Corporate Marketing.
Saipem worldwide, in particular in Saipem France as

Andrea Boscacci

Andrea is Saipem Corporate Head of Marketing and Planning & Methodologies office, before moving to the
Innovation Factory. Strategies and Innovation department in December
After graduating in Law at the Università degli Studi di 2015. He has been the Project Lead for the set-up of
Milano, in 2006 he started his career in the Saipem company Knowledge Management tool, and the PMO
Legal Department as Contract Administrator. In 2013 he for Supply Chain Optimization Programme.
was called upon to manage the Contract Management

Luca Pagani

Luca is member of the Team of Saipem’s Innovation joined the Change Management, Engagement and
Factory. Community function dealing with human resource
He graduated in Automation and Control Engineering at change and improvement programs. In 2016 he joined
the Politecnico di Milano. In 2012 he joined Saipem as the Strategy and Innovation department. He is a
Offshore Technology Innovation engineer. In 2014 he member of the Saipem Knowledge Management Team.

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