Key Competitive Attractions
Key attractions:
- The Copernico marketing initiative attracted 205 new companies to the Ticino region between 1997 and 2007.
- Key sectors in electronics, life sciences, services and logistics.
- Highly trained, multi-lingual workforce, with an average income exceeding €32,000 per capita.
- The sectors of electro mechanics, chemicals/pharmaceuticals and plastics generate the majority of the Gross Cantonal Product at 21%.
- The financial and insurance sector is the second largest, accounting for 17.5% of the Gross Cantonal Product.
- Goods and services exported from Ticino amount to €3.2 billion yearly, with 68% of exports going to EU countries, notably Italy, Germany and France.
- Important educational institutions, including The Ticino University the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Institute of Italian Switzerland, The Swiss Centre for Scientific Calculations, and the Biomedical Research Institute.
