Innovation starts from the “Mediterranean Knowledge”, and develops until it
becomes common practice. These new ideas (products, services, and models) make
it then possible to meet social needs (more effectively than their alternatives) and
at the same time create new social relationships or new collaborations. Moreover,
they enable to lay the foundations for the construction of a real and different
European identity. The knowledge and cultural values of the Mediterranean “must”
provide the driving force to overcome the impasse impeding the whole of Europe.
They can become the fruitful stimulus for reviewing European policies (in
particular integration ones) and provide a solid foundation for the protection and
promotion of effective cultural heritage an knowledge matching up with our time,
able to bring out a new future by the legacy of the different cultures
