CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DELLA ROMAGNA - FORLI'-CESENA E RIMINI

The Chamber of Commerce of Forlì-Cesena-Rimini (Chamber of Commerce of Romagna) is a public institution that carries out, in the province of competence, support and promotion functions of business general interests, balancing the needs of all sectors, represented by its bodies (Board and Council): business, trade-union and consumer protection associations, independent professionals council.
It works in close collaboration with all public and private stakeholders of the area, respecting individual autonomies by drawing tips and suggestions and proposing itself as an incentive and aggregation subject, to ensure the balanced growth of the provincial economy through shared planning tools , signing of agreements and concerted actions.
It interacts with the entire chamber system which, through the extensive network of Chambers of Commerce in Italy and abroad, works in integrated manner at the service of companies and the general economic system, with a cooperation and exchange view:

• In the Region, the Chambers of Commerce Union (Emilia-Romagna Unioncamere)is the privileged interlocutor of the Region, other public bodies, functional autonomies and the main associative representative bodies, in collaboration with which it promotes and implements projects and initiatives to support the Chamber activities and the local business system for the development of the regional economy;
• In Italy the system is represented by Unioncamere, the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, which promotes, carries out and manages services and activities of interest for the entire Chamber network, constituted, in addition to the Italian union, by the regional ones, provincial Chambers and system companies, that can provide technical and professional services to business and the same Chambers, in various fields: computerization, training, internationalization, promotion, integrated infrastructure services, environment, innovation and tourism;
• in Europe, the Chamber of Commerce, through the Unioncamere seat of Bruxelles and EUROCHAMBRES (association with more 40 chamber members of European countries national representation and the network of European Union islands chambers of commerce, that represents more than 2,000 chamber boards with more than 20 millions companies), constitutes a bridge with the European institutions. For Business it is a privileged means of access to increasingly large and complex markets. 

SERVICES

The Chamber of Commerce of Romagna offers real services to enterprises and the area, making use of innovative technological tools to ensure quality, transparent and efficient services, and achieve the objective of administrative procedures maximum simplification.
The most important services provided are:

 
Registry-Certification services
 
The Registry-certification services represent the Chamber historical activity.
The Chamber of Commerce, through the Register of Companies, the Economic Administrative Register (REA) and the Registers and professional roles management, certifies and advertises the main acts that characterize the company life and at the same time it offers a wide information heritage about Italian companies.
A real opportunity for businesses and consumers that can benefit of a real window on national and local economic world. 
With ComUnica, a procedure that allows companies to carry out with a single soluction all the fulfilments with institutions, the Single Counter for Productive Activities (SUAP) – the only applicant point of access for administrative practices concerning its productive activity – business benefit of a tangible simplification and speeding up in the performance of bureaucratic procedures.
The Chamber of Commerce also provides businesses and citizens innovative services for the spreading of technological and knowledge tools required to interact with civil service
in conditions of interoperability. This system offers guarantees in terms of security, efficacy and efficiency (National Charter of Services (CNS), digital Signature, Smart Cards, digital Tachographs, Sistri systems etc.)
Foreign services, for companies that export goods to countries outside the EU,
provide certifications and other documents required for customs and trade relations with these countries.
 
Promotional and Support services

The promotional and support services are an essential aim for the body. The Chamber of Commerce interprets the needs and values of the area by boosting their development and providing specialized assistance and support services.
The Chamber activities are addressed to the main areas:

• Measures to simplify the access to credit and business finance
• Supporting the internationalization and international marketing actions
• Measures for the promotion of the area: local marketing actions, typical products and excellences enhancement
• Support for business transmission, vocational training and the promotion of entrepreneurship
• Monitoring of the local economy and economic and social statistical information
• Innovation, Research, University, sustainable development, social responsibility
• Administrative simplification and transparency

 
Regulation and Protection of Market and conciliatory culture services

The Regulation and Protection of the Market and culture conciliatory functions represent the evolution of the Chamber activities in support of business and consumers.
The Chamber of Commerce offers businesses and consumers services to ensure a balanced development of the local economy in defence of the market and people involved in this sector.
These services also include, the activities of the Arbitration Chamber and the Conciliation one, alternative instruments of justice that allow to solve disputes rapidly and with content costs; Metric Office activities for weights and measures check; activities for the protection of industrial property; the management of the Provincial Traditions Collection.

CISE - INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

CISE, Chamber of Commerce of Romagna Special Agency, defines its aims by analyzing the emerging needs of the local system actors.
The most important activities, brought back to the main areas of action are:

Innovation:

• Tutoring innovation: innovative ideas support service
• Observatory and Innovation report: analysis of the "innovation" in the area and production of the annual report
• Point UNI. To answer to the innovative needs linked to voluntary technical training
• In Family: the certification brand for tourist facilities dedicated to families  -www.welcomeinfamiglia.com 

Sustainable Development:

• Green Management Training: EMAS and Ecolabel School - www.scuolaemas.it
• Sustainable Energy Management, energy conservation and renewable energy

 
Social Responsibility:

• Network Ethics Work: CISE accredited by SAAS (Social Accountability Accreditation Services) for SA8000 (social responsibility) systems certification management and training of Auditor SA8000 - www.lavoroetico.org
• Business Ethics: paths and innovative tools for PMI Social Responsibility, characterized by the muti-stakeholder S.A.W. observatory (Social Accountability Watch) - www.impresaetica.net 

ICT (Information and Communication Technology):

• SIMET (Monitoring System of Local Economy) - warehouse of local economy: the information system actions
• PMI: (Interactive Monitoring Platform): Open Source tool to increase the effectiveness of strategic choices
• Anteros: platform for economic and business analysis