From the city of motor car to a centre of advanced technology and integrated productive systems, following an original redevelopment project.
Although it is internationally renowned as an industrial city and a capital of the motor car this, for Turin, is now a stereotype, an incomplete picture. Today, its image is different, more diverse: the city is oriented towards the new high-tech Europe, that of advanced research.

Turin has changed, and is still changing, taking on a new economical and productive appearance based upon a modern culture of innovation. Today, Piedmont, and in particular its capital, possess all the technical and scientific capabilities and the leading edge know-how needed to become a centre of technological excellence. In concert with he productive evolution, Turin is today a dynamic reality committed to an integrated modernisation process, unique in Italy: its economic development corresponds to its urban renewal. A vast series of projects have been planned and put into action, with the aim of integrating the city's rich historical heritage, which has never really been appreciated or publicised, with the renewed needs of more modern and efficient system of public services.
Easily accessed from outside, the Turin territory is currently putting into action new large urban projects: renewal of the infrastructure and new construction works; redevelopment of the city's historical centre; revitalisation of the suburbs; doubling of the green belt and improvement of the city's attractive waterways.
In particular, four projects are worthy examples: the former Lingotto car factory has been converted to a complex with modern services, cultural venues and a hotel; the old steel and iron industrial area is being transformed into Europe's first environmental technological park (Environment Park) occupying an area of 100 hectars: the Turin Polytechnic is being doubled in size to cover 13 hectares, and has benefited from a major injection of funds into its research and training activities; finally, the cityìs railway system is being redeveloped and improved with important "passante" (railway link) works (three lines of 15 km placed underground), thus making a radical transformation in the system for the access into the city, and the mobility around it.
Recognising the central role of telecommunications in modern economic development, Turin is becoming Italy's first fully "cabled" city. Work on the city's ISDN network (Integrated Services Digital Network) began in 1994, and today a complete fibre optic communication network is available to its companies, institutions, business, public service departments and private citizens.
This is the new image of Turin and its region, both with their sights set firmly on the competitive Europe of the future, with a multidisciplinary approach and integrated productive system.