Liguria is the capital of the sea: investments in research and development are higher than the national average. The territory hosts research centres of excellence and UniGe is the second Italian University as far as spin-offs are concerned .

Liguria is the first region in Italy for:

• incidence of Sea Economy enterprises
• concentration of shipbuilding companies
• handling of containers
• pleasure crafts registered in the maritime offices and by number of berths
• cruise passengers
• amount of bandiere blu (blue flags)
• percentage of graduates in relation to the population
• ICT patents.

Moreover, Liguria is:

• leader in the field of maritime cargo insurance companies
• venue for events of international importance, such as the International Boat Show, Genoa Shipping Week, the Blue Economy Summit and the Festival del Mare
• second Italian region for kms of protected coastline
• third region for employees in high-tech sectors.