ABRUZZO Italy

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ABRUZZO (Italy)


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ABRUZZO (Italy)
TERAMO
PESCARA
LAQUILA
CHIETI
ROMA

• area 10,800 Km2
• population 1.3 milion

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THE ECONOMY 1

• the first European region to come out of the
  Objective 1
• the level of industrialization is higher than the
  national average
• the development of the region has two speeds
  (more developed in coastal area, less developed
  in the inner areas)

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THE ECONOMY 2

• very strong influence of sea and mountain tourism
  (20 ski resorts with over 150 tracks)
• diffusion of SMEs (on the coast and in the north
  of the region)
• textiles and clothing industry
• metal - mechanics (industries linked to car
  manufacturing)
• wooden furniture
• leather goods

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STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

• STRENGTH
• favourable geographic position
• social tranquillity (no organised crime)
• favourable environment
• good supply of innovation (3 universities, 3
  research centres)
• WEAKNESS
• lack of infrastructures
• productive system insufficiently structured

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RIS ABRUZZO PROJECT

• RIS
• started 1997
• finished 1999
• RIS PHASE 2
• started 2001
• will finish June 2003
• entirely financed with regional funds

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RIS

• RIS ? 8 Pilot Projects
• 4 projects ? financed by INNOVATIVE ACTIONS
• 2 projects ? financed by EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
  (ESF)
• 1 projects ? financed directly by REGION ABRUZZO

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INNOVATIVE ACTIONS

• INNOVATIVE ACTIONS
• spin off activity (the availability of results
  coming from academic research)
• technological transfer
• new technologies in Public Administration
• Certification of Public Administration according
  to the standards UNI EN ISO 90012000
• sustainable development

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RIS Phase 2

• WHY A SECOND RIS?
• Good results of the experience of RIS phase 1
• The will to develop the bases that the first
  experience had begun to set up in the regional
  economic system
• To strengthen the co-operation net built up
  during the years of RIS implementation

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RIS Phase 2

• OBJECTIVES
• Systematic meetings to inform the regional
  enterprises system about the opportunities
  offered by the European context, providing
  occasions to confront each other
• Supply the enterprises with tools to transform
  their ideas, often isolated and not structured,
  into concrete innovative, targeted projects
• Parallel objective
• Prize competition of Ideas for the presentation
  of projects aimed at introducing important
  elements of Innovation, of process and product,
  in some specific fields of intervention

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RIS Phase 2

• PROJECTS OF EXCELLENCE
• Themes
• E-commerce
• Joint Venture with economic operators of NAC
• application of new technologies
• Beneficiaries Enterprises and Centres of
  Research
• More than 20 projects submitted
• 3 Ideas financed (50.000 each)

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RIS Phase 2

• ACTIVITIES
• More than 130 meetings
• Local and thematic meetings with enterprises,
  public Bodies and industrial organizations in
  order to diffuse RIS 2 objectives
• Collect ideas and suggestions for a more
  efficient and shared regional development
• Comparison and evaluation of the emerged
  proposals
• Transfer of the results to the political level
  (vertical mainstreaming)

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A tool to measure the impact
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RIS phase 2

• Future steps
• The initiatives of the second RIS has been
  appreciated by the enterprises and has generated
  confidence in the Administration and expectations
  towards the opportunities offered by the European
  Union
• For this reason we think that such a development
  process does not have to be interrupted and we
  are considering to carry on the activities
  continuing to invest on Innovation and good will