The Calabria Region and Unindustria Calabria are launching a renewed phase of discussion to strengthen and improve policies to support businesses and the related context conditions, resuming the fruitful discussion that has led to so many positive results on the investment and growth side.
This is the outcome of the meeting that emerged at the end of the meeting that took place today at the regional Citadel between the president of the Region, Roberto Occhiuto, the councilor for Economic Development and Active Labor Policies, Giovanni Calabrese, the director of the Labor department, Fortunato Varone, the president of Unindustria Calabria, Aldo Ferrara, and the general director, Dario Lamanna, with also the participation of the extraordinary commissioner of Arsai, Sergio Riitano.
Balance sheet of regional measures and impact on GDP
On the table for discussion, first of all, the balance sheet relating to the measures activated by the Region to support Calabrian businesses in the last three years. From this perspective, the analysis made it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of many of the instruments implemented aimed at growth in investments, innovation and employment.
The positive results produced by these measures – the concrete confirmation of which is in the encouraging data on the Calabrian GDP disclosed by Bank of Italy in recent months – meant that during the meeting there was a mutual desire to propose an increasingly closer and more functional concertation to intercept the requests and needs coming from the economic system in a constantly evolving context.
Strategies for competitiveness and internationalization
Phase two therefore opens in the dialogue between the Region and Unindustria Calabria, aimed at consolidating the results achieved and projecting ourselves into a scenario that supports the competitiveness of the business system and facilitates growth on the markets.
Particular attention was paid to a programmatic plan for internationalization and export, to measures for the urgent redevelopment of production areas, both in relation to safety and in terms of accessibility and attractiveness of the context.
Skills, Single ZES and bureaucratic simplification
The strategic theme discussed was also human capital and the valorisation of skills. Finally, mutual commitment was hoped for on the incentivisation of the Single Zes of the South, on measures regarding sustainable finance for growth and on the speeding up of bureaucratic procedures.
The statements of councilor Calabrese
For councilor Calabrese “the meeting with the president of Unindustria, Aldo Ferrara, was a moment of concrete and constructive discussion”.
“We took stock of the situation – he explained – regarding the multiple support measures launched and the new tenders being published for businesses and economic development, sharing the need to strengthen collaboration between institutions and the production system. Work remains the pillar of our policies: we are aiming for new development, innovation and training strategies to support the competitiveness of businesses and create stable, quality employment. The dialogue with Unindustria is essential to accompany the growth of the territory and respond effectively to the current challenges”.