The state of the art of regional programming presented in Viterbo: over 1 billion and 800 million resources for development
It met today in Viterbo, at the Sala Regia of the Palazzo dei Priori in Piazza del Plebiscito 14, il Monitoring Committee of the Lazio Regional ERDF Program 2021-2027.
The proceedings were opened by institutional greetings from Roberta Angelillivice-president and councilor for Economic Development, Commerce, Crafts, Industry, Internationalization of the Lazio Region; Chiara Frontinimayor of the Municipality of Viterbo e Francesca Raimondi, representative of the European Commission, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy.
The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the Regional Programme, but also to discuss the content and procedures for modifying the Lazio PR necessary to seize the opportunities linked to the establishment of STEP(Strategic Technologies Platform for Europe) which aims to promote strategic technologies (digital, zero emissions, biotech) as well as strengthen innovative capabilities.
The Lazio ERDF program 2021-2027 allocates over 1.817 billion euros to consolidate regional economic and social cohesionof which over 545 million resources have already been allocated to interventions in favor of the economic system – such as, for example, measures for access to credit, grants to businesses – and to local development.
In particular, the Committee focused on the opportunities generated by Priority 1 which, with a budget of 964 millionhas already intended 302 million to facilitation tools for businesses.
As well as Priority 5, dedicated to territorial development that dei 140 million endowment, has already allocated some 85 for the development of medium urban areas (Frosinone, Latina, Rieti and Viterbo) and of Roma Capitale (Ostia and Pietralata).
Among the topics on the agenda of the Committee, chaired by the Managing Authority of the ERDF PR Tiziana Petuccithe progress of the simplification and strengthening of administrative capacity actions carried out by the Lazio Region was also provided, also taken as an example by other Italian and European Administrations.
The Municipality of Viterbo then illustrated the state of implementation of its Territorial Strategy, as a case study to be proposed as good practice. At the end of the work, a visit organized by the Municipality of Viterbo to illustrate the sites that fall within the Territorial Strategyand for local development of the capital of Viterbo: Civic Tower, Zaffera, Ex Court, Almadiani, Shelter, Lazzaretto, Teatro Genio. The resources allocated by the Lazio European Social Fund Program 2021-2027 for interventions to promote social inclusion and employability will also be added to these initiatives.
