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Sviluppumbria designing and implementing local development strategies and tools since 1973.

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Johannesburg, November 2014

WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER WITH YOU

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Sviluppumbria: Development strategies.

Sviluppumbria is the Economic Development Agency of the Region of Umbria.

Sviluppumbria acts as the implementation arm of Region of Umbria, designing and executing programs, projects and tools to support Umbria competitiveness and economic growth within the 2014-­‐2020 EU structural funds framework.

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Our mission To improve Umbria economic growth and competitiveness, providing financial and technical services and supporting networks able to catalyze development.

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Sviluppumbria Shareholders The agency is a limited company wholly owned by public institutions. The Region of Umbria is its main shareholder Umbria Region

93.32%

Provinces of Perugia and Terni

3.21%

Perugia Chamber of Commerce

0.36%

Umbrian municipalities

4.11%

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Sviluppumbria's capital and funds

Sviluppumbria's share capital is € 5.8 million.

Sviluppumbria manages and channels to Umbria economic system a total amount of € 45 million regional and EU funds.

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Our Background Set up in the 70’s to channel resources to areas affected by industrial crisis, Regional Development Agencies initially carried out mainly financial intervention.

The inefficiency of top-­‐ down state interventions and local “welferism” policies led way to new bottom-­‐up approaches.

During the past two decades local development called for public-­‐private partnership, multi-­‐level governance and enhancement of local capabilities and potentials.

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A broader scope.

Sviluppumbria accomplishes its scope by: • Designing and offering a wider range of financial and other technical services to public and private actors, aimed at economic development and employment growth; • Taking on a more comprehensive promotional role, fostering integration and coordination of local institution, associations, universities, research centers and other public and private local actors to promote local competitiveness

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Multifunction Agency More efficient than specialized ones

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Sviluppumbria: a multi-­‐function agency Multi-­‐task agencies prove more efficient than specialized ones, since territorial competitiveness is influenced by various factors belonging to different policy areas. On the other hand multi-­‐tasking agencies call for more coordination with other regional actors in order to avoid competence overlaps and duplication of activities.

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Sviluppumbria’s main functions • Support business creation and development • Enhance smart specialization, technological/ social innovation and internationalization for global competitiveness • Create an enabling environment to attract FDI and skilled human capital.

• Support Tourism Integrated Promotion strategies • Promote Infrastructure Development, including regional real estate assets • Strengthen International cooperation and networking

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Business Creation Supporting local economy

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Business creation and development Supporting the whole spectrum of local business with financial and non financial services:

> start-­‐ups > cooperative enterprises > clusters > SMME’s

> large enterprises

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Business creation and development

Inclusive economy tools Innovative finance services

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Business creation and development Diversified portfolio of financial services: • Micro-­‐credit • Financial engineering fund • Co-­‐operative fund • Youth Guarantee

Tools for an inclusive economic development (women, immigrants, youngsters) Incubation Hubs

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Foreign investment Matching foreign and local capitals

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Foreign direct investment Capitalize both on endogenous resources and on the attraction of foreign human and financial capital.

endogenous human

financial

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Creating an enabling environment • Infrastructure development • Regional real estate management • Education and professional skills Improvement • Green economy • Urban regeneration • Fab labs, Creative Industries • Rural Integrated Development

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Integrated promotion and tourism • Support all tourism and tourism-­‐related development projects; • Design and implement integrated promotional events in Italy and abroad (trade, lifestyle, food and wine, tourism); • Enhance both tourists and residents quality of life in Umbria; • Promote the Umbria brand in target markets.

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International networks Sviluppumbria is involved in many international programs that support endogenous local development.

The Italian experience -­‐ based on the so called “negotiated planning”, on SMEs, on clusters , on co-­‐ operative production, on public-­‐private dialogue and on Non-­‐profit sector involvement -­‐ is our best practice.

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From development aid to internationalization Sviluppumbria is now oriented towards new forms of international strategic partnership with emerging economies, favoring technical assistance and exchange of best practices between local bodies and private actors, promoting capitalization of local development policies and tools and setting off mutual development processes.

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Regeneration Transforming the ‘forgotten’ into ‘potential’, together

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Perspective domains of Gauteng-­‐ Umbria cooperation Urban Regeneration, Competitiveness and Innovation (SMEs, Start ups, Cooperatives enterprises, Cluster, Traditional Arts and Crafts, Technological and Social Innovation, Cultural Industries), Sustainable Development, Culture and Tourism.

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Beyond Umbria and Gauteng Sviluppumbria sees Gauteng also as an entry door to other African regions and invites Gauteng to consider Umbria as its access to Italy and Europe, willing to explore the possibility to establish together new forms of triangular and south-­‐south cooperation to enrich and empower local communities.

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Rio de Janeiro, favela Baixada Fluminense Brasil Proximo Project participatory youth workshop

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Perugia Former Prison Recovery project for Innovation Hub and Cultural Centre

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Jordan, Umm Quais Archeogiordania Project interviewing local community members

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Rio de Janeiro, Favela Pereirao Umbria Jazz concert, Umbria/Brazil

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Brasil, Piaui National Park “Serra das Confusoes”. Brasil Proximo Project

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Ramallah, Palestinian International Chamber of Commerce Project women enrolled at the training courses for judges/referees

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Thank you for your attention!

www.sviluppumbria.it

For further info on Umbria International Cooperation Projects please contact Marina Cecilia Sereni m.sereni@sviluppumbria.it www.brasilproximo.com www.piac.ps

For further info on Umbria Investment Opportunities please contact Giuseppina Baldassarri g.baldassarri@sviluppumbria.it

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