Obiettivi perseguiti:

On the 8th of November 2007, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia and Alba Iulia County Council, establishing bilateral cooperation in commercial-economic, technical, scientific and cultural fields.

The themes and sectors envisaged by the Agreement have been object of meetings and technical discussions among the representatives of the two regions. Alba Iulia County Council expressed it’s interest in focusing a first phase of cooperation on rural tourism development by combining the characteristics of its territory with the expertise of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region in the creation and management of the “albergo diffuso”. Starting from such specific interest, the collaboration between the two public authorities and Informest’s technical assistance has been addressed mainly to the development of projects and individuation of financing opportunities supporting local development policies, especially in the tourist sector.

The collaboration context has therefore led to the presentation of a joined project called ACT – Territorial Cooperation Activities, for the realisation of specific actions aiming at supporting local development strategies programming process and management, for the tourist sector, rural development, transports and enterprise services.

Attività progettuali:

• Training of local administrations (County Communes and County Council staff) on local development issues: rural development and LEADER, tourism, transport services, project cycle management, etc.;
• Management of local development participated processes (meetings among the local public administrations and the County Council aimed at the creation of shared development strategies);
• Strategic planning; the activity foresees the realisation of a feasibility study for tourism transport sector and a feasibility study for the creation of a common information and assistance structure to the public and private sector;
• Start-up of a pilot project through the creation of the local development offices; such offices shall support the County Council, the local administrations and the private sector in the individuation of financing opportunities, in the presentation and implementation of projects, in supplying technical assistance for the development of local development strategies and the realisation of information and awareness actions addressed to the socio – economic sector.

Risultati attesi

• Improvement of coordination actions at local level for the realisation of shared projects and strategies, coherent with a better integrated context and resources;
• Increase of key actors participation into public decision – making processes through the creation of stable and balanced partnerships;
• Elaboration of local development strategies envisaging rural development issues by combining tourism, agriculture, handcrafts and services;
• Increase in the local and transnational cooperation of the public sector – local administrations – and private sector – enterprises, associations, other key players.

Type of service

Training of the local public administrations.

Management of the participated processes for local development.

Realisation of a feasibility study in the tourism transport sector serving the development of local tourism.

Realisation of a feasibility study in the creation of a common information and assistance structure serving both public and private sector.

Start-up of a pilot project through the creation of the County local development offices.

Technical assistance to the local development offices in the individuation of financing opportunities and development initiatives.