What is EUSALP?
The EU Alpine Macroregional Strategy - EUSALP is one of the four European Macroregional Strategy launched by European Commission. The Alpine Macroregion includes 7 Countries, of which 5 EU Member States (Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia) and 2 non-EU countries (Liechtenstein and Switzerland), and 48 Regions.
EUSALP Regions generates 83.000 mln € R&D expenditure, 1/4 of the whole EU R&D and 3.000.000 mln € GDP.
Alpine Macroregion represents the largest economic and productive hub in Europe whose metropolitan areas and cities are key places for world competition.
The Alpine Macroregion will be a space to attract intelligence and innovation: ideas, capital, people to generate development. It is a unique territory is facing major challenges, such as: economic globalisation, demographic trends, climate change, energy challenge.
EUSALP productive systems is charatcterized the growing importance of global value chain: network of enterprises, suppliers and customers, competence centre, University and productive cluster allowing enterprises to stay competitive on international markets.
Italian Presidency 2019
The Italian EUSALP Presidency 2019,managed by Lombardy Region in coordination with the other Italian Regions and Provinces involved in the Strategy, aims to combine the state and local dimensions the multilevel system of EUSALP, with a strong “bottom-up” involvement of regional and provincial administrations and other local stakeholders and strategic coordination at national level.
The vision of the 2019 Italian Presidency wants to reiterate the EUSALP perspective as a driving force for innovation and Green Economy in Europe. The Alps, a common heritage of the Regions and States of EUSALP, are the perfect “living lab” for the Green Economy.
You can download the whole work programme clicking here and check the official website ( https://www.alpine-region.eu/ )
The Regional Representations of Confindustria System involved in EUSALP and the Associations representing the strategic sectors identified in the Strategy, have drafted the Manifesto for Competitiveness and Innovation in Alpine Macroregion, with the aim of presenting future scenarios and actions for the development of competitiveness and innovation of the industrial sector in the European Strategy for the Alpine Macro-Region.
To read the Manifesto click here .
Want to know more on EUSALP? Go on website https://www.alpine-region.eu
