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Spreading the Eagle's Wings so it may fly: Re-launching the Economy of L’Aquila Region after the Earthquake
This OECD Workshop was held in Rome on 3 July 2009. The workshop examined policy options for re-launching the economy of the L'Aquila region after the earthquake. It was organised by the OECD in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The OECD provided the international expertise and experiences Italy could learn from and draw upon, and the Workshop led to the preparation of a list of eight implementation projects to drive forward the role of the University and the City. The proposal to establish an ad hoc task force to ensure the governance structure to efficiently and effectively achieve the expected results was also put forward.
The Workshop represented an important opportunity for the Italian Government to gather ideas for translating the crisis and emergency into an opportunity for a 'rebirth' of the area affected by the earthquake. This was particularly relevant in view of the G8 held in L’Aquila during which the Italian Government aimed at drawing the international community’s attention to the economic reconstruction and re-launching of L’Aquila.
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Background
The L’Aquila earthquake of 6 April 2009 killed almost 300 people, and destroyed a large part of the built environment, as well as essential infrastructure networks. Besides the need to provide the population hit by the earthquake with immediate care and lodging, the disaster poses important challenges related to regional development. Read more
Workshop format
The workshop aimed at discussing policy options that could be implemented to restore and re-launch the regional economy. Addressing the challenges can benefit from a comparison with similar experiences around the world and from a debate between local and international experts. To allow a better exchange of information, the workshop was an informal, hands-on nature with a limited selected number of participants. Registration for the workshop was by 'invitation only'.
The discussion focused on three priorities for development with 3 panels:
Panel 1
Policies to redevelop and valorise the role of the University of L’Aquila and promote links with business
Panel 2
Policies to renew the city’s attractiveness by strategic choices on restoration and promoting key innovative services
Panel 3
Engagement, information communication and capacity building for effective multi-level governance of redevelopment
Agenda
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Who's who
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Related website
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy
Press release
Related information
Can the G8 Help L'Aquila Recover? (TIME)
OECD work with G8 for the 2009 L'Aquila Summit
Permanent URL: www.oecd.org/regional/L'Aquila
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