A more social Europe | Italy-Slovenia

Policy Objective (PO)

Specific Objectives (SO)

Project typologies

PO4 - A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights

SO 6 - enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation

STANDARD

capitalisation

SPF

STRATEGIC (ADRIONCYCLETOUR and KRAS-CARSO II)

The following paragraphs show the challenges and desired changes for Policy Objective 4, chosen by the Programme as the basis for defining its specific objectives and actions.

Challenges

Negative population trends&ageing population
Increased percentage of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Local disparities in access to health services
Presence of cultural and linguistic minorities and identities
Bilingual educational offer still not supported enough in the area
Weak link between high-level education and labor market and the increasing number of NEETs
Rich and diversified cultural resources including UNESCO sites and intangible heritage
Relevance of cultural industry as an economic asset
Interesting prospects of tourism in view of GO 2025 Nova Gorica · Gorica and tailored made local initiatives
Serious impact of the pandemic on touristic enterprise and employment
Touristic demand increasingly oriented toward an integrated and sustainable offer

Desired Change

Providing more territorial services pursuing accessibility and a cross-border approach
Providing bilingual services in order to increase the accessibility of healthcare services and labour market
Investing in education and training to meet the current needs of the cross-border labour market
Enhance coordination between enterprise and the tertiary education systems to meet labor market current needs
Creating favourable conditions to tackle specific barriers to cross-border employability, such as recognition of skills, addressing ageing population needs growth through investments in training and supporting SMEs competitiveness
Promoting labor market initiatives to ensure sufficient and qualified staff in the sector
Promoting the cultural and linguistic minorities
Introducing digitization to improve accessibility to the natural and cultural heritage for a wider public
Promotion of cultural heritage through support to creative industries and sustainable/ accessible tourism
Creating synergies with the GO 2025 Nova Gorica · Gorica to increase tourist attractiveness
Promoting and financing initiatives to support sustainable tourism and cultural assets for overcoming the pandemic crisis impact

ERDF Allocation of PO 4

Projects: 9