An insight into the innovative start-up landscape of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Enhancing international partnership and co-operation in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

“…They play a key role in providing essential services in areas such as health, education, water, energy, housing and public transport and ensuring fundamental rights. Almost 65% of the targets included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can only be achieved with the engagement of SNGs (OECD, 2020 [1]).…”

“…German states focus on providing scholarships to students from partner countries, while Austrian SNGs primarily allocate their ODA to refugee assistance indicating that DDC expenditure in both countries is mostly spent within their national borders (so-called "in-donor spending") rather than in regions abroad. 1 Germany emerged as the country with the highest expenditure in 2021, spending EUR 1 901. [63]).…”

“…In this framework, current megatrends such as inequalities, climate change, digitalisation or urbanisation are addressed from a universal, holistic, inclusive and action-oriented perspective in the context of a multi-stakeholder effort that should produce context-specific and place-based responses. The implementation of the SDGs should be considered in a systemic way and rely on a whole-of-society and a whole-of government approach to fully reap expected benefits (OECD, 2020 [1]).…”

“…A territorial approach to the SDGs holds the promise of unleashing the full potential of SNGs as catalysts for sustainable development. Rather than an additional agenda, the SDGs should be embraced as tools to shape, enhance and implement the visions, strategies and plans of cities and regions (OECD, 2020 [1]). This framework offers the means to pinpoint location-specific priorities, guide budgetary allocations, foster coordination across government tiers, encourage policy coherence, facilitate private sector involvement, engage civil society and citizens, and gauge policy outcomes for accountability.…”

Enhancing the impact of Italy’s start-up visa

“…While the process of issuing an entry visa in consulates overseas was usually straightforward, obtaining a residency permit 17 was challenging for half of the respondents, owing to the lengthy procedure and the unpredictability of waiting times. The verification of the minimum income requirement for permit renewal was also problematic for many as, due to their R&D intensity only few start-ups are able to generate profits already one year after entry into the market.…”