Policy Learning Program
The Policy Learning Program is a high training, analysis and discussion program focused on policies for social and economic development.
It is addressed to subjects, policy-makers, experts, civil servants, researchers, coming from international, national or regional contexts, as well as people who work for intermediate bodies, the third sector and more generally for organizations involved in the Labour Pact signed by the Emilia-Romagna Region.
EDITION TWO - 2021 : STRUCTURAL CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION
Module 1: Policies for regional innovation systems and definition of RIS3 | 16th- 17th February 2021
- Topics:
- – Governance, specialization priorities, technologies
- – Approaches and assessment methods of RIS3
- – Comparative analysis and future development lines
Module 2: Public policies, welfare and social cohesion |13th – 14th April 2021
- Topics:
- – Poverty, inequality and policymaking
- – Local authorities, associated functions and expenditure savings
- – Ageing and territorial services for non self-sufficient people
Module 3: Policies for regional strategic repositioning | 11th -12th May 2021
- Topics:
- – Industrial policies and regional policies: the case of Emilia-Romagna
- – Value chains. Participation, positioning, policies
- – Regions' International specialization
- – European regions dynamics compared: causes and perspectives
Module 4: Labour Policies and Industrial Relations | 10th -11th November 2021
- Topics:
- – Recent developments in the labour market
- – Labour and Industrial relations
- – Digitization and smartworking
EDITION ONE - 2020 : INDUSTRY, INVESTMENTS AND TERRITORY
Module 1: Industrial policies and social and economic development | 29th- 30th April 2020
- Topics:
- – Economic and social structural change
- – Industrial policy objectives, targets and tools
- – Strategic sectors, interests and policy choices
Module 2: Policies for attractiveness and investments | 13th – 14th – 15th May 2020
- Topics:
- – Multinationals and local development
- – Foreign direct investments
- – Attraction and territorial promotion
Module 3: Policies for cohesion and territorial development | 1st – 2nd July 2020
- Topics:
- – Regional development and cohesion
- – Territorial gaps
- – Institutional quality
Module 4: Innovation policies | 7th - 8th October 2020
- Topics:
- – Technological transition and local systems
- – Research and innovation systems
- – Innovation processes between enterprises and the territory
Module 5: Internationalization policies | 4th- 5th November 2020
- Topics:
- – Production, trade and investments in emerging countries
- – Economic dynamics and industrial policies in the BRICS
- – New emerging economies in Latin America, Africa, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
Module 6: Policies for structural change of the economy and society | 2nd – 3rd December 2020
- Topics:
- – Special interests, systemic interest and collective interest
- – Economic and social innovation processes
- – Economic, social and environmental sustainability