Partner name: Regione Emilia-Romagna
Region: Emilia-Romagna
Country: Italy
Website: http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it
Reference person: Sandra Lotti

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE REGION

Country: Italy
Total land area: 22.123 Km2
Population: 3.984.526
Population density: 180,1 per Km2
GDP of Region: EUR 91000 million
GDP per capita: EUR 22.800
Main Cities: Bologna; Modena; Parma; Reggio nell'Emilia; Ravenna, Ferrara, Rimini; Forlì; Piacenza; Cesena ;.
Main Industries: agricultural food; mechanical-engineering; industrial machinery; building; fashion; furnishing; health.
Regional NUTS status: NUTS 2
Objective Status: Objective 2
Region Description:

• High investment on information society: 120 M€ in the period 2002-2005
• Creation of a public administration brooadband infrastructure connecting the whole territory.
• First Information Society plan in 2000
• Strong tradition of efficient and innovative public administration
• Many universities, strong specialisation in ICT sciences. One of the 3 Italian main connection to the National Research Network. Strong public investment in research and innovation policies.
• Board member of European Regional Information Society Association.