Supporting young talent for the future of EU regions and cities

The statistics illustrated by Rina Camporese took a snapshot of various aspects of the condition of young people in Europe, which show that more should be done to support the development of young talent
Then Paolo Mazzocchi highlighted the Public Sector's capacity to approach the EU labour market, highlighting some features of the University’s research in the training process of the students and young talents who will potentially be the future ruling class.
The complex mosaic connected to employment in the labour market goes beyond the typical characteristics of research approaches, and it often segments local/regional economies across Europe, considering several similarities in labour supply and labour demand. Accordingly, some relevant opportunities for young talents have been discussed considering (1) the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving innovation, (2) the enforcement of the judicial systems to favour entrepreneurial credit rights and (3) the improvement of the transitioning out of the NEET status, especially in rural areas, through services offered by Public Employment Services: in fact, the NEET heterogeneous cluster potentially includes young talents who, unfortunately, and for different reasons, are in a status that can have relevant negative social consequences. Therefore, several evaluation leverages are analysed to evaluate specific policies and implement structural reforms.
The heart of the workshop was the "Skills Hub project".Illustrating the project's special features and qualifying objectives was Emanuela Murri, who highlighted how the project, financed by the Development and Cohesion Fund, addresses the need to counter depopulation and demographic decline by offering opportunities for professional growth to young people in Abruzzo. He also stressed that ‘young people in our region, who are often highly qualified, find limited job opportunities and are forced to look elsewhere’.
M Russo from Formez highlighted the innovative approach to training and developing territorial skills, which aims to' create a new generation of experts in cohesion policies.’