Territories

PUGLIA

  • Regional capital: Bari
  • Population: 3,907,683 inhabitants ?
  • GDP procapita: 19,426 € ?
  • Surface: 19,540.5 kmq
  • Num. Municipalities: 257
  • Web site: https://www.regione.puglia.it

Since 2007 up to today in Apulia Region the value of projects monitored and supported by cohesion policies has exceeded 51 billion euros, out of which more than 31 billion relate to projects financed in the 2014-2020 programming period.

159,242 Funded projects
€ 52.2 billion Public fundings
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Themes

The evolution of the territorial context on all cohesion themes is represented both by financed project and by a selection of statistical indicators available on Database of territorial indicators for development policies (ISTAT)

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Research and innovation

Over 3,8 billions invested in Research and innovation projects supported by cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are industrial research and pilot testing services and projects for enterprises, as well as projects for strengthening facilities and laboratories of universities and research centres and for technology transfer to enterprises.

€ 4.3 billion Public fundings
8% of the total
from 0.1% to 0.4% researchers in enterprises (2010-2021)

Networks and digital services

Over 1,1 billion invested in Digital services projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions for the improvement of network infrastructure, broadband and ultra-broadband connectivity, services for citizens and enterprises and aid to enterprises for the development of new technologies, e-government, e-health and e-inclusion projects.

€ 1.2 billion Public fundings
2% of the total
78.2% households with internet access (2022)

Enterprises' competitiveness

Over 12,8 billions invested in Enterprises' competitiveness projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are incentives and services for the creation of new enterprises, the setting-up of new production facilities or the expansion and modernization of existing ones, as well as financial engineering tools.

€ 13.0 billion Public fundings
25% of the total
from 20.8% to 42.8% innovative enterprises (2004-2020)

Energy

Over 900 million invested in Energy projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are systems for energy generation from renewable sources and initiatives for the promotion of energy savings by citizens, enterprises and the Public Administration.

€ 1.0 billion Public fundings
2% of the total
from 44.1 to 35.3 Gwh/sqkm energy consumption for public lighting (2011-2022)

Environment

Over 4,1 billion invested in Environment projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions related to wastewater and waste management, risk prevention measures, actions for climate change adaptation, biodiversity promotion and nature preservation.

€ 4.7 billion Public fundings
9% of the total
58,6% separate collection of municipal waste (2022)

Culture and tourism

Over 2,1 billions invested in Tourism and Culture projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are infrastructural interventions for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage, for the improvement of tourism services and for the promotion and enhancement of natural resources.

€ 2.3 billion Public fundings
4% of the total
4.1 nights tourists’ presence per inhabitant (2022)

Transport and mobility

Over 12 billions invested in Transport and mobility projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions aimed at strengthening railway lines, road networks, port connections and intermodality, also including interventions that encourage the sustainable mobility and public transport in congested urban areas.

€ 9.5 billion Public fundings
18% of the total
16.0% public transport users (2022)

Employment and labour

Over 7,2 billions invested in Employment and Labour projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are active and preventive labour market measures, the development of systemic actions and strategies for lifelong learning in enterprises, measures for improving access to employment and for increasing sustainable participation of women for achieving work-life balance.

€ 8.1 billion Public fundings
15% of the total
from 45.5% to 49.4% employees compared to the overall population (2018-2022)

Social inclusion and health

Over 3,3 billion invested in Inclusion and Health projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions for the social and occupational integration of disadvantaged people, investments in social services and health infrastructure, as well as public housing and projects aimed at increasing active and healthy aging and promoting equal opportunities and active participation.

€ 3.9 billion Public fundings
7% of the total
22,8% people living below the poverty line (2022)

Education and training

Over 2,9 billion invested in Education and training projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions aimed at promoting educational success and social inclusion as a way of contrasting early school leaving, actions to improve students’ learning and enhance excellence, as well as measures targeting school staff (such as training) and adult education programmes.

€ 2.9 billion Public fundings
6% of the total
26.0% youth NEET (2022)

Administrative capacity

Over 1,2 billion invested in Administrative capacity projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are projects for the modernization of the Public Administration, to encourage the development of digital skills, the availability of to foster the development of digital skills, the availability of data and information and open government, as well as interventions to improve the programming, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and communication of programmes funded by cohesion policies.

€ 1.4 billion Public fundings
3% of the total
48.4% Municipalities with fully interactive services (2018)

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Themes of cohesion policies

Research and innovation
Networks and digital services
Enterprises' competitiveness
Energy
Environment
Culture and tourism
Transport and mobility
Employment and labour
Social inclusion and health
Education and training
Administrative capacity

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