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Logistics plays an important role in the European Cohesion Policy for the period 2007-2013. The "National Strategic Framework", the document which regulates national and European resources, considers this sector a priority (Priority 6 "Networks and links for mobility", whose general goal is to accelerate the implementation of an efficient, integrated, flexible, safe and sustainable transport system, to ensure logistics and transport services functional to economic growth and development).

Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport is the actuator of the National Operating Programme " Networks and Mobility ", with the aim to realize a national logistics system, through the construction of an integrated, safe, interconnected and homogeneous transport and logistics terminals network. The Programme has a budget of 2,75 billion €, which will be committed to Convergence Objective Regions (Calabria, Campania, Puglia and Sicily).

The budget will be assigned to 3 Axes:

1. development of European and national transport and logistics infrastructures
2. enhancement of the connections between directions, hubs and main poles of the logistics armature in the convergence areas
3. technical assistance.

The objectives of the first 2 axes, to which 99% of the total allocation is assigned, are described below.

AXE 1 - Development of European and national transport and logistics infrastructures

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To contribute to the achievement of an efficient, effective and safe logistics armature of the Mediterranean Sea, giving to Convergence areas a strategic role for European and national directions development and a modal rebalancing.

OPERATING OBJECTIVES

• To promote the development of an effective and efficient logistics system with reference to the main European infrastructures (Corridors 1 and 21)
• To strengthen logistics hub complementary to the main system for intermodality development
• To create a technological and informative system oriented to interoperability to improve transport services quality, safety standards and management techniques
• To support and stimulate the logistics private operators offer.

AXE 2 - Enhancement of the connections between directions, hubs and main poles of the logistics armature in the convergence areas
   
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To contribute to the strengthening and safety of connections between European (Corridors 1 and 21) and national infrastructures to increase competitiveness and usability of the logistics system.

OPERATING OBJECTIVES

• To strengthen internal connections to the bearing logistics system and between this and local manufacturing areas
• To improve transport services quality, safety standards and management techniques of the connective system between directions, hub and main poles of the logistics armature.

In agreement with the new Cohesion Policy, most of the Italian regions (15 on 20) decided to destine a big part of the Operating Programme resources to the infrastructural network development and logistics support, with a total assignment of about 6 billion €  (source: Invitalia's elaboration).

Furthermore some Community Programmes, such as Marco Polo, TEN -T (Trans European Transport Network) and VII Framework Programme, allocate to the sector substantial resources.

Marco Polo Programme aims to reduce road congestion, to improve environmental performances of transport system and to strengthen the intermodal system between EU Countries. Marco Polo Programme budget for the period 2007-2013 amounts to 450 million €.

TEN-T is the main instrument for trans-European transport networks development, on the basis of the article 155 of the European Union Treaty. TEN-T Programmes financing for the period 2007-2013 amounts to 8,013 billion €.

The VII Framework Programme identifies transport as one of the most important research sector. The main goal is to develop a transport system which respects environment and increases European companies competitiveness. For the planning period 2007-2013 European Commission has allocated 4,6 billion € to support research in the transport sector.

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