Infrastructures: between development and competition

This seminar was also part of the national interest cycle. The discussion aimed to formulate proposals on how to create an integrated system of physical infrastructures, to boost Italian competitiveness in global markets. Infrastructure networks are an architecture around which multiple services can be developed. These, in turn, contribute to the growth of the economic system. The requirements that networks must meet are manifold: to grow in proportion to the potential demand of its services; to create structures on the territory ensuring that demand is met (without neglecting the less active basins); to guarantee freedom of service supply; to provide efficient, technical solutions and prices; to encourage economic evolution that respects the country’s interests. The levers used to optimize these requirements range from legislation and regulation to ownership and business activity.