Elena Militello
Founder and President
South Working-Lavorare dal Sud A.P.S.®
We help reduce economic, social, and territorial gaps in Italy through remote working.
Our team
Mentimeter
Brain drain
Climate change
Economic crisis and unemployment
STATUS QUO ANTE
Relevant areas
Southern Italy (Source: Wikipedia)
Inner areas
(Source: Ministry of Cohesion)
Covid-19
Disruption
Lockdown
Reaction
Remote working Pros and cons
2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Voluntary remote “agile” working in the South or in rural/inner areas for companies based in the North
(or abroad)
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Remote workers may reinvest their salaries in Southern/rural economies
Investments in real estate, proper financial investments, start-ups, volunteering...
Reactivation of the economy in the South and in rural/inner areas
The idea in a nutshell
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Advocacy
“Osservatorio” - Research center
Network of stakeholders and “community hubs”
SOUTH WORKING CHARTER
SOME FIGURES ABOUT SOUTH WORKING®
+300
press articles
+300.000
FB page reach
+2.500
surveys
+13.000
FB followers
+80
volunteers
+230
mapped community hubs
100.000
estimated South Workers
+100
signed partnerships
Some figures
Infrastructural prerequisites
Second-tier requirements
Our policy proposals: SW > Institutions
NATIONAL LEVEL
TERRITORIAL LEVEL
30% reduction of social security contributions for companies allowing workers to work from the South
Additions to the National Smart Specialisation Strategy (SNSI) 21-27
and regional implementation
Spaces for collaborative working (coworking as “community hubs” -“presidi di comunità”)
Building social innovation networks at the local level
Impact assessment
Mobility (<2 hours from the nearest hub)
Connectivity (>20 mbps in download)
Incentives to South Working: education, social life and tax exemptions
Temporary “Italy Working” visa
New law on remote working: adding coworking incentives
B. RESEARCH CENTER
2022 Book
“South Working. Per un futuro sostenibile del lavoro agile in Italia”
“South Working. Towards a sustainable future of agile working in Italy”
swbook
South Working
Nome Evento
Survey to draw an identikit of South Workers (2020, 2.591 answers)
Survey to draw an identikit of South Workers (2020, 2.591 answers)
What is your field of work?
Economia
Legal
Survey to draw an identikit of South Workers (2020, 2.591 answers)
Survey to draw an identikit of South Workers (2020, 2.591 answers)
C. NETWORK BUILDING
Local municipalities
Basilicata
Calvello
Matera
Rionero in Vulture
Venosa
Calabria
Alessandria del Carretto
Amantea
Belmonte Calabro
Castrovillari
Tropea
Vibo Valentia
UNCEM Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Campania
Distretto Costa d'Amalfi
Puglia
Lecce - Brindisi
Città Metropolitana di Bari
Sicilia
ANCI Sicilia
ANCI Sicilia Giovani
Castelbuono
Cefalù
Comiso
Isnello
Favignana
Ferla
Palermo
Partanna
Petralia Sottana
Palazzolo Acreide
Piazza Armerina
San Piero Patti
Santo Stefano di Camastra
Trapani
More than 900 applications from highly skilled workers that wished to work as South Workers in the first 5 days.
Partnership with Randstad Italia
Community hubs
as social infrastructure
+230 community hubs
8.7% of community hubs are located in municipalities with less than 10k inhabitants.
> 300.000 visualizations
>230 community hubs
Give back
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Community hubs for multiple opportunities, including local development.
Far beyond traditional offices and coworking spaces, �they are places for:
Privately-owned spaces
Moltivolti, Palermo
Isola.The place to be. Catania (CT)
Palazzo Biscari - Catania (CT)
Casa di BelMondo - Belmonte Calabro (CS)
Casa di BelMondo - Belmonte Calabro (CS)
Casa di BelMondo - Belmonte Calabro (CS)
Talent Garden - Rende (CS)
Treballu - Laconi (OR)
Treballu - Laconi (OR)
Make Hub – Licata (AG)
Beehive - Valore Sud, Trapani (TP)
Casa Netural, Matera (MT)
Publicly-owned spaces
Castelbuono (PA)
little town in the province of Palermo, with 8.843 inhabitants in 2017.
Features: although it is in the process of depopulation, it is well known in the region for some food industries and for the social activities, thanks to several subjects such as the local museum (Museo Civico di Castelbuono); the Ypsigrock Festival; the jazz festival...
Castelbuono (PA)
little town in the province of Palermo, with 8.843 inhabitants in 2017.
Features: although it is in the process of depopulation, it is well known in the region for some food industries and for the social activities, thanks to several subjects such as the local museum (Museo Civico di Castelbuono); the Ypsigrock Festival; the jazz festival...
Museo Civico - Castelbuono (PA)
Castello dei Ventimiglia – Castelbuono (PA)
Museo Civico - Castelbuono (PA)
Castello dei Ventimiglia – Castelbuono (PA)
Chiostro di San Francesco – Castelbuono (PA)
Chiostro di San Francesco – Castelbuono (PA)
Chiostro di San Francesco – Castelbuono (PA)
August 2022
Casa Speciale – Castelbuono (PA)
Impact
Santo Stefano di Camastra (ME)
little village in the province of Messina within the Nebrodi Natural Park, with 4.679 inhabitants in 2017.
Features: in the process of depopulation. Very diverse territory; altitude gap: large slice of land, from mountaintop to beachside; renowned for its pottery artisans and small industries.
Source: IG Visit Sicily
Palazzo Trabia / Associazione Amici della Ceramica - Santo Stefano di Camastra (ME)
Palazzo Trabia / Associazione Amici della Ceramica - Santo Stefano di Camastra (ME)
Petralia Sottana (PA)
village in the province of Palermo in the heart of the Madonie Natural Park, with 2.511 inhabitants in 2021.
Features: context in the process of depopulation. Cultural and social activities in the village, thanks to a local theater (Teatro della Rabba) and to the administration of the Park.
Palazzo Pucci / Ente Parco delle Madonie – Petralia Sottana (PA)
Palazzo Pucci / Ente Parco delle Madonie – Petralia Sottana (PA)
Pollina (PA)
village in the province of Palermo at the border between Madonie Natural Park and Nebrodi Natural Park, with 2.837 inhabitants in 2021.
Features: most of the population lives in the fraction by the sea (Finale). Participation in the “Small Town Grant” (Bando Borghi) with a public building.
Via Ortolano, 5 - Pollina (PA)
Via Ortolano, 5 - Pollina (PA)
Via Ortolano, 5 - Pollina (PA)
Proposals to overcome the critical issues include:
Main takeaways
CHALLENGES
Ongoing activities
Policy proposals to different levels of government
Data collection and analysis
Networking with ‘remote-friendly’ companies
Mapping and building a network of coworking spaces (“presidi di comunità”)
Support to workers
Thank you for your attention!
Q&A
elena.militello@southworking.org
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