" Participation Spring" Launch of Antenna Campania- Sorrento

The event “Participation Spring” will be held tomorrow the 19th of April 2013 at the Tasso Theatre in Sorrento (Naples) The event aims at launching the project of the establishment of the regional Antenna Campania – Sorrento. 

The Antenna of the City of Sorrento is the first among the four Antennas of the region under the convergence objective of the starting NETWORK of Antennas and local Information Offices promoted for the implementation of the Communication Plan of the PON (National Operational Programme) Research and Competitiveness for the period 2007-2013.
The establishment of the Antenna in Sorrento is the so desired outcome of the implementation of the Interinstitutional Cooperation Operational Agreement signed in Rome on 12 February 2013 by the Managing Authority of the PON Research and Competitiveness, the Mayor of the Municipality of Sorrento and the President of the Foundation “Istituto Tecnico Superiore for Innovative technologies for Cultural and Tourist Activities and Assets”. 

The general aim is to increase knowledge, cooperation and participation of local territorial communities in the EU cohesion planning cycle concerning Research and Innovation.

Fabrizio Cobis – Executive of the Managing Authority of  the PON Research and Competitiveness, Maria Pia Ponticelli - Foundation ITS BACT – Antenna Campania, Gianni Pittella – First Vice President of the European Parliament, Luigi Nicolais – President of CNR (National Research Council), Massimo Marrelli – Dean of the University of Naples “Federico II”, Adriano Giannola – President of SVIMEZ and of the Foundation Banco di Napoli.