A system reform for the industrial relaunch of Lazio. This is the horizon of the regional bill that redesigns the Lazio Industrial Consortium, configuring it as a regional public economic entity and expanding its territorial perimeter, shareholding base, and functions. The aim is to promote the productive development of the territory and attract investment, equipping the entity with more incisive tools for planning and management. ANCI Lazio is also following the provision in its capacity as a shareholder of the Consortium.
Cornerstone of the reform, illustrated by the Vice-President and Councillor for Economic Development Roberta Angelilli, This is the Lazio Region's entry into the Consortium with a 51 per cent stake and the consequent majority role. A decision aimed at strengthening the entity's leadership and guaranteeing its financial stability, overcoming the limitations of the previous approach in terms of planning and investment.
Accompanying the Region's entry is a new governance structure, focused on greater efficiency, administrative simplification, the separation of direction and management, and the strengthening of managerial capabilities. The Consortium will retain its management autonomy while simultaneously assuming a more integrated role with regional industrial development strategies. On an organisational level, the reform provides for an Assembly with functions concentrated on directing and controlling acts, a Supervisory Board composed of eleven members, and a Management Board of five components with operational responsibilities. The President of the Consortium will be appointed by the President of the Lazio Region, while the Vice-Presidency will be appointed by the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
On the territorial front, the reform expands the structure to include Rome Capital and numerous Municipalities, with the return of strategic entities that have not yet joined: Colleferro, an industrial and logistics hub, Civita Castellana, a ceramics district, and Civitavecchia. The stable inclusion of these settlements completes the Consortium's regional scope. «With the entry of Rome Capital, a truly unified industrial Consortium is taking shape, capable of representing the entire regional territory,» observed Righini, recalling the organisation's establishment from the merger of numerous industrial consortia and the aim of centralised, organised management shared with trade associations, Chambers of Commerce, and local authorities.
Among the new features are the configuration of the Consortium as a one-stop shop for areas within the Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS), complementing the relevant provision, and the attribution of functions in areas such as logistics, tertiary services, trade, and crafts, in the role of an enabler of services for businesses and territories.
On the resources front, the Councillor for the Budget Giancarlo Righini He illustrated the financial coverages to support the measure and an approach focused on investment, without recourse to new debt. Among the planned instruments is a revolving fund intended to generate resources for the acquisition of industrial areas to be transferred to the Consortium and to strengthen its production capacity, while the overall public finance framework is accompanied by a positive administration result of 321 million euros. «Together with the recent establishment of the Simplified Logistics Zone and the budget allocations – Righini stressed – the measure will contribute significantly to strengthening the industrial capacity of Lazio». Still on the financial front, Righini announced an initial investment of approximately 8 million euros for the reuse of water for industrial use, largely intended for the industrial area and with possible use also in the agricultural sector.
The President of the Region, Francesco Rocca, The reform has been placed within the objective of making the Consortium an effective regional tool, in conjunction with an industrial plan defined together with businesses and trade associations. The process aims for swift approval, maintaining dialogue with the productive sectors, Chambers of Commerce, and the Regional Council, with the stated goal of approving the law before the joint examination with the budget adjustments and the 2025 financial statements.