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On behalf of the Prefecture of L’Aquila, Sabrina Pace welcomed participants to the final event.
“We have worked hard as an institution on this project that was strongly backed by the Prefecture. It is fundamental to intercept and understand the new needs that emerge locally and those of our immigrant citizens in order to improve the services that we offer,” Ms. Pace explained.
Listen to Sabrina Pace’s welcome address (in Italian):
The final event of Project Immigrant World - New Local Sensors, promoted by the Prefecture of L’Aquila, financed by EIF and implemented by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale with the Leonardo and Nuovi Orizzonti sociali cooperative and the associazione Fraterna TAU Onlus, was held on June 21, 2012 in L'Aquila (Abbruzzi).
Maria Palleschi, a social worker at L’Aquila City Hall, reviewed the city’s interest and commitment to supporting immigrants.
Alfonso Molina, Professor of Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, put L'Aquila's problem of social and cultural integration in the greater context of the challenges awaiting the European Union. “We must not only think about the economic crisis, but also about the global one that the European Community has identified in a series of great challenges, including integration and technological innovation,” Prof. Molina pointed out.
Listen to Alfonso Molina’s presentation (in Italian):
Other presentations on the important results reached by the project were held by Giorgi Paolo, Prior of the Fraterna Tau Onlus, Giovanna Rodorigo, Manager at Leonardo Società Cooperativa Sociale, Antonella Di Gregorio, Manager at Fraterna Tau onlus, Candida D’Abate, President of the Nuovi Orizzonti Sociali Cooperative and Mirta Michilli, Director General of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale.
Watch the LaQ TV report (in Italian):
Permanent and mobile information points provided multi-professional help with ad hoc solutions to citizens’ issues. Giovanna Rodorigo mentions some interesting numbers: 67% of users who turned to our information points requested specific help on issues related to cultural-linguistic mediation and psychological-legal help. The breakdown was 15% of users with issues related to the problems of minors, 10% economic issues and 8% work issues.
Candida D’Abate explained how the Nuovi Orizzonti Sociali Cooperative developed the “Living in the Province of L’Aquila: local information and services”Guide to help foreigners integrate in Italian life with a simple brochure using an easy and simple jargon.
Antonella Di Gregorio spoke about the mobile info point and related a story about a foreign citizen who managed to acquire a new residence permit.
