Rieti, a historic city located 80 km from Rome, has approved a project that provides incentives for those who decide to move there and work in the area. smart working.
The initiative approved by the city hall is called “Rieti Smart Village” and offers facilities and Incentives all with rent, with a maximum duration of six months, possibly extendable.
The project was launched with the aim of stimulating the attraction of “brilliant minds” to the city, in a period characterized by all the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative also offers the possibility, for those who carry out their work distance, to enjoy everything that the territory of Rieti, rich in history and traditions, has to offer.
smart working: a growing phenomenon in Italy
Rieti isn't the only one aiming to encourage remote work: several Italian cities are launching offers for smart work.
The municipality of Castropignano, in Molise, for example, it approved a regulation that provides for the “handover” of abandoned houses in the historic center to whoever is responsible for restoring them. And with that, attract new inhabitants with “flexible jobs”.
Santa Fiora, in the province of Grosseto, aims to become “Italy’s first Smart Workers’ City”. It intends to allocate 30 thousand euros to cover 50% of the rent for those who decide to move their residence there, working remotely.
10 years in 1 month
Since the start of the pandemic, Italy has gained millions of new online consumers.
In other words, digital consumers tripled in the first three months of the pandemic, compared to 12 months ago.
Um evolutionary leap de 10 years in 1 monthAccording to netcomm (Italian Digital Commerce Consortium), which every year analyzes the diffusion of e-commerce in Italy.
According to data released by the B2c e-commerce Observatory, promoted by the Milan Polytechnic School of Management and Netcomm, Italian e-commerce in 2020 reached a value of around 22,7 billion euros. A record growth of over 26%, or 4,7 billion more than in 2019.
The digitalization of traditional and bureaucratic Italy, in fact, should not be underestimated.
