27 February 2006

Thank you Turin!

The Winter Olympics with the fantastic Gold Medal achieved by Giorgio Di Centa in the 50 km cross-country ski event, has been a massive boost to a country that is in the doldrums.

The people of Turin and Piedmont have given a great example to all in terms of organisation and participation.

I hope that Piedmont can come out of the deep crisis that over the last few years with the downsizing of Fiat and the effective disappearance of Olivetti and the many companies that were involved with them.

In Piedmont now there is an excess of professional ability of engineers, ICT specialists, and technicians who cannot see a way forward for their own future. These are people who could be a resource for the country and they should not be made to disperse.

The relaunch of the ICT and vehicle sectors are two great challenges that the next Government must take on to bring results. Italia dei Valori in the next legislature will immediately make precise proposals to favour the development of these two sectors that have seen Italy a world leader.

In Piedmont, as in the rest of the country, Italia dei Valori will encourage investments in the companies that are productive and innovative. The future of the country rests in the development of this type of company.

Tax payers will see their contributions invested in the creation of long-term employment opportunities and not in great (and useless) engineering works like the bridge over the Straits of Messina.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Economy