London – “Lombardy is the Italian region with the largest number of start-ups and where we fund and support financially young people with new ideas, because this is the future, this is progress. We believe and invest a lot in this direction,” said the President of the Lombardy Region, Roberto Maroni, yesterday, in London, during the Italy Forum organized by the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom. The occasion was ‘Digital Unbound’, one of the most prestigious showcases dedicated to innovative start ups. “The Lombardy Region wants to contribute concretely to the development of innovative start-ups by providing resources, places to kick off activities and reducing taxes – explained Maroni, commenting ‘Unbound Digital’ – In particular, we approved a measure dedicated to young entrepreneurs under 35 who have a start up: in Lombardy they don’t pay taxes for two years. Lombardy welcomes more than 800,000 small and micro enterprises and we are interested in understanding how we can help them grow so that they become world leaders – Maroni said during his speech at the Italy Forum – We also want to invest in culture: Italy is the country that has the most UNESCO sites in the world and 10 are in Lombardy. I want to understand how we can promote them through innovative technologies. And we can do so through the use of regional and European funds. “(9Colonne)
