Adnkronos interviews Ivo Allegro"To grow GDP, we need a new culture of public-private partnerships."
Iniziativa has been among the leading financial advisors in Italy on the theme of Public Private Partnership (PPP) with over 150 operations supported for both private clients and a growing clientele of many prestigious public administrations. PPP is an approach to the construction and, above all, management of public infrastructure that can be a real gamechanger for the increasingly asphyxiated national productivity.
In fact, as our CEO stated Ivo Allegro in the interview on the topic Adnkronos
This tool has already proven to be much faster throughout the entire implementation cycle (conceptualization, design, awarding, and implementation) of a public investment, thus allowing for earlier benefits from the infrastructure. However, it could prove crucial for boosting the country's competitiveness by tying payments to results achieved and freeing up public resources in the short term for those riskier investments that could prove crucial for competitiveness.
For this reason, after a PNRR of 230 billion which is having little impact on GDP but will have a significant impact on the prospective management costs of the PA, and therefore on current expenditure and deficit, a new culture of partnership between the public and private sectors is needed.
🔗 Read the full interview at the following link: Interview with Ivo Allegro | Adnkronos
ItaliaOggi interviews Ivo Allegro: from practice to vision for the economic future
ItaliaOggi dedicates a front page headline and a long interview to the Managing Partner of Iniziativa Ivo Allegro.
Starting from central theme of the need to overcome the rhetoric on SMEs, The interview touches on some central themes in the current economic life of the country: from the need to launch a stable industrial policy, with at least a medium-term vision, to the need to restore centrality to the theme of the development of the South, a true watershed for the future of the country, from the theme of the lessons learned with the PNRR to the need to develop a new strategic vision of the Public-Private Partnership (PPPs) to address some fundamental challenges for the country's future, such as demographics and AI.
An in-depth insight resulting from a vision that is nourished by the numerous field experiences that a development-focused consultancy boutique, as Iniziativa, allows you to focus. To move from the particular to the general without ever losing touch with the reality that arises from practice.
EU funding opportunities
New opportunities for research in quantum technologies
The international network QuantERA has launched the 2025 call, making €53 million available for research and development projects. The initiative supports international collaboration and aims to accelerate innovation in key areas of quantum science and engineering.
📅 Application deadline: December 5, 2025, 17:00 p.m. CET
⏳ Project duration: 24–36 months
🔗 For more information see the link or write to us at: info@iniziativa.cc
New opportunities for innovation in Europe
THEEuropean Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has opened three calls under Horizon Europe to strengthen innovation ecosystems and support the growth of startups, SMEs, and research centers.
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-01: European Network of National Competence Centres for Innovation ProcurementBudget: €4,5 million
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-02: Expanding investment ecosystems. Budget: €5 million
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03: Expanding Deep Tech EcosystemsBudget: €4,5 million
📅 Proposals can be submitted until January 20 2026.
🔗 For more information see the link or write to us at: info@iniziativa.cc
Climate, energy, and mobility: €318 million available under the HORIZON-CL5-2026 call
The European Commission has published two new calls under Cluster 5 (2026) of Horizon Europe – Climate, Energy and Mobility, For a total of 318 million euros.
The cluster aims to address the challenges related to climate change and It aims to foster the transition in the energy and transport sectors towards more sustainable, efficient and competitive, as well as smarter, safer and more resilient models.
In particular, the two calls are placed within the following destinations:
Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply (HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3);
Efficient, sustainable and inclusive use of energy (HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4).
🗓️ It is possible to submit proposals by 17 February 2026.
🔗 For more information, see the link or write to us at: info@iniziativa.cc
ESG Newsletter | September 2025
If you haven't read the September edition of our ESG Newsletter, you will find insights into the main issues that are shaping businesses, investors and institutions: from the new European rules on CBAM to updates on the sustainable finance, from the indications of Christine Lagarde on CSRD to the new one Power Sector Net-Zero Standard, up to the EU proposals for the restriction of PFAS.
🔗 To read all the insights of the month, consult the following link: ESG Newsletter | September 2025
