ERVET is the Territorial Development Agency of Emilia-Romagna Region. It aim is promoting a sustainable economy, in line with the scheduling and planning of the regional authority and the system of local institutions. ERVET offers services as a centre of competence and technical support for local policies, and on the other as a subject involved in the governance of complex projects and implementer of national and international networks. The new mission and areas of action hinge upon four fundamental strategic areas: * Operative and technical support in the definition, management, monitoring and evaluation of public policies * Implementation of targeted technical action within the area of territorial development policies * Activation and development of partnerships and relational networks on local, national and international levels, with attention to public-private partnerships * Production of feasibility studies, socio-economic and operative analyses in local and sectorial areas with the aims of policy advice