14 policy proposals for Italian culture minister Franceschini

Stefano Monti, partner at Monti&Taft, has published 14 policy suggestions for Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and the MiBACT (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism). The proposals aim to stimulate the cultural and creative industries, leveraging NextGenerationEU funds. Key recommendations include: fostering investment in creative-tech startups via tax incentives; allowing public administration to outsource R&D services; creating a fiscal mechanism similar to the 110% superbonus for equity acquisitions in cultural firms; establishing a co-financing fund for Horizon Europe participation; synergizing Piano Sud 2030, SNAI, and state aid to create industrial-creative hubs in small towns with 5G and logistics; developing a unified museum policy with itinerant exhibitions and digital management tools; defining new contractual models for museum services with performance bonuses; promoting the creation and stock market listing of companies that acquire smaller cultural firms; and creating a single employment contract for cultural workers with shared contributions. Monti emphasizes that these are starting points for dialogue between the ministry and industry operators, not definitive solutions.