The "CorsICT" project, financed by the EC programme Equal, was an indepth regional analysis of the "Polo della corsetteria di Lavello" (a group of corset companies in Lavello) in Basilicata, after suffering a sectoral crisis.

These enterprises, after a significant growth in during the 1990s, have progressively become less competitive, suffering the effects of the growth of the Asian Markets, and since 2001 have sought the counteract such problems with defensive policies (staff redundancies, monthly half days and lower salaries).This position has translated into a comprehensive weaening of the corsetry sector, which in many cases has caused the closure of workshops, and in turn has seriously damaged the local economy and those employed in the sector.

Corsict objectives:

To strengthen the corsect sector by:

• Promoting innovation between SMEs in the region
• Assisting the owners of such SMEs in introducing ICT into their businesses
• Developing cooperation between individual businesses
• Supporting business development
• Developing individual and regional marketing strategies
• Encouraging the organising of events and participation in trade fairs

To monitor and supporting the adaptability of workers to the changes imposed by the globalisation of markets, by:

• Introducing business owners to opportunities in ICT
• Improving the skills of workers at risk of redundancy
• Encouraging the development of lifelong learning training
• Promoting sector-specific policies

• Private companies and workers, either made redundant or at risk ob being made redundant, of the "Polo della Corsetteria"

PHASE 1: RESEARCH AND SURVEYS

• Survey of business needs;
• Check up of business and technological structures
• Territory's analisys
• Construction of opportunities map

PHASE 2: PROMOTION AND SETTING UP OF THE PROJECT

• Promotion:Informative desk
• Setting Up:Work shops: ICT and growth opportunities; businesses internazionalization

PHASE 3: TRAINING

• Informative and training workshops for managers
• Professional training for workers to risk of dismissal
• Professional retraining for dismissed workers

PHASE 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECTOR

• Development of an awareness of social systems and labour systems
• Costruction of sector's network and web site
• Process management
• Formulation of marketing strategies for the promotion of territory and products

• Strengthening of the “Polo della Corsetteria” industry
• Strengthening of the skills of workers at risk of redundancy
• Identification of new employment areas for such workers
• Re-training of workers already made redundant

For further information please click www.cors-ict.it.

NATIONAL PARTNERS

• Centro Servizi Srl
• Patecor Spa
• Camera di Commercio di Potenza  

TRANSACTIONAL PARTNERS

• P.a.s.t.a. ( Partnership for Acceptance and Support of Techmology-Accelarated flexible working)
• Equal (Community Initiative)
• Enter ( Enter partenrstwo na rzecz telepracy, przedsi; biorkzo; ci i rownouprawnienia-PL)
• Donostia ( Donostia auzolan; trabajo flexible para conciliar- ES)
• Zrrhn (Zdruzenie pre rozvoj regiònu hornà nitra-Sk)