2007. Public Utilities between Liberalization and State Intervention
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The 2007 edition of the International School of Subsidiarity (ISoS) was held at VIU May 17 - 19, 2007 and focused on public utilities.
Public Utilities between Liberation and State Intervention
It included the presentation of a number of business and policy cases by leading figures from across the world (regulators, local and national public administrators, managers, policymakers). The participants had the opportunity to learn about foremost international experiences in public utilities. In addition, the School hosted lectures by keynote scholars and a roundtable on perspectives for the industry in Italy.
Network industries – energy, public transport, water, telecoms - were recognized to be a key driver for the development of individuals, society and economy, both at local and national level. What factors have the potential to lead the path to more substantial consumer’s choice, better quality of service, and enhanced investment in public utilities? Today in Europe many cities, regions, and countries still stick in the middle of regulatory reforms.
The School's sessions allowed participants to compare and discuss the solutions that had been adopted across industries and countries in several domains: regulatory authorities and public agencies, ownership and governance of utilities, infrastructure finance, network unbundling and benchmarking of quality performance indicators.
