Euro South Hub
Euro-South HUB wants to create a research center, a social space, an incubator for project and social enterprise, starting from the experience already maturated in more than 23 cities in the world from which 4 within the Mediterranean basin (http://www.the-hub.net/). The main idea is to create a physical HUB in Ortigia (Siracusa) with a small branch in Lampedusa and two virtual spaces, one for Malta and the other for facilitating the communication between Siracusa, Malta and Lampedusa. The aim is to facilitate the cultural, social and economic promotion of the human patrimony of this sensitive portion of the Mediterranean Sea. Special attention will be paid on connecting the tageted territories with international networks and circuits that look beyond the traditional seasonal tourism. The intention of adopting the HUB philosophy in order to consolidate the vocations and identities of Siracusa (Ortigia), Malta (Valletta), and Lampedusa - especially in their historical centers and in their peculiar condition of last European regions in the South of the Mediterranean - is coherent with the Neighbour Policy of the EU that encourages to develop a growth which instead of being spot-shaped and based on several centers (Messina, Catania, Siracusa, Ragusa, Malta, Lampedusa…) is oriented to create interconnected axles and corridors for sustainable and endogenous local development.