Friday,
December 15, 2006
Representation of Italians Abroad Needs
More Concern For Youth: Deputy Minister Danieli
The
ANNOTICO Report
Either
the Minister was speaking in Diplomatese, or the
Journalist was writing in Obscura, but I had real
difficulty isolating the problem recited, or the solution suggested. Perhaps
you can better interpret!! :)
Time to Rethink Representation of Italians Abroad
'Inserting in
a few youth will not solve problems,' Deputy Minister Danieli
Tandem
Dec 17,2006 - Dec 24,2006
Tackling the
issue of young emigrants presupposes the ability to innovate both the
traditional cultural and conceptual categories and the operational response
concerning representation of emigrants.
This
position was voiced, in an address to the general assembly of the General
Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE), by deputy foreign minister
Danieli's address, entirely based on the need for
innovating and reforming the whole network of representation of Italian
emigrants, underscored that "today's emigrants have very different
connotations from those of the past, when emigration, nostalgically projected
onto a longed-for (and seldom achieved) homecoming, was an extreme, long-term
decision, taken out of need, and not a free, voluntary choice.
On
the contrary, today's mobility, from one's country of origin, or between
different countries of employment, has acquired a positive value, becoming
synonymous with autonomy, dynamism, professional and existential success. For
these emigrants, the country where they were born and raised is neither foreign
nor hostile; it's not 'abroad'."
Danieli continued, "We should not think that keeping the current
representations and organizations as they are, possibly rejuvenating them a
little bit by inserting a few youth in them, could solve the problem. What we
need to do is a comprehensive redesign, a structural reform of these entities,
including a redefinition of their mission. Declaiming, in self-referential
fashion, their past merits will do nothing to revamp them, despite their
continuing importance; it could only serve to build another wax museum."
"I want to stress once again," concluded Danieli, "that I am not
predetermining any specific solution; that will come out of a wide-ranging
discussion among many subjects involved.
With
the admission to Parliament of people elected in the Overseas Constituency,
institutional representation of Italians living abroad has been completed,
based on a three-layer structure:
There
is a clear, immediate need for a comprehensive reorganization, reform and
harmonization of the existing levels."
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