Expert Italia is a consulting firm specialized in the evaluation of public policies co-financed by structural funds and advises the public administration, public bodies and companies domestically and internationally. The innovative approach of Expert Italia is the ability to combine traditional methods and tools of evaluation with innovative solutions able to link assessment to global competitive scenarios and participatory self-assessment tools available online. Since 1984 (date of estabilishment) the company has increasingly expanded its range of activity by participating in public-private partnerships for the exchange of best practices in Italian and European level, particularly in strategic planning projects in countries recently EU membership. The professional team of Expert Italia has developed specific experience in the management and evaluation of programs and projects financed by the ESF and ERDF, working in complex areas -due to political situation and shortage of institutional resources and projects- and contributing to the design and implementation of tools and soft skills transferable to different contexts, in order to increase the government operations and accelerate their implementation. Main current assignments • Evaluation POR ESF 2007-2013 Regione Lombardia • Evaluation POR FESR 2007-2013 Regione Lombardia • Strategic Project ESF Romania. AnimaNova: "Integration in the employment market for trafficked persons" 2009 - 2012 • Strategic Project ESF Romania. SAPeRe: "Study, analysis and predictions on the labor market, training and human capital to strengthen the capacity of public employment services in Romania, both at national and at local level" 2008 - 2011 • Training on Euro-planning and management and control of EU funds • Creation of If (Now) Europe, a Wikiseminar to generate a manifesto of ideas about a New Europe (http://www.noweurope.eu)