{"id":109343,"date":"2021-06-23T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T14:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/cultura-ed-economia-in-ticino-un-binomio-davvero-vincente\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T07:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T07:09:08","slug":"culture-and-economy-a-truly-winning-combination-in-ticino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/culture-and-economy-a-truly-winning-combination-in-ticino\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture and economy: a truly winning combination in Ticino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Culture and economy: a truly winning combination in Ticino<\/h1>\n

A study by BAK Economics and two cantonal departments has shown that every franc of public subsidy for culture is worth 2.58 francs of added value<\/em><\/h3>\n

On June 22, the Department of Finance and Economics and the Department of Education, Culture and Sport presented a study on the economic impact generated by the main cultural activities that take place periodically in the Canton of Ticino.
\nAn added value that can now be quantified thanks to the analysis of BAK Economics which, on behalf of the two Departments, developed the project.
\nThis study, commissioned in 2018 and carried out before the COVID19 pandemic, is part of the broader campaign “Economy and Culture” launched by the Canton in 2019, which aims to enhance the cultural offer in Ticino and its economic potential.<\/p>\n

The study “The economic impact of culture in the Canton of Ticino” (in Italian)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The splendid alpine proscenium of the Leventina Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What and how much the beneficial effect of cultural activity is for the community that produces it is complex and difficult to calculate.
\nNonetheless, as illustrated by the BAK Economics study commissioned by the DFE and DECS, it is possible to quantify at least the economic effects, direct or indirect, that are strictly determined by certain cultural events of strong appeal and high qualitative value.
\nThis is suggested by empirical experience, but today, in the case of Ticino, it is demonstrated above all by the results elaborated by the economic research institute based in Basel, Zurich and Lugano.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the number of cultural workers down 5 percent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Restaurant “La Froda” was opened in Foroglio in 1928<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “new” Ceneri trait d’union between Bellinzona, Locarno and Lugano<\/h4>\n

Over the years, the Ticino community has changed its preferences and habits, thanks also to new mobility infrastructures such as the recently opened Monte Ceneri base tunnel, which rapidly connects Bellinzona and Locarno with Lugano.
\nA culture, therefore, in constant movement, which allows the use of free time and knowledge also as a lever of economic development.
\nWith the coronavirus crisis, the role of culture in a complex society such as the Western one of the 21st century has been well understood.
\nAnd it is especially at this juncture that the link between knowledge and wealth, between cultural production and the spread of well-being in the broadest sense, has been better understood. A precious experience to be put to good use for the post-pandemic restart.<\/p>\n

How important is tourism to Lucerne’s economy?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The LAC (Lugano Art and Culture) building in Lugano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cultural offer as a premium component of the tourism offer<\/h4>\n

The study also highlights how culture, for a tourism-oriented Canton like Ticino, is of strategic interest: the cultural offer can, in fact, be considered a true component of a region’s tourism offer.
\nIt is, therefore, fundamental for increasing the attractiveness of a location and, also in the future, it will be necessary to continue to develop synergies between culture and the tourism sector and to construct even more ambitious strategies of valorization, both for the resident population and for tourists.<\/p>\n

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Die neue Studie von #BAK<\/a> quantifiziert die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der #Kultur<\/a> im Tessin auf 115 Millionen Franken Wertsch\u00f6pfung und 2.110 Arbeitspl\u00e4tze: https:\/\/t.co\/unJM4OblzQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FXLfACdl9T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BAK Economics (@BAK_Economics) June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n