A return to productivity growth calls for innovation and investment in research and technology, and entrepreneurs with the courage and far-sightedness not to remain passive in the face of difficulties but to seize the opportunity to change the way their businesses operate. The stagnation in productivity is partly due to the shortage of human capital.
The low level of employment among members of the most vital and promising segment of the working population is a serious waste: in Italy the employment rate for people in their twenties is 10 points lower than the average for the European Union.