1.5 Cross-sectoral approach with other ministries
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Dipartimento di Studi Politici e Sociali - Università di Salerno
Via Giovanni Paolo Secondo 132
IT-84084 Fisciano (Salerno)
Tel: +39 089 962239
E-Mail:
affaricomunitariinternazionali@governo.it
Website
https://www.politichegiovanili.gov.it/politiche-giovanili/youthwiki/
Mechanisms and actors
The norms that regulate horizontal cross-sectoral cooperation among public bodies in Italy is contained in Law 241/1990 regulating administrative proceedings.
In Italy there is no formalized inter-ministerial working group or inter-ministerial committee/ group on youth affairs/thematic working groups nor an explicit legal framework or specific political commitment underpinning cross-sectoral practices in youth policy making.
However, within the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, for the development of specific measures addressed at youth, the Department for Youth Policy and the Universal Civic Service has the support of the following sectoral Departments:
- Department for anti-drug policies and other addictions
- Department for family policies;
- Department for sport;
- Department for policies in favour of people with disabilities;
- Department for cohesion policies and the south;
- Department for information and publishing.
Moreover, all the Ministries are called upon to develop specific policies in favour of youth. The major programmes in favour of youth have been developed by the following Ministries:
- Ministry of Education and Merit;
- Ministry of Universities and Research;
- Ministry of Labour and Social Policies;
- Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy;
- Ministry of Health;
- Ministry of Culture.
As of 2026, the Department for Youth Policy and the Universal Civic Service has activated the following initiatives:
- Collaboration with all the Ministries and the Departments of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers for the identification of the opportunities offered to young people throughout the country. These opportunities are published on the Youth 2030 platform, active since 15 March 2021;
- Collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the drafting of bilateral and multilateral agreements and arrangements for the promotion of cross-border youth mobility;
- Inter-ministerial working group of the National Authorities responsible for the various sectors of the Erasmus + Programme, in particular the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the Ministry of Education and Merit, the Ministry of Universities and Research and the Department for sport.