The OECD would like to thank the Government of Italy for its engagement and commitment during the preparation of this National Action Plan for Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and the Directorate General Reform of the European Commission for continuous support during the implementation of this project funded through the Technical Support Instrument. This scan is the result of close collaboration with the DG EC (Directorate-General for Circular Economy) within the Italian Ministry for Ecological Transition (MiTE). In particular, the OECD would like to thank the Director General Silvia Grandi and her team, Mara Cossu, Francesca De Crescenzo, Luca Grassi, Andrea Innamorati, Tiziana Occhino, Isabelle Ronvaux. The authors would like to express their appreciation to all the stakeholders who participated in virtual meetings and interviews undertaken from June 2020 to June 2022 for producing first the 2021 Italy's National Action Plan for Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development and then this National Acton Plan.
This Action Plan was prepared under the guidance of Tatyana Teplova, Head of the Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development, Justice and Gender (PCSDG) division within the Public Governance Directorate of the OECD. Anna Piccinni, project co‑ordinator (PCSDG), drafted the content of the Action Plan in close collaboration with Mara Cossu, Francesca De Crescenzo, Isabelle Ronvaux, Tiziana Occhino from MiTE. Inputs were received from Ernesto Soria Morales, Senior Policy Analyst (PCSDG), Giulia Giordani and Daniela Di Filippo. The author would like to thank for the revisions Stefano Marta, from the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE); Liva Stokenberga, Ziga Zarnic and Guillaume Cohen from the OECD Centre on Well-being Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE); Duncan Cass Beggs and Dexter Docherty from the Foresight Unit of the Office of the Secretary-General. Adem Kocaman, Meral Gedik, Melissa Sander and Christophe Brilhault provided graphic and editorial support during the preparation of this report.