As indicated in the project summary above, the self-assessment tool is the first of three tangible products that the UST project will develop in its three years of implementation. The self-assessment tool is aimed at: increasing the awareness of public authorities about their needs in knowledge and practice in the key areas of tourism promotion; reflecting on how to improve the municipality's tourism promotion strategy starting from the results of the gap analysis (using the self-assessment tool). This first tool was developed with the collaboration of the whole project group, but under the guidance of the expert partner SveDest, a Swedish consultancy firm focusing on governance and destination management, allows to identify the maturity of a municipality's strategy, policymaking, and execution in relation to sustainable tourism development and up-skilling opportunities. This tool was initially tested in the municipalities of the project partners, and its definitive version can be used in different areas and countries all over Europe. The tool becomes effective if the questionnaire is administered in the form of a workshops in which not only the Municipality staff who deal with the specific tourism sector are present, but also all the stakeholders interested in planning sustainable tourism strategies. This material is also available in English, Italian, Greek, Spanish and Swedish on the project website. THE SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL 3
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzYwNDE=