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esparru. NEW EMPLOYMENT SOURCES. Project presentation. GIPUZKOA. GIPUZKOA. Extention : 1,980 km² Population : 678,393 Density : 342.6 inhab./Km² N. villages : 87 (only 17 over 10,000 inhabitants) Capital : Donostia - San Sebastián 180,344 inhabitants (26.5 %). GIPUZKOA.
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esparru NEW EMPLOYMENT SOURCES
GIPUZKOA • Extention : 1,980 km² • Population : 678,393 • Density : 342.6 inhab./Km² • N. villages : 87 (only 17 over 10,000 inhabitants) • Capital : Donostia - San Sebastián • 180,344 inhabitants (26.5 %)
GIPUZKOA Zone Objective n. 2 • Total population : 678,400 • Active population: 305,800 • Active pop./Total : 45 % • Employed : 245,6 (80 %) • Unemployed : 60,2 (20 %)
UNEMPLOYMENT • MEN : 14.0 % • WOMEN : 31.5 % • AGE 14 - 24 : 45.9 % • AGE 25 - 44 : 20.4 % • 45 or over : 10.2 %
Unemployment in GIPUZKOA • 60,200 people without a job • One out of five people willing to work are out of a job • Unemployment rate doubles E.U. average • Growth model insufficient to generate jobs at the needed rate.
PUBLIC PRIVATE Regional Council Regional Development Agencies Town Councils Social initiative Economic agents • Local Initiative • (Town halls/Counties/Local Government) • with Public/Private Partnership
Recourse to FEDER Article 10 (Innovation) • Developement of a local development strategy in the area of the New Employment Sources • Experimentation : • Pilot Projects (New economic activities) • Modelling Service-cheques • Implementation of Proximity Savings INNOVATE EXPERIMENT
GENERAL OBJECTIVE PROMOTION OF STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS FOR THE CREATION OF JOBS IN SECTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Investigate the potential for job creation in Gipuzkoa in the New Employment Sources (NES)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Integrate the policies for Local Development to encourage the participation of local development agents and for job creation in the NES
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Analyse the existing obstacles for the development of local initiatives in feasible NES
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Launching pilot projects in the selected areas (NES). Disseminating the results of these experiences.
Management C. Piloting C. Technical C. Work group 1 Daily living Workgroup 2 Quality of life Workgroup3 Culture & leisure Workgroup4 Environment Viability & launching of financial instruments (Service-cheques & Proximity Savings) Creation of management, working and participation committees Ourcommitment
Management C. Piloting C. Technical C. Work group 1 Daily living Workgroup 2 Quality of life Workgroup3 Culture & leisure Workgroup4 Environment Viability & launching of financial instruments (Service-cheques & Proximity Savings) Management C. Creation of management, working and participation committees Ourreality Piloting C. Technical C. Workgroup 1 Daily living Workgroup 2 Quality of life Workgroup3 Culture & leisure Workgroup4 Environment Viability & launching of financial instruments (Service-cheques & Proximity Savings)
Accomplished tasks Local/regional identificación in Gipuzkoa
Accomplished tasks Survey (1,400 households) regarding unsatisfied needs (NES)
Accomplished tasks Demographic projection analisys
Environment Daily living Quality of life Culture & leisure Accomplished tasks Feasibility studies by NES areas 17 areas grouped in 4 service categories ?
Accomplished tasks Identification of feasible areas
Accomplished tasks Creation of a NES activities data bank (140+100)
Television Radio Press & mags Internet Conferences Accomplished tasks Public awareness • EUDEL • GARAPEN • DIPUTACIÓN participating • Management Committee • Workgroups by sectors • Data bank
esparru Goals achieved
Goals achieved Compliance with the work chronogram
Goals achieved Quality of work • Household survey • Written support for actions • Systematic search • Methodology Q Quality
Goals achieved • Establishment of partnership • Availability of promotional partners (materials & human resources) • Participación (Management Committee)
Goals achieved Identification and shared responsability for tasks • Subsidiarity (Local/Regional/Provincial) • Follow-up and surveillance (expertise) for the pilot projects (Enpresaberri) • Integral conception of tasks
Goals achieved Priorization of efforts • Concentration of support • Positive discrimination towards projects with more job creation potential (feasible areas) • Some areas to delve deeper into are in the waiting list
Goals achieved Feasibility criteria for New Employment Sources areas • Supply • Size and adaptation to demand • Competence and structure • Existing experiences and initiatives • Demand • Degree of satisfaction • Growth rate • Solvency • Existing obstacles and public impact • Concerning supply • Concerning demand • Capacity of incidence from the Administration • Job creation potential • Job creation • Local development • Potential for expansion to the region • Feasibility and impact in the local sphere
Goals achieved Category Selected areas Related areas Daily life services · Home care services · Child care Services for improving the quality of life · · Housing improvements Making the most of urban public areas · Local-collective transport (partial) Services for culture & leisure · · Tourism Cultural heritage · Local cultural developement · Local commerce · Protection and maintenance of natural areas Environmental services · Waste treatment Selected areas
Goals achieved Information to the public • Areas: Gipuzkoa (regional presentations, contacts with other initiatives: Youthstart), rest of the State (summer courses, Murcia, Alicante, Cáceres...) • Means: quaterly mag (1.100), Internet (1.450)
Goals achieved Expectations • Fulfilment of objectives • Data bank • Pilot project • Going above the objectives and “pressure” to go deeper into the initiatives
Areas for improvement Inertia in institutions and people (thinking and acting)
Areas for improvement New finantial instruments Demand Supply Proximity Savings Service - cheque More complex than foreseen
Global evaluation • We are innovating and experimenting • All tasks developed can be transferred to other areas and expanded upon • Important leverage effect levels are being achieved (incorporation of committed institutions)
Next steps Dic Ene Feb Mar Abr May Jun Jul Ago Sep 97 98 Establishment of workgroups Fulfill aroused needs (data bank and pilot projects) Modelling successful business activities (NES): workgroups and pilot projects Proximity savings Service - cheque
Next steps • Own acceptance of the esparru conclussions: • Priority: employment • New E.U. environment: • Luxemburgo • Agenda 2000 • Our own budgets (1998/99: economic promotion and regional development; training and employment) • Regional employment observatory