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Metropolitan Strategic Plan of Barcelona. Sant Cugat, 8 th March 2007. Barcelona Metropolitan Area. 36 municipalities 2,923,114 inhabitants 628 Sq km. The Metropolitan Strategic Plan. It is a non-profit, public-private association that brings together:.
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Metropolitan Strategic Plan of Barcelona Sant Cugat, 8th March 2007
Barcelona Metropolitan Area • 36 municipalities • 2,923,114 inhabitants • 628 Sq km
The Metropolitan Strategic Plan It is a non-profit, public-private association that brings together: • the leading economic and social agents in the region +300 members & • institutions which freely decide to associate themselves to the Plan
Which institutions? • Those which facilitate change in the scenario: the 36 municipalities, business representatives, trade unions, universities, Chamber of Commerce, Port, Airport, Trade fair, El Consorci de la Zona Franca • Those which spread change in society: professional associations, financial institutions, large firms, cultural associations, citizen’s associations
What for? • Where are we going? • Which are our opportunities? • Which values can make us singular? The Metropolitan Strategic Plan is a vehicle to answer the former questions
The Plan’s added value Territorial management increasingly requires an strategic planning, which mainly means : • a clear horizon • leadership • wish of change • an integrated approach
Vision and objectives «The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona promotes creativity and innovation within a context of an economic growth connected to the world network and coherent with the society and the environment» • Innovating knowledge • New businesses with the appropriate infrastructures • Living together 2020 • Accelerating decisions
The Plan’s philosophy consensus public-private cooperation shared leadership no conventionalities our strength: non-bureaucratic thinking
The chart GENERAL COUNCIL President: Mayor of Barcelona VICEPRESIDENTS COUNCIL TERRITORIAL COUNCIL OF MAYORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROSPECTIVE STRATEGY STEERING COMMITTEE COORDINATION OFFICE
Competitiveness in Sant Cugat & Barcelona Metropolitan Area 5 key drivers for competitiveness • Innovation • Human resources • Connectivity • Quality of life • Strategic capacity
Knowledge Mobility Strategic sectors Environment Urbanism&Social cohesion
Ministry of Education and Science- Catalan Government - IBM- UPC
Knowledge Parc b_TEC Barcelona Technological Innovation UPC-Barcelona-Sant Adrià-Catalan Government-Diputació de Barcelona-Consell Comarcal del Barcelonès Universities Eduation Research, Companies Public administration Business
Synchrotron light facility. ALBA-Cells, Spanish Goverment - Catalan Government –Cerdanyola City Council
“Best-practice triangles” in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area • Shared vision: innovation - human resources -quality of the space • Partnership: public institutions - economic&social stakeholders - universities&research centres • Coordination: regional government - metropolitan bodies - city councils • Strategic initiatives: Bioregion, Creapolis, Parc b-TEC, Parc Barcelona Media, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, “Platform Innovation, Knowledge and Growth” (World Innovation Marketplace), SALT (BCN Activa)
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