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Good morning! Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Reinhard Schinner EU | cooperation Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds. Experience and perspective
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Good morning! Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Reinhard Schinner EU | cooperation Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund KWF Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds
Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Starting position Hard facts: Karawanken alps, 170 km, Kind of living: „closed shop“ – marking off - regionalism Special assets: bilangual minority, “communication capacity“ Regional GDP: 84% of EU-average (SLO 72%) Economic datas: 62% services | tourism 35% manufacturing; 2% agriculture lack of large city centre Unemployment rate 8,1% Low export orientation
Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Experience Political-social view: main focus on Slowenia, reduction of status „region“, cooperation on adminstration level (Alpe-Adria) Economic view: opportunities slept away, co-operation passed Carinthia (interregional versus crossborder) few transnational engagements
Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Perspective Political-social view: opening of mind very slowly (language, gaining acceptance, TV) similar characters and kind of living Economic view: relatively decline of border-regions slowdown in personal-intensive branches (shoe, services) potential for sectors based on technology/high qualification
Experience and perspective of border Region Carinthia becoming the EU new backbone Strategies Export and collaboration: applying of knowlegde awareness of high, constant quality management soft skills just in time management input of R&D and Innovation Improving training: languages, technical knowledge
Thank you for your attention! Reinhard Schinner EU | cooperation Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds | KWF A-9020 Klagenfurt, Heuplatz 2 schinner@kwf.at www.kwf.at