Joining Forces: Metropolitan Governance & Competitiveness of European Cities

1. JOINING FORCES Metropolitan governance & competitiveness of European cities Lille CityLab – Workshop 2 :Economic development & labour markets across boundaries

2. 2 JOINING FORCES : Objectives • 1 main focus: • Which cooperation mechanisms • are/can be developed at the city-region level • Analysis of current situations through 7 main dimensions • Spatial and strategic planning • Mobility and transports • Environmental issues • Knowledge economy • Public/private arrangements • Social inclusion, participation and empowerment • Attractiveness and competitiveness

3. 3 JOINING FORCES : partner cities • 8 partners : • Bourgas - Bulgaria • Brno - Czech Republic • Brussels Capital Region Belgium • Eindhoven -SRE - The Netherlands • Florence - Italy • Krakow - IRM - Poland • Lille Metropole (Lead partner) - France • Seville - Spain • Thematic Expert: • Tamas Horvath - Hungary

4. Different local realities (1)Depending on the FUA configuration • Monocentric FUA with main LA • smaller than the morphological area • Krakow, Eindhoven • Monocentric FUA with main LA • +/- corresponding to the MA • Sevilla, Brno • Monocentric FUA with main LA • larger than the MA • Burgas

5. Different local realities (1)Depending on the FUA configuration • Polycentric FUA with main LA • smaller than the MA • Florence, Brussels, Lille

6. Different local realities (2)Depending on the national/legal context Competences & tasks of LAs • existance and power of the regional authorities • existance, statute and role of chambers of commerce • service provision / local development • regulation powers: planning, others, Resources : • financial autonomy or not • Importance of local taxes / national tranfers • Existance, form and role of a local business tax Government systems: • decentralisation/autonomy of LAs • monolevel vs multilevel systems Existing Governance mechanisms: • cooperations between LAs • private sector involvement • voluntary sector organisations

7. First conclusions (1) • Pooling the local authorities’ forces • to reach a certain critical mass: • investing capacity • ability to negociate with the private sector • comprehensive approach to the economic system • sufficient importance and diversity to play at global level • to avoid sterile competition between them : • risk of duplication • careful use of land • relevant use of public money • to provide relevant services • important enough in size and quality • diversiy • right geographical level • which does not necessarily mean creating new local governments • but developing new governance/co-operation mechanisms

8. First conclusions (2) • Involving all relevant actors • starting with the private (profitable) sector • at every territorial level • public private partnership if required • unformal agreement with the private sector when relevant • not only local but also regional authorities • voluntary sector organisations • Some crucial economic issues • Innovation – knowledge economy • Territorial marketing • Tourism?

9. First conclusions (3) • Flexible instruments required, to be used by joined actors • Additional Resources • Relevant Tax system , with incentives for developing the economy in the urban area • EU Funding provided at the right level, as any economic development strategy cannot be effective at a too small level • Openess to ressource allocation and re-allocation • New public processes (procurement , media, open events)

10. 10 JOINING FORCES

11. Contacts: tbaert@lille-metropole-2015.org mballenghien@lille-metropole-2015.org horvatht@puma.unideb.hu