Post on 17-Jan-2016
Rural Economic Development – Incentives attracting Enterprises
AER Conference
Exeter 20th Oktober 2005
Johannes Maier
Figures:
• 9 536 squ/km
• 559.404 inhabitants
• GDP (PP): 105,6 of EU25-level (2002)
• Greatest town: Klagenfurt (94.000 inh.)
• 6,5% of population still working in agriculture (some Nuts III: 10,5%), 59% forest
• 12% organic farming, • 95% are handicaped areas (mountainous) small and
long valleys, surrounded by peaks up to 2.500 m (typical for south and western Austria)
• question of transport infrastructure
Mountains ...
Rural area at the whole ...
Villach Klagenfurt
• About 900 local initiatives and small projects for businesses, farmers, municipalities, local groups, etc
• Stimulating co-operation and innovation• Bottom up – utilizing local potentials• Overarching aim: Creating jobs and income
Integrated approach
• 7 business (Tech-) Centres
• main measure for economic incentives
• hard and soft infrastructure
• i) Founder monitoring and services
strategic planning processes and implementation mechanisms
Business and Tech-centres
• ii) Encouragement of clusters
• iii) Support for marketing initiatives
• iv) Training and skills facilities
„Economic Promotion Institute”
“Technikum Kärnten“
provide ...
• Decentralised technical colleges • Situated in 4 locations• Co-operation in projects with local enterprises• Delivering new technologies and innovation • New discussion: regional policy versus cost efficiency !
Technikum Kärnten
the whole region
Business centres cover ...
• 1990: Provide solely for business premises and (hard) infrastructure
• 1995: extension to (soft) „services“ (founders)• since 2000: know-how transfer and innovation
with networking and clustering
> „Lake side Park“ Klagenfurt
Tasks are changing ...
Summary conclusions:• Particular public services are needed > keep alive economic activities in
rural areas (founders) • Business parks and local projects• Modernisation, innovation, structural reforms demand reacting in time
towards globalisation – earlier to Lisbon • No rural development without strengthening agglomerations (towns)• Rural areas: call for accessibility to innovation and research funds • Successful developments are build on the regional strengths
Thanks for your attention
johannes.maier@ktn.gv.at
www.europa.ktn.gv.at
Entwicklungsagentur Kärnten GmbH
office@entwicklungsagentur.at
www.entwicklungsagentur.at