Design Policy

in Flanders

towards 2020

Agenda

EU 2020Flanders in Action 2020Design in Flanders

– Organisations– Challenges

EU 2020

Smart, inclusive and sustainable growthThe Europe 2020 strategy seeks to enhance the delivery of growth

and jobs for the next decade. It aims at “smart, sustainable, inclusive growth.”

EUROPEAN TARGETS•75 % of the population aged 20-64 should be employed.•3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D.•The "20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met.•The share of early school leavers should be under 10%

and at least 40% of the younger generation should have a degree or diploma.

•20 million less people should be at risk of poverty.

European flagships•Innovation union -•Youth on the move -•A digital agenda for Europe -•Resource-efficient Europe -•An industrial policy for green growth – •An agenda for new skills and jobs –•European platform against poverty -

Flanders in Action

Pact 20207 Breakthrough ProgrammesEach Programme : Action plan with projectsMonitoring and Evaluation150 Indicators

B1 : Flanders learning society

B2 : The open enterpreneur

Line Light, Adriaan Debruyne for Curana

B3 : Innovation Centre Flanders

P&V Elektrotechn. & Peter Van Riet: eDock

B4 : Green and dynamic urban region

Zitbank-Rustpunt by Philippe Allaeys for Intercommunale Leiedal & Provincie West-Vlaanderen

B5 : Europe’s Smart Hub

B6 : Caring society

Snoozer, Eric Dumortier (GBO Design-Engineering) for HWB International

B7 : Decisive government

Reception Police Station Handelsstraat, Antwerp, a realisation of B-Architecten

6 core organisations, active in the field of design, have the intention of

working together in the Design Platform Flanders

Aims : bigger synergie and more efficient powerFrame : regional embedding

and intensive cooperation with other organisations

11 employeesBrussels

4 employeesAntwerp

11 employeesLeuven

4 employeesHasselt

9 employeesKortrijk

4 employeesKortrijk

2 employeesGenk

More information on

1.www.designvlaanderen.be2.www.flandersinshape.be3.www.flandersdc.be4.www.designregio-kortrijk.be5.www.designplatformlimburg.be6.www.humin.be

Now?

And in the perspective of 2020?