+Bilbao’s Vision: Values for the Strategic Development of CitiesFundamental values acknowledged as key for the competitive and sustainable development of a city.

CITIES OF TOMORROW – 26 October 2010 –

European Commission – DG Regional Policy

BM-30. PRESENTACIÓNPublic Private partnership for the regeneration of Metropolitan Bilbao, with more than 140 members.

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+Strategic Regeneration Plan 1990-1999 Eight critical issues envisaged to produce homogenous development of the city.

Shapes the city around services, information and knowledge.

Subsequently developed through a series of emblematic projects that made the difference

Main instigators: all tiers of government: Basque, Regional and City Council

More than 400 people involved from the public and private sector.

Critical themes: HUMAN RESOURCES, ADVANCED SERVICES, MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY , ENVIRONMENTAL REGENERATION, URBAN REGENERATION, CULTURAL CENTRALITY, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND SOCIAL WELFARE.

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STRATEGIC REFLECTION – FROM INFRASTRUCTURES TO VALUES. A quick overview of Bilbao’s strategic planning

1. Bilbao 2010. Strategic Reflection.

• Bilbao. The City where dreams come true (1999)

2. Bilbao 2010. Strategic Reflection

• Bring your dreams to Bilbao (2002)

3. Bilbao 2010. Strategic Reflection

• And now the People (2004)

From Infrastructures to Values

+Values for the Development of Cities

Implementation requires a progressive strategy to work on in the long term and in specific environments.

+Basic concept of new paradigm 2030 Strategic Reflection

+Strategic axes for the future – Future vision and targets

+Keys for the future –Essential instruments

+Keys to success

+From Infrastructures to Values

Translate values into strategies

City as shared space and group of people with values.

Need for cooperation among stakeholders

Importance of long term thinking

Vision of achieving of global competitiveness through becoming a locomotive axis for the region

Strategies for anticipating change

Vision of the future with integrated focus

Some objectives and challenges…

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The new Bilbao

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