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BULGARIA ECONOMIC FORUMBulgaria on the EU road to 2020
3-4 December 2014 Proactive best practices against the crisis – Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania
TANYA TRAYANOVA Head of International Cooperation Department
BULGARIA ECONOMIC FORUMBulgaria on the EU road to 2020
3-4 December 2014 Proactive best practices against the crisis – Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania
TANYA TRAYANOVA Head of International Cooperation Department
BEST PRACTICES PRESENTATIONIntroduction
1. Type of best practice: Industrial Policy Name of best practice: Industrial Master Plan City Berlin 2010-2020 (Germany)
2. Type of best practice: Research, Development and Innovation Name of best practice: Delta Business Center (Spain)
3. Type of best practice: Clustering Name of best practice: Green Energy Innovation Biomass Cluster (Romania)
4. Type of best practice: Financial Policy Name of best practice: Gepafin (Italy)
Conclusion
Industrial Master Plan City
Berlin 2010 -2020
is
Policy plan to remove obstacles for Berlin’s growth and to ensure
sustainable development in revenue and
employment in Berlin’s industrial sector
by
Creating a common and binding
economic-political strategy through
economy and politics
Master Plan City Berlin 2010-2020
consists of a base for an active industrial policy
Mission statement: support Berlin growth development in terms of creation of new jobs as well as increase of Berlin’s potential for innovation and its promotion
Guidelines : 1. Promote awareness of the importance
of Berlin’s industrial sector 2. Implement industrial policy as an
interdisciplinary task 3. Strengthen the innovative capability of
Berlin’s industrial sector4. Promote integrated business location
policy in the capital region5. promote business network in the
business location of Berlin6. Utilize the diversity of the participants
and promote dialogue
Fields of activity: four fields of activities
1. General conditions2. Innovations3. Labor force4. Location communication
TERRITORIAL SCOPE Area of Berlin
AREA OF APPLICATION
TYPE OF BEST PRACTICE Industrial policy in order to achieve the industrial development of the region
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED:
Senate Department
for Economics, Technology
and Research
Senate Department
for Economics, Technology
and Research
The idea of Berlin as a location for industry has been reinforced and has reached a new dynamic, which forms the basis for the implementation of several further projects
The 2011 and 2013 trends report a general improvement of the economic situation:
a) Significant growth of Berlin industrial sector due to the Master Plan (736 enterprises, 106.500 workers)
b) Growth of the presence of Berlin’s products in the international market (Berlin’s profit of 23.3 billion euro, 55% generated abroad while in 1995 the profit generated abroad reached just 15%)
c) New jobs availability (in 2011 105.577 jobs while in 2007 102.943 jobs)
RESULTS OBTAINED
The implementation of similar measures has been proved successful in order to enhance the status
of a region, so as to increase the number of companies and consequently the number of jobs available. For this reason, the Industrial Master Plan City Berlin 2010-2020 could be applied in
many other contexts with the necessary adaptation to the different situations through tailored amendments to obtain similar results.
CONCLUSION
Delta Business Center
A center for new business in Viladecans
Provides self-employed workers and micro-enterprises with multi purpose working spaces as well as a wide range of services in order to foster the development of entrepreneurs’ business in an environment integrated in Viladecans Business Park
is
that
Offer a comprehensive support service to new companies that provide added value to the city
Improve SMEs competitiveness Boost the creation of new enterprises Support the networking among companies as well as
among other local stakeholders Support the consolidation of new companies Boost the collaboration among companies at the
Business Park as well as among other companies in the city
The project aims to
TERRITORIAL SCOPE Area of Viladecans
TYPE OF BEST PRACTICE 1. SMEs clusterization and cooperation2. Training and support
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED
The Association of Spanish
Seniors for the Cooperation
Viladecans City
Council
Municipal Enterprise
VIMED
The enterprise Goodman
The developer
Bali
The Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona
SECOT
100% of the space available is occupied 36 enterprises are currently located In 2013:
a) 75 new jobs createdb) 30 training workshops (336 attendees)c) 10 of 36 enterprises took part in some programs of
business support, have revisited their strategic model of activity and summarized their marketing and communication action in a work plan
Session to foster the connection among enterprises is organized once a year (in 2014, 125 participants and 95 enterprises)
RESULTS OBTAINED
Delta Business Center attracts business in the city mainly for two reasons:
1. It enables SMEs to find new opportunities in Viladecans by reducing set-up costs
2. It helps foreign companies to set up their business in Viladecans’ area
Delta Business is a resource that clearly fosters economic growth in the area of Viladecans and it is also a key element in attracting talents and in creating employments in the city.
CONCLUSION
The interest in using biomass for energy production has developed over the past years because of the multiple environmental and rural development benefits associated with their production and use.
Green Energy Innovative Biomass Cluster acts as the framework for building regional, national and international economic relations particularly in the areas of biomass, use of wood waste and biomass based boilers.
Green Energy Association is the association providing the management of the cluster and it was founded in May 2009, in Centru Region, in the town of Sfantu Gheorghe. Currently, it has 38 members representing biomass manufacturers and SMEs, local governments, research institutes and public institutions.
GREEN ENERGY INNOVATION BIOMASS CLUSTER
increasing available biomass for energy production; feasibility studies for biomass energy in different mountain
area localities; new technical solutions based on the combined use of coal
and biomass, solutions adapted to local conditions, including rebuilding the existing energy production units;
promotional campaigns for biomass energy; stimulation of economic growth of less developed
geographical areas; promotion of new economic sectors, activities and
employment.
The specific objectives are
TERRITORIAL SCOPE TERRITORY OF CENTRAL REGION
(within the cities of Brasov, Sibiu, Targu Mures, Alba Iulia, Sfantu Gheorghe and
Miercurea Ciuc)
AREA OF APPLICATION
TYPE OF BEST PRACTICE
The strategic areas of the Green Energy Biomass
Cluster are: 1. Aggregation of SMEs
2. Industrial Policy3.Innovation and
development
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEDThe Cluster has 38 members representing biomass manufacturers and SMEs, local governments, research institutes and public institutions
Policy innovation: Green Energy Biomass Cluster manages the cultivation of energetic willow, which is one of the most effective strategies for replacing fossil fuels and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
Real impact: turnover of all operators account for approximately 450 million euro and 3200 people employed (2013)
Research and innovation: in order to increase innovation, the Cluster is running two research projects:
1. Promotion of the technology for energetic willow (Salix Viminalis) cultivation in Romania as a green energy alternative source
2. Extensive valorization of lignin and salicylic acid to bulk and fine chemicals (LIGSALCHEM)
Collaboration with other projects (ID:WOOD, PROMOBIO, Network ECREIN+, Adriatic Danubian Clustering – ADC)
RESULTS OBTAINED
The Green Energy Biomass Cluster is a positive example for other initiatives, which aim at introducing the
principles of sustainable growth into regional development.
Also, it is an example of good practice that can be copied in other regions and in other countries.
CONCLUSION
Gepafin is a financial agency located in Umbria’s region.
It manages guarantee and risk capital founds created under specific provisions and measures laid down by the regional
government of Umbria. Such founds are co-financed by private resources.
Gepafin, in addition to the management of the founds assigned by the Region of Umbria through EU Structural Founds, has also access to other resources assigned to
boost the competitiveness of regional SMEs. These latter founds derive from the European Investment Found (EIF)
and the Italian government.
GEPAFIN
Gepafin offers two main types of financial services to regional SMEs:1. Guarantees on bank loans2. Risk capital
However, following 2011, a phase of credit contraction began. Hence, Gepafin began studying new response to guarantees in order to help sustain local enterprises. Thus, three new tools were developed: 3. Access to the Central Guarantee Fund. In may 2013, Gepafin was
allowed to issue credit evaluations 4. Agreement with SGFA (an Italian capital fund reserved to the farming
industry) in order to offer counter-guarantees and credit insurance in agriculture
5. Development of Covered Tranches through an agreement with Unicredit (Italy’s largest international private bank) which will activate a warranty on financed working capital of SMEs
SERVICES AND TOOLS
Stakeholders
involved
Region of Umbria
Sviluppumbria
Casse di Risparmio
dell’Umbria
Banca Popolare di
Spoleto
Unicredit
Banca di Mantignana e di Perugia Credito
Cooperativo Umbro Banca di Credito
Cooperativo di Spello e Bettona
Crediumbria Banca di Credito
Cooperativo
Banca di Credito
Cooperativo di Anghiari e
Stia
Banca Nazionale del
Lavoro
Cassa di Risparmio di
Orvieto
Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Sinloc – Sistema Iniziative
Locali
One financial tool (tranched covered) particularly optimized Gepafin’s role as a guarantee agency by putting an extra Euro 20 million on the local market (a significant sum for a local economy).
This new fund was activated as a co-guarantee mechanism together with the local system of private industrial guarantee consortiums. Hence, credit risks was distributed amongst a wider number of interested parties. In particular:
1. 1/3 of credit guarantee is issued by Gepafin;2. 1/3 of credit guarantee is issued by the local private industrial guarantee consortiums;3. 1/3 of credit guarantee is issued by the financing bank.
This new measure was implemented rather recently and is still being applied. Nevertheless, the high number of guarantees issued and the very high number of beneficiary SMEs suggests the measure’s validity in supporting local industry, its survival and growth.
RESULTS OBTAINED
Due to the scarcity of economic resources and until recently extremely high interest rates in Italy, attracting both private and public capital has
become a vital necessity.
Gepafin’s mission can thus be defined as a serious attempt to answer this requirement by attracting, stimulating, and coordinating resources
on industrial projects which look to the future. This has for the moment been successfully carried out by applying new and innovative
measures to bank issued counter-guarantees.
CONCLUSION
Contacts:
Tanya TrayanovaHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DEPARTMENT
[email protected]+359 (2) 833 41 75+359 (2) 846 32 80/1