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Role of Universities in Urban Poles
Barakaldo
Inguralde Development Agency
12 May 2011
Starting
› Barakaldo was in an internal reflexion process, Barakaldo
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and innovation.
Promote innovation in the economic activities in the city and
an innovative city image.
Promote new spaces for the creation of new economic
actions.
Run Up URBACT II project:
Strategic sectors
Creation of triple helix partnership.
Talent attraction strategies.
Local action plan.
Share experiences with other cities in Europe.
›Launch meeting with ULSG members.
Analysis of Barakaldo actual situation
› Inguralde entrusted a study of the strategic sectors in
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Barakaldo ( demography information, geography area of Barakaldo, economy
analysis, weaknesses and strengths, opportunities..).
ULSG members discuss the results of the study and
made a reflexive analysis. ULSG members made
contributions and commentaries.
Conclusions:
ULSG members need to know the experiences in other
countries.
Barakaldo need to made a study in identification of emergent
strategic sectors.
Dr Clive Winters, RUnUP Lead Expert, explains to the
ULSG members the triple helix relationship explaining
Coventry university model, based in innovation, talent
attraction and triple helix relationship.
Identification of the strategic sectors and
definition of action plan
› Sarriko, faculty of business administration and financial
accounts of the Basque country university, made the
study of the emergent strategic sectors in Barakaldo.
› The results of the study were discussed in a ULSG
meeting.
› Actions were proposed to develop these sectors in
Barakaldo.
› The actions proposed were the result of the collaboration
of enterprises, universities and Inguralde.
Definition of the action plan
› The actions proposed were integrated in the strategic lines
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that formed the action plan. Strategic lines:
•Strategic sectors to de economy development.
•Retention and attraction of the talent strategies.
•Management models of the enterprises infrastructures.
•New entrepreneurs and consolidated enterprises relationship.
•New technologies applied to the SMES.
All the actions proposed were defined with:
• an approach plan.
• a developing period definition.
• sources of income possibilities.
• responsible ULSG members on action making.
ULSG members have done an action development
calendar.
ULSG action development
ACTIONS
DEVELOPMENT
1.1. Analysis of opportunities in the
Social and health sector in Barakaldo.
Finished
1.2. Analysis of opportunities in the
Renewable Energy sector in Barakaldo.
Finished
1.3. Analysis of opportunities for
providing local services for Megapark.
2 meetings with Ikea-Leroy-Inguralde
2.1.1. Collaboration in developing
training programmes
1) Analysis of needs; 2) Training Plan Design; 3) Implementation: 3/6 actions done (to be
finished in November)
2.1.2. Design of a business centre model
1) Identification of spaces; 2) Definition of use for the Minas building
2.1.3. Study for a business park model
Contacts with Institutions for the «Burceña» space (Sprilur, Biobasque, Aclima, BioCruces,
Hospital de Cruces, UPV)
2.1.4. Business synergies
Constitution of the Forum of Innovative Companies, including 12 companies and more than
1.000 employments. This Forum has celebrated more than 10 meetings and it will become
formally an Association of Innovative Companies with legar status.
2.1.5. Communication and local image
1) Once the strategic lines have been defined together with the Bilbao Metropoli 30
Association, the corporate image and its implications are been worked with the Town Council.
2) 3rd edition of the «Barakaldo Innovative Companies» prizes. 38 companies submitted
proposals and 3 were awarded. The ceremony will be on 13/05/2011.
2.2.1. Encouraging the use of new
technology
1) Training Schools has started and the training actions for companies have been defined.
2) The School has developed an application for strategic surveillance and a communication
platform based on the social networks model in order to make the training operative.