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Organisation & Tasks
How does regional governance work?
The Case of the Stuttgart Region
Structural Report
The Greater Stuttgart Region within Europe
The Region within Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Region Stuttgart
GDP
Population
Area
Powers & Responsibilities
Infrastructure
Regional land use planning
Planning of technical services
Transportation
Regional transportation planning
Suburban railways and buses
Economy
Promotion of economic development
Funding of Stuttgart international trade fair
Tourism marketing
Environment
Landscape planning / „Regional Park“
Garbage disposal (partial)
Optional tasks
Funding of trade fairs and conventions
Promotion of culture, sports, congresses
Partners of the Structural Report
The report is published by
Verband Region Stuttgart
Regional Chamber of Trade and Commerce
Regional Chamber of Crafts
IG Metall (Trade union of the metal workers and employees)
The report is written by two economic research institutes:
IAW Tübingen
imu-Institut
It is published every two years.
Organization of the working process
During the working process each chapter is discussed
within the advisory board.
Unique in Germany:
The Structural Report is based on a cooperation of actors
with partly different or even contrary interests and differing
decision-making processes.
The publishers of the structural report aim on finding a
common shared interpretation
a) of the regional economic development,
b) of structural problems and challenges and
c) of proposals to solve the identified problems
Content of the Structural Report
The structural report …
Gives up-to-date information on the structure of the
economy and the economic development
Identifies development trends, problems and challenges.
Each partner identifies tasks for its own field of regional
intervention
Focuses in each edition on a key theme of significant
relevance for the region
Proposes projects with which the regional actors can
respond to these problems
Key issues and related projects
1999/2002: the employment situations of low-skilled workers
Result: Project “Mentoring for low-skilled women”
2001/2002: the employment situation of elder workers and
employees, their skills, opportunities for further and professional
training, the organisational changes in the workplace.
Result: Conference “Age-Work-Qualification”
2003: The internationality of Stuttgart Region
Result: Cooperation with the City of Stuttgart within a network for
integration of immigrants and residents with migration background
(programme of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
2005: Innovation in the economic key branches of Stuttgart Region
(The Structural Report 2005 will be published in November.)
Example: Structural Report 1999/2000
During 1999 the advisory board
is finding the key issue: Situation of low-skilled workers
is discussing regional data concerning the key issue
is making proposals for joint measures.
Main proposal: Project “Mentoring for low-skilled women”
Public and parliamentary discussion in 2000:
The Structural Report is published in January 2000
The local newspapers within the Stuttgart Region report
The Regional Assembly discusses the results and
proposals
The Regional Assembly decides to realise the mentoringproject
Example: Structural Report 1999/2000
Implementation and Evaluation:
2001-2004: the Project “Mentoring for low-skilled women” is
realised (Funded by the Regions` budget, by ESF and
companies involved)
End of 2004: On the basis of an evaluation of the project the
Regional Assembly decided to ask the State of BadenWürttemberg to continue the project not only in Stuttgart
Region but in other regions as well.
Since 2005 the project, now named “M&Q” (Mentoring and
Qualification), is continued by the State of BadenWürttemberg, co-funded by ESF)
The regional structural report as a tool for
regional agenda setting
Necessity to find a shared interpretation of the situation is
the basis for a common strategy and joint action.
The structural report monitors not only regional
development but also the work of the partners involved.
(Did we find solutions, did we make steps into the right
direction?)
The report stimulates discussions among the general public
and the different regional bodies about projects to develop
regional competitiveness and innovation and to improve
the situation on the labour market.
Thank you very much!
For further information please contact:
Suzan Ünver
Verband Region Stuttgart
Tel: 0049 (0)711 / 22759-61
Mail: [email protected]
Web portals to Stuttgart Region:
www.region-stuttgart.de in DE and EN
www.region-stuttgart.org in DE and EN
www.eu.region-stuttgart.de in DE, EN and FR