C i t y o f A a r h u s M a y o r ’ s D e p a r t m e n t B u s i n e s s a n d C i t y D e v e l o p m e n t Second cities and economic growth Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen City of Aarhus OPEN DAYS 2009
City of Aarhus Mayors Department Business and City Development Second cities and economic growth Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen City of Aarhus OPEN DAYS 2009.
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Second cities and economic growth
Jan Beyer Schmidt-SørensenCity of Aarhus
OPEN DAYS 2009
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Second cities need not be secondary!!!
› ”The group of second largest cities have a large labour market and often good transport connections and universities. As second tier metros are defined nationally, they can differ in size from one country to the next”
› ”In some countries, the second tier metros are among the best performing regions”
(Regional Focus 01/2009, European Union)
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› 300,000 and in greater Aarhus area 1,200,000
› Fastest growing city in DK wrt. residents and employment
› 40,000 students in higher education
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Challenge
› ”UK cities outside London are small on a global scale, and so need to collaborate with the regional neighbours in key areas”
(Centre for Cities, 2009)
› The breadth of a region’s external and international networks will be decisive in determining future economic outcomes”
(NESTA, 2008)
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Balanced regional development
› Public perceptions of economic growth in capitals vs. second cities
› Public perceptions of unevenly distributed gains and costs of globalisations
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Cities
› Cities as engines of growth› Size matters, agglomeration effects and
economics of scale› Business climate basics
› Well-educated labour force› Well-developed infrastructure› Well-functioning public administration› Broad perspective
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City-regions
› Cities boost regions by providing e.g.:› Critical mass of public and private knowledge
institutions› Vibrant environment for knowledge creation and
transfer› Connectivity which attracts higher value business
functions› Highly paid jobs – attracting commuters› Concentration of culture, leisure and sport
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City-regions
› Cities rely on regions for e.g.:› Space for major economic and infrastructure projects› Wider range of urban and rural housing› Distinctive urban centres with niche retail experiences› Wider workforce and skills base› Opportunities for countryside leisure
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Aarhus strategy
› Moving up the value chain› Expanding the knowledge base
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2030 milestones
› + 75.000 residents› + 50.000 jobs› + 10.000 students› + 50.000 housing
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Human resources
› Educational hub strategy› Attracting foreign students and labour
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Innovation
› Attracting R&D departments› Science and innovation parks› City of Aarhus as an innovation partner
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Infrastructure – improve connectivity
› Outside the city-region› Hamburg and Copenhagen
› Within the city-region to increase the number of people within one hours drive to Aarhus
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City-region cooperation
› Business Region Aarhus
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Cleantech
› 2/3 of the cleantech-related export and 58% of the cleantech-employment originates from the region
› Cluster organization with matchmaking› Branding the region as a cleantech-region
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Health care
› New university hospital construction the next 10 years amounting to 1.5 billion Euro› Attracting health care related firms to cluster
around the new hospital› Attracting and retaining health care
specialists› Commercialization of Biotech and Medtech
projects; business park close to the hospital
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Architecture and design
› The highest concentration of architectural firms in DK› Internationalize the cluster› Synergy with the cleantech cluster
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City branding
› A city communication master plan› To drive and implement activity› To ensure a consistency of message
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