06 Oct ImpulsAlicante participates in the General Assembly of the Network of Local Development Entities, REDEL
Alicante, October 6, 2023. Yesterday, Thursday, the General Assembly of the Network of Local Development Entities, REDEL, took place in Donostia-San Sebastián. The meeting, which was held in the Talent House building of Fomento San Sebastián, had the participation of 48 people from almost all of the entities associated with REDEL.
The Assembly approved the incorporation of a new entity to the network, the Provincial Council of A Coruña, which already has 33 associated entities. Likewise, the management plan and budget for the new fiscal year 2024 was approved.
The Basque Association of Development Agencies DEVELOPMENT partner of the state network and host in this case of the meeting, has been in charge of organizing a complete agenda around governance, the social economy, talent and cultural and creative industries. On this occasion she has had the participation of Oarsoaldea, Fomento San Sebastián, Debegesa and Bidasoa Activaco-organizers of the meeting.
The meeting began on Wednesday, the day before the assembly, in which attendees were able to learn about ALBAOLA Maritime Culture Factory, an innovative space where artisanal maritime technology is recovered and valued, located in Pasaia San Pedro in the region of The other side
After the Assembly, held in the Talent House building, Fomento San Sebastián presented the innovation and talent attraction strategy aimed at promoting the scientific community of San Sebastián through the integration of new talent, the dissemination of scientific-technological knowledge, and access to meeting spaces for networking linked to R&D&i.
In the afternoon they moved to Miramón where they were able to see FABRIKA, the first High Performance Center designed for the Cultural Transition of Organizations and the Network of Technology Parks in Euskadi.
After this visit, they were transferred to Elgoibar so that they could learn about the Basque cooperative model by visiting the DANOBAT cooperative belonging to the Mondragón Corporation and a world leader in the machine tool sector with the help of Debegesa, a regional agency located in lower Deba. The visit program ended at the Museum of the Arms Industry, a municipal museum facility whose main objective is the conservation and dissemination of the historical memory and industrial heritage of a town with a great arms tradition, offering the visitor a tour of the evolution of Eibar’s industrial history, from the 14th century to the present day.
Hoy, October 6, The day will begin in Ficoba where they will be welcomed by the Irún City Council and they will learn about the collaborative governance model of Gipuzkoa, learning about the case of the Bidasoa region since the cross-border situation of the region and the cooperation between both sides of the border give another dimension to current and future actions.
It will be presented BDCC (Basque District of Culture and Creativity), initiative for the Cultural and Creative Industries (ICCs) of Euskadi that was born with the aim of uniting and strengthening the different public and private initiatives that aim to develop the Cultural and Creative Industries in Euskadi and to Finally, they will visit the Bidasoa Interpretation Center at the foot of Puente Avenida (pedestrian bridge that connects with France and from which you can see the entire update of another European project for the construction of a cycling track that unites the entire Atlantic).
REDEL – Network of Entities for Local Development
The Network of Local Development Entities, arises as a response to the need that exists to collaborate and work between local agencies to expand the knowledge acquired through the experience of each member and to innovate and develop projects together, as well as lobby. It was born in 2007 as a Network of expert entities in local development that works for the continuous improvement of organizations through reflection, knowledge management and collaboration, seeking recognition and enhancement at a technical and political level. of local development and its projection at the international level.
LADDER, Therefore, it is made up of a group of Local Economic Development Agencies and organizations that promote their networking in different Spanish territories, and has the vocation of becoming a reference for this type of entities, the political bodies that support them, the professionals who are part of them and, in general, the various actors involved in the design and management of local economic development policies in our country.
In LADDER We want to emphasize the important role that local economic development policies have been playing in the last three decades in our country in areas such as the promotion of the entrepreneurial spirit among the population; improving the possibilities of accessing employment, especially for disadvantaged groups; strengthening local productive systems; the commercial and tourist revitalization of our municipalities, regions and provinces; among many others. The proximity to the territory, to the people and companies that live, move and carry out their activities in it, of the entities that deploy these policies has been, is and will be the main key to the successes achieved.
Las 33 entities local development organizations associated with REDEL offer their services to a total of 1,900 municipalities whose population amounts to 27,573,107 inhabitants. Today they are part of REDEL:
· Metropolitan Economic Development Agency – AMB.
· Alicante City Council – Local Agency for Economic and Social Development, Impulsalicante.
· Cartagena City Council – Local Development and Employment Agency.
· Castellón de la Plana City Council – Local Development Agency
· Elche City Council – Department of Economic Promotion and Employment.
· Fuenlabrada City Council – Center for Training and Employment Initiatives.
· Gijón City Council – Local Employment Agency.
· Huesca City Council – Area of Local Development, Social Economy, Industry and Commerce.
· Madrid City Council – General Subdirectorate of Economy and Industry.
· Malaga City Council – Promálaga.
· Medina del Campo City Council – Local Development Service.
· Murcia City Council – Employment Service.
· Segovia City Council – Segovia Activa.
· Valencia City Council – Active Valencia.
· Zaragoza City Council – Technical Office of Employment, Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion.
· Barcelona Activa, OR SPM.
· City Council of Santiago de Compostela – Office of Economic Promotion.
· Diputación de A Coruña.
· Barcelona Provincial Council – Area of Economic Development, Tourism and Commerce.
· Castellón Provincial Council – Economic Promotion and International Relations Service.
· Provincial Council of Tarragona – Area of Human Resources, Occupation and Entrepreneurship.
· Provincial Council of Valencia – Rural Development and Depopulation Section.
· GARAPEN – Basque Association of Development Agencies.
· Getafe Initiatives, SA
· Leonese Institute of Economic Development, Training and Employment (ILDEFE) – León City Council.
· Municipal Institute of Economic Development and Employment of Córdoba (IMDEEC).
· Municipal Institute for Economic Promotion, Training and Employment (IMPEFE) – Ciudad Real City Council.
· Móstoles Development.
· Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda, SA (NASUVINSA).
· PalmaActiva.
· Development Society of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SAU
· Society for the Development of the province of Burgos, SA (SODEBUR).
· SOFEJEA, SA – Ejea de los Caballeros Development Agency.
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