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

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

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

GREEN ENERGY INNOVATION BIOMASS CLUSTER

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

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

europa@camcomit.bg+359 (2) 833 41 75+359 (2) 846 32 80/1