Skåne's Regional Development Strategy
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SKÅNE'S REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Skåne's Regional Development Strategy June 2014 Political Steering Group: Pia Kinhult, Katarina Erlingson, Rikard Larsson, Pontus Lindberg, Ewa Bertz, Christine Axelsson, Carl Johan Sonesson, Anders Åkesson, Henrik Fritzon, Yngve Petersson, Birgitta Södertun, Stefan Lamme, Vilmer Andersen and Lars-Johan Hallgren, representatives from the Regional Executive Committee, the Regional Growth Committee and the Healthcare Committee within Region Skåne. Political Secretaries: Sofia Nerbrand, Mattias Olsson, Jacqueline Doohan, Jonas Duveborn, Emelie Larsson, Mattias Svensson and Stefan Brandt, Region Skåne. Project Manager: Mikael Stamming, Region Skåne. Project Group: Therese Andersson, Sarah Ellström, Ola Jacobson, Eskil Mårtensson, Richard Gullstrand, Patrik Lindblom, Carina Nordqvist Falk, Christina Ståhl, Thomas Nilsson and Gudmundur Kristjansson, Region Skåne. Layout: Dockside Reklambyrå AB. Photos: Jörgen Johansson, Niklas Forshell. Published by: Region Skåne 2014. Adopted by the Regional Council on 17 June 2014 www.skane2030.se 2 Let us open up Skåne together What you have in your hand is Skåne's regional development strategy, the result of extensive dia- logues with citizens, civil society, business, and the public sector. We are now gathering around a joint strategic objective to achieve an open Skåne by 2030. An open Skåne that welcomes plural- ism, more people and new ideas. A Skåne that is characterised by high tolerance and widespread participation in common social issues. The open Skåne encompasses an open landscape as well as urbanisation. The open Skåne breaks national boundaries and is a natural part of the Öresund Region. The open Skåne offers everyone the chance of a good life. Together we have also selected five prioritised areas that we need to work with in order to achieve a completely open Skåne: Skåne shall offer optimism and quality of life, be a strong, sus- tainable growth engine, benefit from its polycentric urban structure, develop the welfare services of tomorrow and be globally attractive. Region Skåne has a mandate to gather many different actors and with our combined size we can exert a great deal of influence. This is, however, a mandate that we approach humbly – as even a large actor cannot achieve this alone. We hope and believe that a broad majority can work for an open Skåne. This regional development strategy is the concern and responsibility of all of Skåne. Pia Kinhult (M) Katarina Erlingson (C) Rikard Larsson (S) Chair of the Regional First Vice-Chair of the Second Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee Regional Executive Committee Regional Executive Committee 3 4 Contents Skåne's regional development strategy 6 The open Skåne – strategic objective for Skåne 2030 8 Skåne here and now 10 Joint action for development 14 Skåne shall offer optimism and quality of life 17 Skåne shall be a strong, sustainable growth engine 23 Skåne shall benefit from its polycentric urban structure 29 Skåne shall develop the welfare services of tomorrow 35 Skåne shall be globally attractive 41 Implementation – how do we move from what to how? 46 Drawing up Skåne's regional development strategy 48 5 Skåne's regional development strategy Region Skåne has, under Swedish legislation on regional development responsibility, a per- manent mandate from the Swedish state to coordinate regional development issues and to head the work to draw up the regional development strategy. A decisive success factor is that this work is conducted openly, inclusively and with continual dialogue. Skåne's inhab- itants, municipalities, authorities, colleges and universities, trade and industry, and the idea-based sector need to participate if more initiatives, collaborations and networks are to arise, and if Skåne is to achieve more sustainable growth and greater appeal. The regional development strategy shall formulate and Skåne's regional development strategy is part of both create a broad joint approach to a common strategic a national and a European context, such as via the objective for Skåne looking to the year 2030. A strategic national strategy for regional growth and attractiveness, objective that strengthens cooperation between dif- the Baltic Sea Strategy, the WHO Health 2020 strategy, ferent actors and that contributes to the creation of Europe 2020, the EU's energy and climate goals for a context, a story, for those who live in Skåne. The 2030 and the EU's cohesion policy. strategic objective can also be used advantageously in communications about Skåne to show where we want Skåne's development strategy is also integrated with to be. The strategic objective has been developed from many other processes and strategies at both regional a large number of analyses, meetings and discussions and local level: The international innovation strategy conducted over a couple of years. During this process, for Skåne, strategies for The Polycentric Skåne, the the Scanian development actors have appraised, set transport services programme, regional mobilisation priorities and made selections. around ESS and MAX IV, ÖRUS, Kompetenssamver- kan Skåne, Region Skåne's business development plat- Together we know where Skåne stands here and now. form for recruitment needs and training, the equal op- We have identified and accepted the challenges we portunities strategy for Skåne, public health campaigns, face – but we have also embraced Skåne's favourable the strategic environmental programme, environmental circumstances. We have gathered around a joint strategic objective work, the climate and energy strategy for objective for "The Open Skåne". We have selected five Skåne, the rural programme, transport infrastructure prioritised standpoints to realise the strategic objec- planning, idea-based sector collaboration, the culture tive. Each standpoint is associated with a number of plan and municipal comprehensive land-use plans are sub-strategies and a few goals. By 2030, Skåne shall have all examples of processes and strategies that together been strengthened in a number of areas. provide a direction for the future development work. The five prioritised standpoints are: • Skåne shall offer optimism and quality of life • Skåne shall be a strong, sustainable growth engine • Skåne shall benefit from its polycentric urban structure • Skåne shall develop the welfare services of tomorrow • Skåne shall be globally attractive 6 7 – strategic obj ective for Skåne 2030 In 2030, Skåne is open. Open to ideas, open to all people, and an open landscape. We welcome new people and new influences with open arms. We are the doorway to Sweden and the rest of the world. In the open Skåne, people can freely cross different opportunities. In the open Skåne, starting and running boundaries. Between city districts. Between cities. Be- a business is an attractive proposition. The Scanian cul- tween town and countryside. Between urban and rural. ture of innovation combined with strong, world-class Between municipalities. Between regions. Between research environments has resulted in highly-devel- countries. But also between different groups, be- oped specialisations and a growing Scanian economy. tween different cultures, between different industries, Here long-term solutions to major social challenges between work and education. The open Skåne un- are developed, thanks to productive collaborations derstands the value of cooperation and offers meet- between different actors, more social entrepreneurs ings and opportunities. Here you can find almost and investments in social innovations. The open Skåne everything you could want: people, experiences, work, is Europe's most innovative region, where an innova- culture, sport, contexts, capital, new ideas, innovation tion climate and unconventional work methods have and entrepreneurship, education, nature, clean air, created new strong innovation areas. Here we find close scents and flavours are available in a multitude of varie- collaboration between universities and colleges, the ties. Diversity is our strongest card. Here you can find public sector, the idea-based sector, trade and industry, quality of life and vitality. and labour market actors. The open Skåne offers job opportunities. In the open Skåne, equality between people and the opportunity to influence are cornerstones of develop- In the open Skåne, cities are neighbours with small ment. A welcoming approach is part of the appeal of country villages. Our polycentric nature and our well- the open Skåne. The open Skåne is a place that offers developed transport networks create dynamism and room for variety, where people's different backgrounds many ways to live life. Fields and grazing lands are and cultures are celebrated and where everyone's intertwined with both towns and forests in a vary- unique potential can flourish. The open Skåne is a ing landscape. In the open Skåne, you can live in the creative meeting place for people with different countryside and work in town – or vice versa. Access to experiences and skills, for industries and organisations; housing is good; we have a balanced housing market. a place where new innovations can evolve freely. One can move with no net climate impact between Openness, trust and social capital are promoted by the urban areas in the same way one moves between dis- variety of activities, meeting places, associations, tricts in a city. We are all part of a whole and we keep neighbourhoods and various networks in which one together to ensure everyone's participation. The open can participate.