LEIPZIG Business development MEANS BUSINESS 2018 Leipzig Means Business 2018 1 4 10 16 48 64 74 84 94 Leipzig’s Upgraded Five convincing Service provider Real estate Soft location factors Higher education Statistics sustainable growth! infrastructure clusters for business and research 5 Integrated Urban 11 Modern transport network: 17 Modern combination of 49 Leipzig’s competition successes 65 Leipzig’s property market 75 The arts in Leipzig 85 Hub of science and learning 94 1. Population Development Concept 2030 Highways for investors industries 50 Office for Economic 66 Municipal Real Estate Office 78 Sporting Leipzig: 86 Higher education 2. The labour market 6 Economic growth continues 12 Leipzig/Halle Airport: Cargo 18 Automotive & Suppliers Development: Mission 68 LGH: Ideal commercial Top of the league 88 Research 95 3. Education and training 7 Future network: reaches pole position in Europe 22 Healthcare & Biotech 51 SME Support Programme premises 79 Feel-good Leipzig: 96 4. Private sector Smart Infrastructure Hub 13 Modern transport structures 26 Energy & Environment 52 Leipzig in touch with the world 69 Alte Messe Big and green 99 5. Finance 8 A wave of startups unite city and region 30 Logistics 54 Sophisticated market 70 Leipzig: Sustainable growth 80 Living in Leipzig 100 6. Public procurement 14 Well networked local and 34 Media & Creative Industries communication 72 Structural change bears fruit 81 A pro-family attitude 101 7. The private sector in Leipzig mainline transport 38 Industry in great shape 55 Together for the region 73 €1bn invested in infrastructure 82 Education: International, 102 8. Major investments in Leipzig 15 Key hub in the German 39 Skilled trades run smoothly 56 Skilled labour intercultural railway network 40 Leipziger Messe 57 Corporate investments and 83 Tomorrow’s skilled workers 42 High-quality service sector expansion 43 Retail 58 Financial backing for a 44 International cuisine: powerful regional economy A mouth-watering choice 60 Europe: Central location, 45 Tourism in Leipzig central concern still on the rise 62 Public procurement: 46 Booming orders for builders Works and services 47 Agriculture in Leipzig In the top ten German cities Hitting the digital turbo button Ask around in Leipzig, and you’ll soon hear a lot of good things about its economic development. A whole raft of small All the economic sectors in Leipzig have undergone profound structural change over the past two decades. Now they face and medium-sized enterprises has successfully developed since 1990, the year of German reunification. Major challenges the challenges of digitalization. The technological revolution is permeating the entire economy at turbo speed, almost have been tackled, impressive innovations produced, and new markets tapped. Many Leipzig SMEs have long been certainly with requirements and results which at the moment are barely discernible. Thanks to digitalization, something active on markets abroad. And for the major corporate investments over the past two decades – Porsche, BMW, DHL which initially played merely a supporting role when ICT was still in its infancy is now growing into a networked, and Amazon – access to international markets was part and parcel of their decision to come here from the outset. structural component of economic output which is intrinsic to all sectors and segments. Top marks in public surveys and business chambers’ their own digitalization strategies, in some cases with In Leipzig’s administration, appropriate structures the forward-moving spirit and the innovative powers of assessments for the economy and the public significant results, pilot projects and initiatives using are being set up in the form of the new Digitalization those involved. administration in Leipzig may be gratifying, but they’re various national and EU funding programmes. In doing Unit within the Department of Economic Development not a safety net. The sharp increase in economic muscle – so, the city has reached a stage of development where and Employment. It will provide additional support to Sometimes, logjams in the development and maturing of a source of higher municipal revenues which can then be a steering and coordination function is urgently required. businesses which have already arrived in the digital business ideas can easily be solved by finding suitable reinvested – remains one of a list of development goals. To meet this requirement, the Department of Economic realm and are rigorously adapting their processes premises, potential partners or appropriate funding Development and Employment will be expanded this to future requirements – and point small companies instruments. In such cases, Leipzig’s Office for Economic For the biggest city in central Germany, a considerable year to include a Digitalization Unit. struggling with the rapid pace of change in the right Development should be the first port of call. It has milestone is fast approaching: a population of 600,000. direction so that they can keep up with the main trends already provided extensive support to a wide range of Leipzig is consolidating its place in the top ten German Leipzig is a growing, multifaceted business centre and and make their operations more successful. both young and experienced companies and offers all cities and pushing ahead with municipal investments in an international transport hub. Investors are already innovators and investors tailor-made tools for future kindergartens and schools in response to the growing benefiting enormously from this combination. We invite A growing city has huge potential in terms of labour – digital success stories. share of young people. The associated challenges for the talented, enterprising people to join in the further especially when the level of training and qualifications municipal finances will continue to accompany us over successful development of our city. All the relevant facts is above average, as in Leipzig. In turn, an ambitious city Get ideas on how you can become part of Leipzig’s the next few years and guide our political actions. are contained in Leipzig Means Business. We’d love to undergoing growth relies on a responsive job market. competitive, forward-looking economic structure. We’ve hear your response! Well-founded strategies for the success of the traditional outlined the main things you need to know in this latest To enable high-quality urban development and consolidate relationship between supply and demand are outlined by edition of Leipzig Means Business. Leipzig’s position in a regional and international context, the Integrated Urban Development Concept. the formulation of binding strategic goals as well as their regular evaluation, updating, underpinning and steering The further Leipzig advances along its development path, are among our central tasks. It was for this purpose that the deeper its involvement in the global economy will the Integrated Urban Development Concept for Leipzig become. Successes – such as persuading Siemens to was drawn up in a wide-ranging process with broad maintain its turbine plant in Leipzig and the strategic public involvement and adopted by Leipzig City Council in development of machine tool specialist Mikrosa by May 2018. Building on the challenges of a growing city, a new owner – are all part of the economic ups and this long-term, cross-departmental roadmap for Leipzig downs, one of the latter being the closure of Halberg formulates both a target vision for Leipzig in 2030 and an Guss’s Leipzig plant. Leipzig’s economic mix will continue action strategy for the urban space. What’s special about to develop. And that, too, is part of the ‘global reality’ the Integrated Urban Development Concept is that it was which, despite setbacks, on the whole clearly points produced internally without the involvement of external upwards and onwards with new jobs being created in consultants. new areas. The City of Leipzig is participating in the EU project Coordinated activities by the Office for Economic Triangulum exploring the areas of digitalization and smart Development, the business chambers and the local city. Last year, the Department of Economic Development institutions of higher education aim to play to Leipzig’s and Employment successfully initiated the project Smart specific strengths in the trend of digitalization and Infrastructure Hub and proceeded to implement it with develop competitive advantages. Important impetus is HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and Spin- provided by the founder scene and the startup segment. Dr Michael Schimansky Lab. A large number of local government departments, The fact that the boundaries between everyday higher Acting Director of the Department of direct service organizations and other companies Burkhard Jung education, business ideas and startups which are already Economic Affairs and Employment and (especially those in the Leipzig Group) are pursuing Mayor of the City of Leipzig up and running are in a state of flux is a healthy sign of Head of the Office for Economic Development 2 Leipzig Means Business 2018 Leipzig Means Business 2018 3 Growth isn’t an end in itself. We want to create quality growth so that we can continue to live well in the future. For this we need adaptable, diverse urban structures, a functioning system of sustainability management, 2030: Leipzig’s sustainable growth! and mutual support. Integrated Urban Development Concept Leipzig 2030: Source: Integrated Urban Development Concept for Leipzig 2030 Strategic target vision, goals and key activities