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Atouts du Pays de LiègeAtouts du Pays de Liège ( Décembre 2005 )
Module de Formation / Information : Atouts Socio – Economiques et Atouts Socio – Economiques et Redéploiement du Pays de Liège Redéploiement du Pays de Liège & " Ambassadeurs du Pays de Liège "" Ambassadeurs du Pays de Liège "
Séance : Etudiants Erasmus de HEMES : Gramme & Saint – Laurent
Une Approche Positive !
Regional Key CompetenciesRegional Key Competencies
2005
Strengths of the Liège Regionof the Liège Region
Economic Redeployment of the Liège Economic Redeployment of the Liège areaarea
Importance of Communication and Importance of Communication and ImageImage
Programme
Philippe Chodé
‘Liège Demain’ and ‘GRE Liège’
( Group for Economic Redeployment – Liège )
DVD « Welcome to the Liège DVD « Welcome to the Liège
Region »Region »
The socio - economic strengths The socio - economic strengths of Liège of Liège
Time for questionsTime for questions
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Mutation of the Liège Region
4 axes for Economic Redeployment :
Group « Companies»:
- activities & new companies,
- consolidation of existing companies
City planning & new destinations for existing sites
Culture & Tourism
Communication, image of the region,
community & well-being
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Communication and Image
In this presentation, we concentrate on Axis n° 4Axis n° 4
« Redeployment
is about innovation and creation; but
most of all, it’s about capitalising your assets ! »
This information/training document,
called « Socio-economic strengths of
Liège », was developed for the
« Ambassadors of the Liège region » Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Ambassadors
A positive approachA positive approach, , whithout denying whithout denying the problemsthe problems
Some negative observations:Some negative observations:
Heavy, important restructuringHeavy, important restructuring
Lack of medium sized and large companiesLack of medium sized and large companies
Need for clustering, promote co-operation Need for clustering, promote co-operation
« Entrepreneurial » initiative « Entrepreneurial » initiative
Lack of private companies in the service sector Lack of private companies in the service sector
Unemployment rates and educational levelsUnemployment rates and educational levelsRegional Key Competencies
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Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Strengths Positive observations :Positive observations :
Geographical position: the 4 aces
Levels of productivity & quality of labour force
Industrial tradition
Quality of life & conviviality
Partial reconversion / R&D potential
« Plan Marshall de la Région Wallonne »
PARTNERSHIPS (GRE Liège)
City planning & urbanism- Available industrial sites- Available industrial sites- Telecommunication infrastructure- Telecommunication infrastructure
- Infrastructure for cultural - Infrastructure for cultural activities & sportactivities & sport
Location and accessibility
• PopulationPopulation
• SurfaceSurface
1.000.0000 inhabitants 1.000.0000 inhabitants (10% of Belgium)(10% of Belgium)(33 % of Wallonia)(33 % of Wallonia)
3.862 km² (13% of Belgium)3.862 km² (13% of Belgium)
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• ExportExport
8.737 million € (2001) 8.737 million € (2001) decreasingdecreasing
Greater Liège
600 000 inhabitants600 000 inhabitants
2nd exporting province2nd exporting province
Skilled Labor Force
Labor forceLabor force
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iège
Labor Force
162 high schools 129 technical schools 35 institutions for higher education 1 University (University of Liège - ULG)
Skilled:
Productive:
Among the highest percentages of productivity in the world
MultilinguismMultilinguism
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Labor Force
French: 946.000 inhabitants German: 69.000 inhabitants
Province of Liège: 2 official languages
3 official languages (French, Dutch & German)
4 countries (Belgium, France, Netherlands & Germany)
3.598.600 inhabitants
Within 60 km/35 miles :
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Labor Force
Multilinguisme
Wallonia
French
946.000
Wallonia
French
946.000
35 miles
Flanders &
Netherlands
Dutch
1.397.200
Flanders &
Netherlands
Dutch
1.397.200
Germany
German
1.255.400
Germany
German
1.255.400
Quality of lifeCastle of Harzé
Liege yacht harbor
« Great local cooking »
Old Thermal center of Spa
Sectors of ActivitySectors of Activity Well-developed, still growing sectors : Well-developed, still growing sectors :
Chemical industry Machinery
Electrical equipment Construction
Sectors with potential:Sectors with potential:
Space industry High Tech &
Multimedia
Transport Bio-industries
Farming and food production Materials
Micro-Technology Tourism, Culture, …
Sustainable development & the Environment
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Infrastructure and equipments
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Strengths
Large and quick transportation network : Easily accessible via rail, road, river, air
Over 40 sites of economic activity situated on major communication axes
Multimodal transportation platform
SPATIAL INDUSTRY
Un
iver
sity
of
Liè
ge Research & Development
Centre Spatial de LIEGE (CSL)= 1 of the 4 European Space Agency centres
AMOS
SAMTECH
SPACEBEL
IONIC SOFTWARE
COMGIS
…
WSL OPTRION
LASEA
MICROMEGA DYNAMICS
OOFELIE
Un
iver
sity
of
Liè
ge Research & Development
Around BIOLIEGE
EUROGENTEC BIOCODE PRO-BIOX DYAX ...
BIOTECHNOLOGIES
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Experience in the
Steel Industry
A TRADITION IN STEEL AND MECHANICS
A future in the fields of
Precision Mechanics - Micromechanics SIMONIS PLASTIC BRITTE
Fine Steel Works AMTB
Special steel: e.g. galvanised EUROGAL
Micro-electronics BEA CE+T
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VERVIERS - EUPEN - St VITH
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES
The most dynamic region goes international !
Most important transport companies:
GHEMAR FABRY Jean HECK GALLIKER ...
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VERVIERS - EUPEN - St VITH
FOOD
In the regions of AUBEL and HERVE Cheese Liège Sirup (MEURENS) DETRY - GHL Cider - Water GABRIEL / JACQUES -GALLER
NMC (GPWE 2002) KABELWERK EUPEN
Two 100% BELGIAN GIANTS
To reinforce / consolidate:To reinforce / consolidate:
applied researchapplied research and and industrial transpositionindustrial transposition: :
Certificates, potential for innovation, structural funds, Certificates, potential for innovation, structural funds,
……
«Entrepreneurship»: «Entrepreneurship»:
Financing, Financing, GuidanceGuidance & assistance & assistance (Seed, Wallonie (Seed, Wallonie
Entreprendre)Entreprendre)
Strategic vision: a pro active approachStrategic vision: a pro active approach (Liège (Liège
2020, GRE)2020, GRE)
Partnerships, «clusters», networksPartnerships, «clusters», networks
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Teaching & ResearchTeaching & Research
Un
iver
sité
of
Liè
ge Research & Development
University of Liège 2.000 researchers and professors
22 centres of excellence
17 000 students
53 spin-offs
1 science parc
Competetive strengthsCompetetive strengths Conditions : Conditions :
Coherent & clear Vision, PartnershipsCharacteristics of the region, MobilisationIndustrial PastHuman Resources Stock and capital
Have to be reinforced:Have to be reinforced:Productive structure Innovation & AccessibilityLevel of labour force (education)Social capital: Innovation, Information &
communication Technology, …Marketing, financial tools, struggle against
pollution, Training & Education
Foreign businesses
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600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Years
Bu
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As of 01/01/2004 1.561 businesses
A remarkable caseA remarkable case European Centre of DistributionEuropean Centre of Distribution::
High technology
Use of foreign languages
Lower unemployment rates
Conditions for expansion:Conditions for expansion:
Availability of the Liège Airport
Available building sites, Investment
Noise of the airplanes
Infrastructure for communication
Vocational training in transport
Language skills
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
International economyInternational economy
Euregio Meuse / Rhin Geographical situation Percentage of exported goods 2nd largest fluvial Port in Europe Exchange programmes for students AWEX: Walloon Export Agency / Office for Foreign Investors High Speed Train Connection Airport “City of Media” : Culture / Patrimony / Tourism Transnational Groups (multinationals) Sports ( Spa – Francorchamps, … ) Multicultural metropolis
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
International economyInternational economy Research centers Technopolis:
Spatiopôle Electropôle
Mosatech Micro – technologies
Nanotechnologies Sciences du
Vivant Giga & Bioliège Cluster
Nutrition
Pôle Matériaux & Pôle Métal Agrobiopôle
Cluster Automobile Sports Moteurs
Pôle Transports & Logistique
Environment Aquapôle
… …
Access by air
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Transport
Liège AirportLiège Airport
Within the Top 10 of european airfreight airports
One of the top three river ports in Europe
Le port autonome de Liège
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Transport
Access by railway : TGV (high-speed)
Londres-Paris-Bruxelles-BerlinLondres-Paris-Bruxelles-Berlin
Future train station of Liege
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Transport
Access via the road
Seven highways intersect in Liège
Logistic infrastructures
Multimodal platforms
Liège is more than a 1000 years old !Liège is more than a 1000 years old !
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Quality of Life
Museums Royal Opera of Wallonia Philharmonic orchestra of Liège Theatres Gastronomie
Liège, a cultural city
Leisure zones Castles and abbayes Sports Lovely Villages and alleys
Differents landscapes
Architecture et folklore
Pro
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Quality of Life
Formula 1 :Grand Prix de Belgique
Pro
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Quality of Life
CharacterHarmonyArt de Vivre...
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
Websites and contacts :Websites and contacts :
www.liegedemain.bewww.liegedemain.bewww.gre-liege.bewww.gre-liege.be
And for the Ambassadors : BREL, Province of LiègeBREL, Province of Liège
http://brel.prov-liege.be
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone BRELBREL : ++0032++4 / 232.33.60
Fax: ++0032++4/221.13.49
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
With the Support of :With the Support of :
AWEX / OFI LiègeAWEX / OFI Liège
SPI +SPI +
PROVINCE of LIEGE PROVINCE of LIEGE
www.awex.bewww.awex.be
www.spi.bewww.spi.be
Regional Key Competencies
2005
Economic Redeployment of the Liège area
Importance of communication and image
