Institute Economics & Tourism Future challenges – Competitiveness/Attractiveness Prof. Christophe Clivaz Alpine Space Heading for Excellence St. Johann im Pongau, Austria, 28 th June 2007

Institute Economics & Tourism 2 Challenges Development of (new) economic activities “Good” governance and co-operation

Institute Economics & Tourism 3 Level of education in Switzerland

Institute Economics & Tourism 4 Characteristics of mountain regions in Switzerland More old people Less working people Less people with university degree More secondary homes BUT There is often more differences between centers and peripherical areas than between mountains regions and non-mountain regions

Institute Economics & Tourism 5 Pendular balance in Switzerland

Institute Economics & Tourism 6 (New) economic activities? What about agriculture ? (New) forms of tourism: agritourism, health tourism, culture tourism, ecotourism… Water: how to better use this ressource? Energy: can the Alpine Space be innovative in this sector ? ICT: a lot of promises, a lot of deceptions, and now ? How to stop the brain drain ? How to quit very peripherical areas ?

Institute Economics & Tourism 7 Governance and co-operation Co-operation capacities between economic actors (intra and inter-sector) Public-private Partnership New models of governance/management (more participation) Networking of actors / ideas Co-operation between urban and non urban areas Co-operation with the metropolitan areas

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