Economic Development in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area EMTA Conference, London 9 october

Outline  Introduction  The Economic Development of Metropolitan Areas  The economic position of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area  Key elements of the Regional Strategy  Economic Development and Public Transport PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

Introduction City-Region (Stadsregio) Amsterdam: formal structure, 16 municipalities, core: Transport Authority, additional Economic Affairs, Housing Policy Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: informal structure, 36 municipalities, 2 provinces, 1 city-region Economic Affairs – mainly on AMA scale PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

Introduction – Amsterdam metropolitan Area: 2.4 mln inhabitants firms 1.1 mln working persons 1 mln houses 14 mln overnight stays (tourists) 5 th european airport Largest greenport Second european internet-hub (AMSIX) PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

The Economic Role & Perspectives of Metropolitan Areas PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

What happened the last 3 decades: 70 th – 80 th : Cities in crisis Decline of the traditional industries Sub-urbanization PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

1970>>2012

What happened the last 3 decades: 90 th >>: resurrection of the cities: Expanding world-markets IT-revolution ‘New Economy’ : service + creative Wasteland transforming in hotspots Revived city + suburbs: “one daily urban system” = Metropolitan Area PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

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- Cities/Metropolitan Areas are the economic backbones of the EU economy -They attract people, firms(businesses), entrepreneurs and scientists/artists: the place to be – the place where it happens -Metropolitan Areas have thé important (economic) asset: scale and interactivity PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM

A new Metropolitan Economy is emerging: knowledge based economy international connected economy from supply oriented towards demand driven (??) high dynamics – great uncertainties shift in working patterns

13 MISSION | objectives Economic growth: 1% higher in AMA than European benchmark Attracting more businesses in the 7 strong clusters Growth Increased R&D efforts: 5% anual groei Strengthened knowledge infrastructure: four international top- education institutes with a focus on the clusters Talent base: duplication of foreign students by 2020 New businesses: duplication of spin-offs from knowledge institutions Innovation Strengthened clusters: measured in added value, employment, regional specialization and international competitive edge Collaboration Objectives cluster strategy Creatieve industry Objectives cluster strategy Food & Flowers Objectives cluster strategy ICT Objectives cluster strategy Logistics Objectives cluster strategy Red Life Sciences Objectives cluster strategy Tourism & Congresses Objectives cluster strategy Fin & bus. services

PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM Regional Strategy: -innovation-policy -human capital -sustainable growth -transformation working areas -tourism

PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM Spatial impacts: -Metropolitan area as daily urban system -New hotspots at relicted sites/office-districts -Cities as living labs, smart cities -Science parks – university campusses -International hubs – airports, business districts -Transport knots – gateways to centers -Tourism at metropolitan level

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And public transport?? Emerging daily urban systems – new centres End of long term planning Flexible systems of public transport less commuting – more tourist Supply oriented >> demand driven (public <>market) New transport modalities: (E-)bikes, Taxi-uber, E-cars, Google-cars