This presentation describes the Strategy Development Process for the Stuttgart Region and also the Baden-Württemberg's RegioWIN Competition for the European Regional Development Funds 2014-2020

1. Baden-Württemberg‘s RegioWIN Competition
Strategy Development Process for the Stuttgart Region
Stephanie Fleischmann
Head of Strategy and International Relations
Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH

2. The Stuttgart Region
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3. Facts and Figures
Stuttgart Region
• Metropolitan region with 2.7 m
inhabitants from 170 countries
• 179 municipalities in 6 counties
including Stuttgart, the state
capital of Baden-Württemberg
• Total area: 3,654 km²
• High population density of 732
inhabitants per km²
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4. Capital Region of Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart Region
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5. The Economic Motor of Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart Region
Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart Region
10 %
Area
4
25 %
Inhabitants
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28 %
GDP

6. Business Location Stuttgart Region
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7. Economic Data
Business Location Stuttgart Region
• About 160,000 registered companies
• 1.5 million economically active people
• High GDP: 103 billion EUR (2010)
• High research density
• Low unemployment rate: 4.1% (2012)
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8. Sustainable Value Added through Innovative Industry
Business Location Stuttgart Region
• Industry dominated region with a very high research
density
• Sound sectoral mix, comprising internationally
renowned enterprises and innovative SMEs (so called
"Hidden Champions")
• Key industries:
- Automotive industry
- Mechanical engineering
- ICT
- Environmental technology
- Creative industries
- Industry oriented services
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9. Important Company Headquarters
Business Location Stuttgart Region
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10. Company Sizes in the Stuttgart Region
Business Location Stuttgart Region
10-49
Employees
• More than 98% of the companies
in the Stuttgart Region are SMEs
6,4%
• Many of these companies are
highly specialized in their field
91,8%
0-9 Employees
50-249 Employees
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0-9
Employees
10-49 Employees
250+ Employees
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11. Structure of the Regional Industry
Business Location Stuttgart Region
Automotive
Mechanical
Engineering
Turnover
Employees
Companies
33,3%
5,2%
Turnover
Employees
Companies
Electrical
Engineering
Turnover
Employees
Companies
Metal works
Turnover
Employees
Companies
10
49,7%
22,6%
21,6%
21,8%
7,8%
9,5%
12,3%
5,3%
12,1%
17,2%
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Share of the main industrial branches in the
total amount of turnover, employees and no.
of companies (20 employees and more) 2010
Source: Strukturbericht Region Stuttgart
2011, IHK Region Stuttgart

12. Europe‘s Number 1 in Innovation
Business Location Stuttgart Region
Baden-Württemberg
Ile de France (FR)
Bavaria
Berlin
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Hesse
Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
Noreste (ES)
Bremen
Centre-Est (FR)
Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
East of England (UK)
Austria
Comunidad de Madrid (ES)
South East (UK)
Slovenia
72,1
58,6
57,5
56,0
Innovation index for the countries and regions of the
European Union and the regions of Baden-Württemberg
2012
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
55,3
54,1
Stuttgart Region
53,8
48,7
Ostwürttemberg
38,0
49,4
Bodensee-Oberschwaben
37,5
49,2
Donau-Iller
37,3
52,6
48,7
46,7
Heilbronn-Franken
46,7
Rhein-Neckar
33,5
Neckar-Alb
33,1
44,5
Mittlerer Oberrhein
33,0
44,0
Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg
46,0
44,9
35,6
30,3
44,0
Nordschwarzwald
28,8
Hochrhein-Bodensee
43,6
27,7
Südlicher Oberrhein
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23,1

13. Baden-Württemberg‘s RegioWIN
Competition for ERDF 2014 - 2020
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14. ERDF 2014 – 2020 in Baden-Württemberg
BadenWürttemberg
Priority axis A:
Research,
technological
development and
innovation
BadenWürttemberg
Research
Technological
development
Innovation
Priority axis B:
Carbon emission
reduction
Carbon emission
reduction
Beneficiaries
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Functional
areas

15. RegioWIN Competition
Regional Competitiveness through Innovation and Sustainability
www.regiowin.eu
Phase
1
Regional Strategy Concept
1. Jury: Selection of promising Concepts chosen for further Development
Project
2
Project
3
Project
4
Project
n
Phase 2
Project
1
Competition
Regional Development Concept
and Implementation Projects
2. Jury: - Selection of the awarded Regional Development Strategies
- Selection of the Lighthouse Projects for EFRE-Funding
- Recommendations concerning other Key Projects for possible Funding
through other Programmes
3. Application for EFRE-Funding for awarded Lighthouse Projects
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Implementation

16. Strategy Process for the Stuttgart
Region
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17. Leitbild and Strategy Process for the Stuttgart Region
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18. Regional Innovation Strategy: Smart Specialisation
• Strengthening the industrial/manufacturing basis of
the region and the related key enabling
technologies and knowledge intensive services
• Development and application of innovative solutions
in the areas of sustainable mobility, environment and
renewable energies
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19. Regional Innovation Strategy: Areas of Action
• Innovation
(New Technologies, Diversification, Technology
Transfer, Cooperation and Start-ups)
• Sustainanble Mobility, Environment and Renewable
Energies
(Sustainable Mobility Concepts, Ressouce Efficiency,
Sustainable Buildings, Renewable Energies)
• Qualified Employees
(Education and Qualification, Labour Participation,
Attraction of Talents)
• Investors
(Support, Acquisition)
• Marketing
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20. Thank you very much for your attention.
Stephanie Fleischmann
Head of Strategy and International Relations
Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH
Friedrichstraße 10, 70174 Stuttgart
Telefon 0711 22835-26, Fax -888
stephanie.fleischmann@region-stuttgart.de
wrs.region-stuttgart.de
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