Huelva 2007, International Conference of Territorial Intelligence organised in the framework of CAENTI. WORKSHOP 3: Sustainable Territorial Development Studies

1. Local Development Model applied to a chocolate industry at Pozoblanco (Córdoba, Spain) Carlos Infante Rejano Orienta Vocational Guidance Reference Centre–Sevilla Andalusian Foundation for Training and Employment Employment Body Mª José Dueñas Cabrera Psychology Official Association of Occidental Andalusia Andalucía Orienta Vocational Guidance Service, attached to the Andalusian Employment Service Second International Annual Conference on Territorial Intelligence ‏ Octuber 2007

2. I. THEORICAL FRAMEWORK Tackling employment and territory from a dynamic and a complex perspective Employment Territory Self-production Self-regulation Participation of local actors Governance (Partnership) Local development Integrated Territorial development

4. Conditions that every territory needs to articulate a local development model (Pérez Ramírez, B. et al., 2000) (1) The integration of all the economical sectors . (2) The employment policies must be aware of the territorial resources . (3) External resources are important elements for the territory as they are complementary for the local development model. (4) Small and medium companies are the entities that make possible the local development. (5) The environment is considered as a strategic element in the local development model. (6) Local development model implies decentralizing processes in relation to general policies.

5. II. REFERENCE CONTEXTS OF THE INITIATIVE Territory (Pozoblanco) Historical and cultural antecedents of the industry Possibilities of the industry