APTE SIGNS AN AGREEMENT WITH FEMP TO PROMOTE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES.
June 2010.-
- APTE and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the development of science and technology parks in the Spanish municipalities.
The agreement, signed by the President of the APTE, Felipe Romera, and President of FEMP, Pedro Castro, contemplates the exchange of information, collaboration on legislation and regulations and activities that promote scientific and technological development.
Felipe Romera said that the location of these parks in the municipalities is fundamental and therefore it is necessary to streamline processes and construction time, now takes about eight years. "This does not mean that there should be a park in each municipality," he said, but it is necessary to "further the barriers that exist" within an appropriate land use planning to encourage its implementation.
The president of APTE also said that Spain is one of the most active countries in the creation of technology parks and provided by the fact that at present there are 46 in operation and another 35 in progress, located in different municipalities of the 17 Autonomous Communities. These parks have 5.115 companies installed; they made more than 21.000 million Euros last year and they employ more than 136.000 people.
One of the key actions will be collaboration on legislation and regulation, facilitating the operation and development of science and technology parks, and, in turn, collaboration with other public authorities for implementation. At the same time, seek to promote the environment necessary to create an industrial structure "solid and innovative. It is, as stated by Pedro Castro, to join efforts to create jobs and wealth and to emerge stronger from the crisis.
The president of FEMP, Pedro Castro, said the signing of this agreement demonstrates the shared desire to work in the promotion and advancement of knowledge and technology, from the belief that technology parks, for its relationship with universities, research centers and companies, "are accomplices and allies essential for local governments, for the stimulation of economic development."
Pedro Castro also explained that it is "traffic order", work together to define the best location for each park and, in turn, to create synergies in the territories that allow the interaction of its activities with other sites nearby business.
Pedro Castro, President of FEMP, and Felipe Romera, President of APTE, after the signature of the collaboration agreement to promote the development of science and technology parks in the spanish municipalities.
