Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

Soft factors of regional and local competitiveness:
Skills and education
Access to skilled workforce (attraction
of people and new talents);
regional or national learning centres
focusing on development based on
opportunities and regional strengths,
enabling the qualification and successive
certification, as well as translating
regional knowledge into concrete
activities with an impact on regional
development.
Economic infrastructure
Infrastructure facilitations for access to
markets and opportunities for consumers,
both physically and electronically;
ease of commuting (effective regional /
urban-rural multi-modal public transport
system); appropriate strategic
areas focusing on technology and
economy, added services of bank
crediting in investments for development;
supplying clean, safe and
cost-effective energy.
Innovation
Developing access to global
networks, investments in research
and development, to the innovation
network related to regional SME
development opportunities, in order
to maintain a long-term competitiveness
for increased opportunities in
attracting global elite companies.
Quality of life
An attractive environment for an international
workforce; efficient access to
employment, services and regional
tourist attractions; an environment of
high physical, natural and socio-cultural
quality; efficiency in healthcare
services; a high quality built environment,
including parks, green spaces,
urbanization and other natural spaces.
Enterprises dynamics
Encouraging the organization of
regional enterprises in the network /
added value chain in the global markets;
continuous intensive knowledge
of human capital for enterprises;
access to global enterprise networks;
developing a climate of trust and
interconnection between firms and
higher education institutes, research
and development institutions, and
supporting innovative entrepreneurship
skills through the creation of
business incubators.
Strategic regional branding
The vision of key stakeholders at the
central / regional / local level to work in
a coordinated manner; integrated
strategies for economic, social and
environmental development, to lead and
promote the development of the region
at the international level, particularly
with regard to planning, land use,
transport and entrepreneurship; high
quality of services and products; branding
the region as a tourist destination
and an opportunity for attracting FDIs.
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