Economic Development Plan 2016-2021

The Council must lead the development of a comprehensive diagnosis of the socio-economic reality of Ciutat Vella, which allows us to get to know the current situation and determine appropriate measures once we understand the socio-economic issues. Once completed, this diagnosis will be made available to the public to facilitate data analysis.

One of the objectives is to work towards an economic diverse District to grow and consolidate economic sectors in our neighbourhoods that contribute to reducing a monoculture based on tourism, in order to generate a model of a plural economy that meets neighbourhood needs.

There will be special emphasis on priority activities in the aforementioned presentation of this Plan: care-related services for individuals, community interventions, local retail and commerce, responsible consumption, cultural projects, small-scale urban production, the circular economy and knowledge and innovation.

Ciutat Vella is a District that has a rich tapestry of companies and providers of goods and services. We must work on promoting this and fitting supply to demand in the local area, particularly with regard to the demand generated by large facilities in the District (universities, museums, etc.), because of their purchasing volume and contract impact.

Ciutat Vella is the tourist centre of the city, and as such there must be support for tourism promoters, but so that its activity has a return for the area, and also promoting actions with the sector itself that are related to corporate social responsibility and which have a positive impact on the territory. Special attention needs giving to the supply of so-called ‘other economies’ and to develop a social market in terms of the solidarity economy.