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OpenCities
Vienna
The Ingredients for
Openness Effective Leadership
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Shams ASADI
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[email protected]
Population
1 .674.595 (2007)
Migrants without citizenship
Population with migration background
1.936 Mio. (2035)
Migrants without citizenship
+ 336.600 people 2035 (+ 21%)
Population with migration background
19.3%
33.0%
40.3%
54.0%
Number of people with immigrant backgrounds and foreign
Citizens will most increase.
2035 over half a million (543.500) foreign citizens
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Population
Education
Pupils 2006/07
Schools
Elementary school
Secondary school
High school
total
229.796
62.436
32.858
57.965
migrants
38.073
13.104
9.414
5.323
%
16.8
21.0
28.7
9.2
Students 2006/07
University
297.705
51.519
17,3
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International Organizations
Optimum links to the new
growth markets in Central &
Eastern Europe
More than 300 Headquarters
Major international
organizations: UN, UNIDO,
IAEA and OPEC
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Diversity Management in the City Administration
City Administration as service provider
• Support for migrants (newcomers)
- equal rights;
- equal opportunities in social life;
- participation in economic life.
• Diversity management as part of quality management
in the city administration
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Diversity Management in the City Administration
Department for Integration & Diversity Affairs
The team of MA 17 includes 53 employees,
(half men and women) with different Training and expertise.
2/3 with migration background (from 14 countries with more than 23
languages)
Fields of Diversity Management
Staff
kindergartens
district offices of the Municipality
statistics, basic research
Communication
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Diversity Management in the City Administration
Department for Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices
• Residence Permit
• Settlement Permit
• Integration Agreement
• Obligation to attend German and Integration Classes
The City of Vienna helps new immigrants in getting a good start in
Vienna through
• Project "Welcome in Vienna"
• Welcome Folder
• Orientation meeting
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Cultural Interactions
Dealing with barriers
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Challenges
- Ethnic discrimination and racism (inhabitants)
- Neighbourhood conflicts
- Political influences of right wing parties
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Approaches
- Reaching of positive long term effects through Diversity
Management
- Cultural interventions in neighbourhoods
(projects like “SOHO Ottakring” or „District Center 20“ ) to
advance the intercultural contact Support of ethnic and local
economies
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Cultural Interactions
Dealing with barriers
SOHO Ottakring
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“Brunnenviertel”- 36% of the inhabitants with mig. background
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SOHO Ottakring creates a platform through usage of
public spaces with artistic & economic actions refering to
the social, urbanistic issues
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Local and international artists exhibit their artistic projects
The aim is to reach an upgrading of the quarter
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Cultural Interactions
Dealing with barriers
„District Center 20“
• Working in districts in order to support a „living together“
• A team works intensively with migrants who live in the 20th
district to help them to solve their problems
• Networking in participation projects
• Prevention and mediation of conflicts in neighbourhoods
and public spaces
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Ethnic Entrepreneurs
+ 30% - Entrepreneurs
+ 20% - Firms
2,0%
0,8%
0,6%
A. with Mig. Background
7,4%
1,3%
1,9%
Poland
2,1%
Czech Republic / Slovakia
Germany
4,8%
37,5%
5,8%
Formal Jugoslawien
Turkey
Hungry
6,9%
Italy
Bulgaria
Romania
Others
28,9%
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No Indication
Vienna Business Agency
Promotion for Internationalisation for small and medium-size
enterprises
• coaching
• Provide assistance for homepages
• Costs for translations
• Publications & PR
• Support to create international cooperation and networks
• Costs of tapping a new market
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CENTROPE
Goals of project CENTROPE
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CENTROPE, the Central European Region, is living and working
space for about six and a half million people
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The goal is to create a prospering European Region
- Strengthing of economy, society and politics
- diversity of languages and culture leads to a dynamic
development
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CENTROPE
Goals of project CENTROPE
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CENTROPE as a cross-border region and committing
cooperation framework.
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CENTROPE assists in coordinating existing cross-border
activities and future efforts for multilateral collaboration.
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CENTROPE mobilises and engages public, commercial and social bodies
that wish to contribute to the strengthening of the region as a whole.
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CENTROPE is thus concerned with research and training as well as with
the economy and the labour market, with regional development,
infrastructures, culture, location marketing and public relations work.
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UEFA EURO 2008
Chance to increase internationalization
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Cultural projects: about 25 cultural activities during
the UEFA EURO 2008 like exhibitions, concerts,...
Tourism: possibility to transport a modern,
dynamic and international image in the world
- Extension of the subway
- Renewal of the northern station and surroundings
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Further Challanges
Objectives for the future
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Political comment: Vienna as “The City of Migration”
Scooping of the potential of the migrants at the labor market
Recognition of educational degrees from abroad (z.B. Eastern
European Countries)
Reforming the educational system
Promotion of language education (e.g. the neighboring countries)
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