Development Corporation Stuttgart Region Economic
The Stuttgart Region The Stuttgart Region is one of Europe’s The Stuttgart Region is Germany’s first most important locations for technology. formalised region. It has been recognised It comprises the City of Stuttgart (the in the law of the federal state of Baden- state capital) and the five surrounding Württemberg since 1994 and has a directly districts Böblingen, Esslingen, Göppingen, elected regional assembly. Verband Region Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr, and is home Stuttgart is an organisation of local author- to around 2.7 million people. The most ities in the region and is responsible for important industries include automotive regional planning, parts of the local trans- and mechanical engineering as well as IT port system, regional transport planning, and the creative sector. The combination town and country planning as well as for of global players, innovative SMEs and regional economic and tourism develop- renowned research institutes is unique ment. In 1995, Stuttgart Region Economic to the Stuttgart Region. Development Corporation (Wirtschafts- förderung Region Stuttgart GmbH) was www.region-stuttgart.de founded as an independent company with limited liability. www.region-stuttgart.org Schwäbisch Hall Heilbronn B 27 Motorway B 14 National road A 81 Ludwigsburg L 1115 River district Bietigheim- Bissingen Murr Commercial airport Mühlacker Neckar port Backnang B 27 Murr Vaihingen Container terminal a.d. Enz Enz Neckar Landesmesse Stuttgart trade fair complex Ludwigsburg B 10 Rems-Murr district Remseck a.N. Suburban rail/stop A 81 Kornwestheim Winnenden B 14 As of 2013 Pforzheim/Karlsruhe Waiblingen B Fellbach 1 Rems 0 / B 29 m s 2 R e 7 Leonberg A 8 1 8 B 295 A Weinstadt Schwäbisch Gmünd B 14 Schorndorf Stuttgart B 1 B 295 0 B 1 4 Esslingen a.N. Calw 9 7 B 2 3 1 8 A 7 2 Sindelfingen B Göppingen B 466 L Ostfildern 1 1 8 5 A 8 B 10 B 466 B B 313 F i l s 4 6 B 312 Böblingen 4 B 297 Leinfelden- Böblingen Echterdingen B 27 Calw district A 8 Filderstadt Göppingen Neckar Kirchheim B district u. Teck A 81 1 Geislingen B 0 2 a. d. Steige 9 B 297 6 B 297 B B 464 B 27 B 14 3 Nürtingen 1 B 466 2 Herrenberg B 313 Esslingen district A 8 B 28 Fils B 28 B Tübingen 4 6 5 Tübingen Reutlingen Nagold L 1 1 8 4 Ulm/Munich Singen
Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation/ Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart Environmental technology Skilled specialists GmbH (WRS) develops regional business and coordinates all of the activities related WRS uses projects and initiatives to con- For small and medium-sized enterprises in to this. Its strategic tasks include: market- tribute to the region becoming one of particular, WRS offers support in matters ing the region at a national and interna- the most energy-efficient locations by relating to recruiting, retaining and pro- tional level, acquiring companies, investor the year 2030. Environmental technology viding personnel development for skilled services, supporting start-ups, promoting products, construction technologies and staff. It works closely with the third-level regional technology and innovation net- services are becoming the most important institutions in the region for this purpose. works as well as measures to counteract economic pillar in the Stuttgart Region WRS runs the Stuttgart Welcome Center the lack of specialist staff. As part of its alongside mechanical engineering, infor- together with the City of Stuttgart. work, WRS collaborates constantly with mation technologies and the automotive its partners in regional, national and Eu- industry. fachkraefte.region-stuttgart.de ropean networks. Together with Verband Region Stuttgart, it has its own repre- sentative office at the centre of European Information technology Start-ups politics, the Stuttgart Region European Office in Brussels. Industry meets, an online industry cata- To support start-ups from universities and logue, initiatives such as CARS-IT as well companies, WRS provides various offerings wrs.region-stuttgart.de as various specialist events all contribute from initial advice to attracting capital. to the further development of the IT industry in the Stuttgart Region. push.region-stuttgart.de hiturs.region-stuttgart.de New mobility and automotive it.region-stuttgart.de engineering WRS supports the structural change in Real estate and investor services the automotive industry toward alternative Competence and innovation centres drive technologies and new mobility WRS works closely with the economic concepts: Under the umbrella of various The regional competence and innovation development departments of the local funding programmes, numerous demon- centres have become established as a authorities and districts to help companies stration projects are implemented in practice-based tool for promoting net- find locations. Alongside the regional the Stuttgart Region and in Baden-Würt- working and innovation. The centres were real estate market reports, the Stuttgart temberg relating to electromobility, the initiated by WRS together with the local Region real estate online portal ensures networking of different transport provid- authorities in the region and promote an better market transparency. ers and innovative mobility solutions. exchange between companies, universities and research institutes. For example, there invest.region-stuttgart.de cars.region-stuttgart.de are centres for virtual engineering, mecha- tronics, packaging engineering, satellite communication and industrial component Region marketing and surface cleaning. Mechanical engineering and WRS informs about the strengths of the industry 4.0 kompetenzzentren.region-stuttgart.de Stuttgart Region in business, science The Stuttgart Region mechanical engineer- and technology and raises awareness of ing initiative supports the technical and its high standard of living and extensive strategic exchange of experiences within leisure options. The primary target groups Creative industries this leading industry in the region. The include companies, investors, scientists focus areas are key technologies relating From design, architecture and publishing and skilled specialists along with their to the future of production, such as indus- to advertising, games, film or music, the families. try 4.0, automation or resource efficiency creative industries are of major economic as well as the development of competitive significance to the Stuttgart Region. services. Through networking, marketing the region and training, WRS works to improve the maschinenbau.region-stuttgart.de location’s conditions for the key industry that is the creative sector and to develop the Stuttgart Region as a creative location and to market it at both a national and international level. There are specialised entities dedicated to the music and film sub-industries in the form of the Pop Office and the Stuttgart Region Film Commission. wrs.region-stuttgart.de kreativ.region-stuttgart.de
Design and layout: projektgruppe.de. Images: centre left: Oliver Schuster; centre right: davis/Fotolia.com; bottom left: CERN. Universe of Particles/Design: ATELIER BRÜCKNER/ Photo: Michael Jungblut; bottom centre: Schuler AG; Printed on FSC-certified paper, www.fsc.org Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH (WRS) (Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation) Friedrichstraße 10 70174 Stuttgart Germany Managing Director Dr. Walter Rogg Phone +49 711 228 35-0 Fax +49 711 228 35-55 wrs@region-stuttgart.de region-stuttgart.de wrs.region-stuttgart.de
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