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Monday 8 April:. The Stavanger region – opportunities and challenges. www.facebook/christinesagenhelgo. The fastest growing city. 1960: 60 000 2012: 130 000 40 percent 2040. Many challenges , … but we will manage to faciliate the infrastructure needed for further growth ! .
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Monday 8 April: The Stavanger region – opportunities and challenges www.facebook/christinesagenhelgo
The fastest growing city • 1960: 60 000 • 2012: 130 000 • 40 percent 2040. • Manychallenges, …butwewillmanage to faciliatetheinfrastructureneeded for furthergrowth!
40 newyears to come – at least! • New discoveries • Improvedoilrecovery • More than 50 000 employedwithintheoil and gas industry. • February2013: 1,6 percentunemployment in Stavanger (2,7 percentnational) • The Stavanger model – whatcanwe do for you?
The international city • More than 18 per cent of the residents have their origin outside Norway. • 175 different nationalities. • Top 10: • Poland • UK • Turkey • Sweden • Germany • Somalia • Denmark • India • USA • Russia • Encourage and welcome the establishment of international companies. We see the business, the technology and not least the people and cultures as an enrichment to our region.
Our mainfocus areas • Infrastructure • Talent • Relations • Qualityoflife
1. Infrastructure • Transportation • Public transportation • Rogfast • Ryfast (√) • E-39 • Double railwayline to Eigersund • National Port - Risavika • Airport - Stavanger-Houston
2. Talent • More students • More phd’s • Student housing • Close collaborationbetweenthe City of Stavanger and UiS.
World energycitiespartnership (WECP) • Aberdeen, Scotland, Atyrau, Kazakhstan Calgary, Canada Dammam, Saudi Arabia Daqing, China Doha, QatarDongying, China Halifax, Canada Houston, Texas, USA Luanda, Angola Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Perth, Australia Port Harcourt, Nigeria San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago St. John's, Canada Stavanger, Norway Tomsk, Russia Villahermosa, Mexico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sistercities • Aberdeen Scotland, Antsirabe Madagascar, Esbjerg Denmark, Eskiltuna Sweden, Esteli Nicaragua, Fjardabyggd Island, Houston and Galveston USA, Jyväskylä Finland, Nablus Palestine, Netanya Israel.