Andalusia is one of the European regions that will receive the most Next Generation funds. Never before has such an injection of millions —5,681— been allocated to the regional economy to be able to give the definitive push to the change in the production model that allows moving towards an economic structure based on sustainability and digitization, which also pushes the modernization of sectors tractors of the regional GDP, such as tourism or agro-industry. For this, a well-oiled Administration is necessary that expedites the arrival of aid and executes the funds, so that this opportunity does not end up like the pitcher in the milkmaid’s tale.
European funds provide the ideal scenario to accelerate the change in the production model
The Board’s Project Accelerator Unit streamlines administrative procedures for strategic initiatives
Bet on renewables
The sun and the wind are resources that make Andalusia the garden of Europe for renewable energies, which will also be the largest producer of green hydrogen in Spain, another opportunity to diversify the industrial fabric and decarbonise the chemical poles of Huelva and Cádiz.
Photovoltaic solar installations on agricultural irrigation ponds encourage savings and promote more sustainable crops
Cádiz and Huelva are already working to produce more than half of the production committed by Spain for 2030
Train talent to innovate
Innovation is key to the development of new business models. To promote entrepreneurship, it is necessary not only to train talent, but also to manufacture it, and for this, collaboration with universities is essential.
Public policies, private initiative and the role of the university have created the ideal context for entrepreneurs
José Manuel Leceta, director of the Ricardo Valle Innovation Institute, explains in an interview the priorities for generating business
Our environment, the best database
The collection of data from our ecosystems and its treatment through artificial intelligence —from sensors, drones, trial balloons, satellites and designed aircraft expressly― are the best tool to achieve precision agriculture that optimizes resources or to study climate change.
The Las Palmerillas experimental station develops research to make greenhouses more efficient
The ‘Smartfood’ project applies the Internet of Things to improve agricultural ecosystem services
The University of Granada leads the ‘Smart EcoMountains’ project to analyze the environment through artificial intelligence
Airbus finalizes its C295, the new aerial research platform that INTA will use for pioneering studies
Beyond sun and beach tourism
The Next Generation funds are an opportunity for councils of small municipalities and councils to promote tourism projects based on sustainability that serve to offer new development alternatives.
European funds will allow the revival of the 22-kilometre route between San Bartolomé and Tharsis, in the province of Huelva
The neighborhood of El Toyo, on the outskirts of Almería, will be the protagonist of a renovation plan after being created for the Mediterranean Games
Tradition enters the digital age
The new productive sectors that can be developed in the near future with the promotion of European funds coexist with other activities anchored in tradition that, without renouncing their roots, use digitization, social networks and new technologies to adapt to the 21st century. and broaden horizons.
The institution celebrates 450 years while digitizing its huge historical archive
The Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage adds a new textile treatment to its history of scientific advances
The company from Granada manages the cultural visit of numerous Spanish and Italian cathedrals, monasteries, convents and churches
Two artisans from Granada teach their knowledge through social networks and offer in-residence courses in their workshops
The analysis
European funds are an opportunity for Andalusia, a community weighed down by unemployment and inequality. A large part of the success of the transition towards a digital and sustainable economy in a context of global socioeconomic uncertainty depends on how they are managed by the regional administration.
We cannot afford to continue losing industrial prominence, innovative potential and talent at such a delicate geopolitical moment.
The community must transition to the elaborated economic discourse, which requires pedagogy, social dialogue and patience
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