Venice | LEED Forum | 18.-19.04.2016 | Dr. Lutz Franzke

OECD - Boosting job creationAirport Region BER

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Market development – PAX / Human ResourcesAccess to Eastern Germany and Poland

3,4

4,8

10,6

People million)

Distance (minutes)

22,2

6,4

30

60

90

120

180

The labour market figures in the airport area of BER are excellent for the last 10 years.

‒ Actually, Berlin and Brandenburg are well above the national average, the level around the airport region lies under the Federal and State average. Actual huge demands for jobs in care for the elderly, metal processing and logistics.

‒ Unemployment rate in County Dahme-Spreewald fell from 12 % in 2005 over 7,5% in 2011 to 6% in 2015.

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Labor market figuresStrong economy in airport region

source: federal agency for work

Germany Berlin Brandenburg Teltow-Fläming Dahme-Spreewald23456789

1011

6.6

10.6

9.6

6.9 6.2

Federal State

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t rat

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)

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Labor market figuresAirport region

source: Gemeinsame Landesplanung Berlin-Brandenburg | Jahn, Mack & Partner 2006

• The surrounding communities of BER form 2 Counties of Brandenburg and 3 Boroughs of Berlin

• In Dahme-Spreewald, the regional growth core plays the decisive economic role.

• Resident aviation companies like Rolls Royce and MTU have a significant economic impact in Teltow Fläming.

• Driving regional actor is the University of Applied Sciences in Wildau with new EC induced curricula like service engineer aviation or biosystems engineering.

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Berlin Brandenburg AirportsPassenger and workplace development

source: Unternehmensverbände Berlin Brandenburg | Berlin Brandenburg Airport Ltd. 2014

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201410,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

22,000

3.00

8.00

13.00

18.00

23.00

28.00

1014310802 11605

12964 12935

14467

15519

17785

19384

21362

9.8310.96

12.38 12.6013.31

17.15

18.51

21.40

25.26

27,98

Arbeitsplatzentwicklung Passagierentwicklung 1993-2013Workplace development Passenger development

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Berlin Brandenburg AirportInfrastructure

• Wide range of intercity

services, including to Hamburg,

Hanover, Amsterdam, Wroclaw

and Cracow

• Direct services to Berlin and

the region with regional trains

(every 15 minutes), S-Bahn

local trains (every 10 minutes)

and busses

• Challenge: lack of affordable

housing in direct vicinity / tri-

modal noise pollution

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Berlin Brandenburg AirportInfrastructure

• Dedicated motorway exit

(A113)

• Fast road connections to

downtown Berlin and the A10

Berlin ring

• Still to be improved: road,

railway and public transport to

and from new business parks in

development and direct vicinity

residential areas

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Attract and retain talent

Reach local businessesDirect and feasible local networks within Airport Area (face-to-face)– community support in specific branches

Examples: GeSoNet (Gesundheits- und Sozialwirtschaftsnetz – Health and Social Services Network)

Network Innovative Enterprises (Metal processing and IT) with direct bridge to Employment Agency

in town halls (One-Stop-Agencies)

Clusters within Berlin Brandenburg frames like BBAA (Berlin Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance - http://www.bbaa.de/) or

Network Logistics Berlin Brandenburg (http://www.logistiknetz-bb.de/en/homepage.html)

Sustainable housing, transport and mobility solutions (local carsharing, e-bikes, cycle superhighways) Improve soft location factors (education, leisure, sports)

Eco-innovation Center Radio Hill to be certified with DGNB eco-label (http://www.dgnb.de/en/)

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