This year the Forum will focus on creativity, jobs and local development. We will examine how localities can support culture and creative industries as a source of knowledge and job creation and how the creative industry can act as a powerful driving force areas such as tourism, urban regeneration, and social inclusion.

1. 1
MetropolisNet EEIG
European network of local
development partnerships
in metropolitan areas

2. We offer local solutions to support sustainable
development in metropolitan areas in the
European context!
Our Mission

3. Background
• A European network
• Developed from a collaborative network of territorial
employment pacts
• Series of practical workshops and study visits
• Collaboration in two EU transnational innovation
projects
• Since March 2009, the network is registered as an
European Economic Interest Group (EEIG) in Berlin

4. MetropolisNet is an EEIG
• EEIG = European Economic Interest Group
• flexible and light structure
• enables its members to interlink some of their economic
activities while retaining their economic and legal
independance
• excellent financial guarantees as the grouping members
are jointly and severally liable
• maximum effective protection is provided for third
parties

5. Objectives
• exchanging information, experience and know-how
between the partner organisations
• supporting and co- ordinating local partnerships and
employment pacts
• co-operating in joint projects to achieve our goals of
greater social cohesion
• developing co-operation with other relevant
organisations at local, regional, national and European
levels and beyond.

6. aims
&
objec,ves
• Promo,ng
employment,
social
cohesion
and
urban
development
in
large
European
ci,es
&
metropolitan
areas
• Exchanging
informa,on,
experience
and
know-­‐how
between
the
partner
organisa,ons.
The
partnership
is
a
forum
for
developing
new
and
sharing
good
prac,ce
on
social
inclusion,
integra/on
policy
&
equal
opportuni/es,
lifelong
learning
&
skills
development,
enterprise
&
local
economic
development,
and
labour
market
development
and
employment
strategies
• Strengthening
the
role
of
the
regional
&
local
level
• Implemen,ng
joint
projects
to
achieve
these
goals
and
developing
co-­‐
opera,on
with
other
relevant
organisa,ons
at
local,
regional,
na,onal
and
European
levels,
and
beyond

7. how
it
works
METROPOLISNET
is
a
vehicle
for
• inter-­‐city
and
inter-­‐organisa,onal
collabora,on
in
promo,ng
the
empowerment
of
local
actors
by
emphasizing
the
local
dimension
of
EU
policies
on
employment
and
social
affairs;
• developing
the
local
dimension
of
EU
strategies
on
employment,
social
inclusion
and
local
development.
It
sees
as
a
priority
the
fostering
of
smart,
sustainable
and
inclusive
growth
within
the
context
of
the
EU
2020
strategy.

8. Who we are
Geography:
• 7
European
countries
• 9
ci,es
Organisa,on
types:
• Local
employment
pacts
• Local
development
organisa,ons
• Employment
and
social
services
• Voca,onal
training
agencies
• Research
organisa,on

9. Success factor: MET structure
Coordinating Office
located in Berlin
EEIG
DublinNet

10. Our Projects
Local
LLL
Power

11. Our Projects
NQCA
Euro
I-­‐VET
EP-­‐DeM
Labs

12. Contact
MetropolisNet - European Metropolis
Employment Network EEIG
Kronenstraße 6
10117 Berlin – Germany
Coordinating Office
Jasmin Zouizi - Elena Grilli
Phone +49 (0) 30 - 28409-223
Fax +49 (0) 30 - 28409-110
jasmin.zouizi@metropolisnet.eu
elena.grilli@metropolisnet.eu
www.metropolisnet.eu
Managing Director
Dr. Reiner Aster, Berlin – Germany