Bologna, a Creative city

Its flexible production system focused on small/medium-sized corporations


450,000 population
production bases
quality of life 　　 top ranked

the number of corporations per capita---1st place their activities & total bank saving amount---2nd major international fairs

1994
23 fairs with 1500 exhibition stalls
1.3 million visitors including tourists
Economy --- workers
service industries---51%
industrial & agricultural ---27%
commerce --- 22%
the ratio of the tertiary industry --- large
1. as a result of promoting technological innovation & automation


2. factories have move to the suburbs

main industry --- machine engineering
especially precision machinery for export markets packaging --- leading industry
other exporting industries

timber processing machines
agricultural machines
food processing machines

role of universities --- providing innovative ideas to the industrial field collaborative relations between Bologna Univ. and corporations

Quality of Life / Social Service
Landscape / Environment
Creative City with Study & Culture
Bologna 2000 ---- Bolognaﾕs Challenge toward the 21st century


1. future plans of cultural facilities

(1) reform of city Hall (Palace)
(2) establishing Visual Art Center
(3) establishing Jewish Culture Museum
(4) repair of National art Museum
(5) Contemporary Music Creation
(6) Establishing National Womenﾕs Library
(7) Reform of cultural facilities in the city center of Bologna
(8) Establishing Cultural Information Center



2. Future Plans of Bologna University

(1) new campus plan
(2) area scattering plan
(3) improving the present area
(4) City Planning Agreement between Bologna City Council and Bologna University


3. Improving Mobility

(1) high-speed railways
(2) New stations
(3) Promoting railway services in ﾐand ﾐ around the city
(4) trolley bus & city tram systems
(5) parking lots
(6) new pedestrian zones
(7) introduction of electronic traffic control system / roads networking

4. Communication & Electronic Highway

(1) free internet for the residents
(2) computerized & on-lined city administration
(3) computerized & on-lined payment of tax & utilities as well as appointment making at clinics & hospitals by introducing City Cards
(4) introducing trial facilities
(5) applying electronic information technology to traffic system

5. Quality of the City

(1) repair of squares and streets
(2) preservation the historical areas including artisansﾕ studios to revitalize commerce & business (3) Bolognaﾕs symbol portico --- revival, repair, and development


6. Plan for in-and-around Bologna


7. Environment

(1) planting trees by all the children
(2) parks & gardens
(3) reduction of CO2
(4) noise pollution

8. Quality of administration Services

(1) improve services
(2) effective control of administration, finance, and politics
(3) quick response to the needs of the residents
(4) restructuring of administrative organization effective management of administration with the help of private partnership


9. Health care / Medical Care

A Proactively Creative City - Kanazawa's Challenge

Kanazawa, like Bologna, Italy, is a comfortable-sized city of about 450,000. Gleaming roof tiles and simple wooden structures spread out from its older sections, and the city's cultural life nourishes traditional arts and crafts. Along with its natural surroundings, marked by wooded mountains and the Sai and Asano Rivers, Kanazawa has earned the highest reputation for its independent economic base.

Five Special Characteristics of Kanazawa's Economy

Kanazawa's Goal: A "Cultural Manufacturing System"



The "Cultural Manufacturing System" Kanazawa is pursuing consists of:

1) producing goods and services not only using the latest technology, but with techniques and styles from local art and craft traditions - "high cultural value-added" - and,

2) by building an integrated industrial network of proactive local industries, from household and mechanical products to software development,

3) to channel income from outside the area not only into the local economy generally, but especially into investment and consumer spending with a cultural character, so, for example,

4) investment in such things as private-sector design studios, art galleries, and orchestras can raise the cultural capital of the area, and nurture development of both technically and culturally improved human resources, so that

5) a culturally sophisticated consumer base will support the further development of local culturally-enhanced industries.

From Preservation of Local Culture to Development of New Culture


Toward Our Own "Creative City"