Valnalón
VALNALON (Ciudad Industrial del Valle del Nalón, S.A.U.)[1] was created by the Department for Industry and Labour of the Government of the Principality of Asturias, Spain in 1987. The goal is to design and implement a plan to regenerate, promote and dynamise a former industrial area in Nalon River Valley. In order to achieve this, some of the most outstanding century-old buildings in the Duro Felguera steelworks factory compound, whose gates closed in 1984, were refurbished.
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[edit] Aims
The plan has evolved, tilting the focus from the development of infrastructures (Business centre, industrial estate, training centre) to a firm commitment to develop entrepreneurship in order to change mindsets, facilitating the transition from the industrial age to a more entrepreneurial society.
[edit] Technological city
The concept Industrial City has morphed into Technological City mainly driven by the creation and development of start-ups in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector.
[edit] Action plan
In 1993 Valnalon was commissioned by Asturias regional government to implement the recently launched Asturias Entrepreneurship Action Plan (Cadena de Formación para Emprender) with two priority areas:
- Education
Entrepreneurship education, whose goal is to develop enterprising skills and attitudes in all levels of the education system.
- Promotion
Business promotion, whose goal is to support business development.
[edit] Stakeholders
In this sense, Valnalon seeks to engage a wide array of stakeholders as all of them should be involved and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture.
