The Alentejo 2030 Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy focuses on enhancing competitive advantages in renewable energy, agriculture, and cultural industries. It promotes international cooperation, innovation, and sustainable development through targeted investments and partnerships, aiming to boost regional economic growth and attract new residents while addressing mobility and logistics challenges.
The Strategy emphasises the importance of culture and heritage as vital components for regional development. It aims to foster innovative initiatives that protect and valorise cultural heritage while promoting accessibility to cultural resources. By supporting artistic production, community engagement, and collaboration with academic institutions, the strategy seeks to bridge gaps in the cultural market and enhance the region’s identity.
Additionally, it highlights the role of traditional arts and crafts in creating creative hubs that contribute to employment and economic growth. Ultimately, the strategy envisions culture as a transformative element that can influence urban development, climate adaptation, and circular economy practices, reinforcing the region’s unique cultural landscape.
This Strategy is part of a broader constellation of policies developed for regions, part of the programme Portugal 2030. The plan has not been specifically designed with the aim to devolve policies for culture and give more responsibility to the regions, however, it makes relevant references and thus has been included in this library collection for reasons of completeness.
