Allow me on behalf of the City government to welcome you
to this installation of Barcelona Activa.
And let me also
beyond
the basic minimum greeting
that it has to do to welcome you
and wish you good days,
Allow me
at this time to share
I do not know if you call it just a reflection
but in any case
share with you
explain you,
why a workshop such as this
have all its sense
for the city government
and for the city government
engaged in developing
of new models
in the socio-economic sphere
engaged in developing
new models in the socio-economic scope
with a disruptive will
willing restructuring as the new city government.
New starts to be relative, since just a year ago
but in any case we are new.
We have very clear that
in addition to managing Barcelona
which is a highly complex management.
we want to contribute
to create conditions for the change
of the socio-economic model.
We know that this change
this change in socio-economic model
can not be otherwise
than being part of the process
and being part of a process
where it is necessary
the existence of a social reality, of a community reality
that innovates
conceptually and intelectually
and that this intellectual-conceptual innovation be carried into practice.
The experience and the people who are here today are, in many ways,
an example
and an example to us essential
so that,
as we claim
almost always
without a social reality
responsive
with practices with an aim
again, disruptive-transformative
would not make sense to consider policies
oriented in this direction.
The Government of Barcelona
considers, we consider,
in the scope of
socio-economic policies
in what we call a policy of support of the plural economy.
We talk about boosting a plural economy
so that
we want to develop an intervention in relation to conventional commercial enterprises.
We want to develop an intervention in relation to the world of companies and organizations
of a social and solidary economy.
In here we have
also the world of collaborative economies
and we also want to create an intersection
in relation to these two worlds
considering the Barcelona City Council as economic council.
This impulse to the plural economy
we consider it in terms of
development based
in what we call comprehensive sustainability.
We can not pretend
reinserting
economic activity in society
without this socio-economic development
responds to foundations that have to do with individual sustainability
with social sustainability
and ecological sustainability.
We know this is an extraordinary challenge
but in any case as we mentioned a while ago
the long road
begins with taking small steps
and what ends up being high difficulty begins in many ways being apparently easy.
Therefore, we
in relation to issues such as those addressed in this workshop, we are particularly comfortable
because there is a huge line of correspondence
about how we face the
the development of socio-economic policy as city government.
I'd also share also in addition to say
to say
this deep coincidence of the foundations
to share with you a couple of aspects
I would like they could be useful in some way or at least
that would open a space in the relationship we already have and which we'll continue having
a space for exchange.
When we talk about cooperative economy, about social and solidarity economy
we talk with an implicit assumption that we should make explicit
in the sense of
what we consider economic activity.
Within this area of ​​political intervention
it perfectly fits with what we call community economies.
Therefore we consider
economic activity
that activity that from dynamics of self-organization
it generates resources to meet specific needs.
The world of community networks,
of networks, of community technological infrastructures,
responds to the dynamics of self-organization of dynamics of
collaborative nature
that appeals to the
conventional commercial logic
and in this sense are realities that both the formulation and practice build new models
in order to understand
intervention in the development of activities in relation to such important sectors as in this case the world
of telecommunications.
Therefore,
when we talk about economy
from the City Council of Barcelona, ​​from this socio-economic policy, we are talking about economy in a broad sense
Management, facilitation of resources
to develop
activity
and to serve the people as central, relocating the economy within society.
Then there is another element that we also share
suggested by
the own goals of this annoucement
the announcement of these days
when you speak
about
facilitation, creation, deepening on the dynamics of collaboration between government,
society and business.
The public
is not exclusive from the public institutional.
Practices of self-organization in the world of communities,
we believe that
is public social.
We think is very important
to overcome
the boundary, accessible from our point of view,
when it comes to what is public exclusively associated to what is institutional.
Therefore, I want to share with you how we are doing, the coincidences regarding conceptual foundations
explaining our policies and your socio-economic reality.
I want to share with you too
this
this conceptualisation, extensive if you want,
of what we consider economy
if we want to recover the original meaning of what the economy should be, as opposed to the monetary. Now I'll not extend in this sense
and also share with you
the conception that we have on what is public
that we believe that it is not
only or exclusively
what belongs to the public institution.
Finally
and with this I finish this greeting
allow me to also refer to
the desire we have as a city government
in the sense of
boost
Go beyond the public-private collaboration.
We consider,
that from a government that conceptualizes, develops its political action in the terms that I have explained to you,
the collaboration
must be public-private in relationship to the world of conventional trade company
and should be public-community-cooperative.
Therefore,
and I do insist and make it explicit
that we could not consider the dynamics of collaboration between the public and the community
if you didn't exist.
That said, if I just leave it here,
we could remain with the feeling
that we are telling a fairy tale,
or in other words that we do not go too much beyond
a generic will.
This generic will is obviously there
but we are aware of
the enormous difficulties, significant
of all kinds that we'll have to overcome,
and we'll only be able to overcome
together too
within the public administration itself, be our city government,
be the national government of the Generalitat of Catalonia, all difficulties
both formal regulations, as well as difficulties sometimes even more
important of subjective nature
to the extent that we are people and we installed in logics that make us conceive
normality as immutable normality.
In any case and I finish,
count on us
to further develop all that you are developing,
just as we count on you to be able
to work. Let me also
battle internally anything necessary in relation to
this reconceptualization,
necessary and essential
and in relation to
the construction also internally as governments
regarding priorities that enable
that this reality that already exists develops further.
Have good days. I do not I will be with you this morning
but in any case, we are here as Barcelona City Council
with all the intensity.
Thank you very much.