This is the result of Copenhagen Capacity’s efforts in 2007.And altogether 554 new jobs are created on the Danish labour market. 265 new direct jobs are what the new companies have created, and 289 so-called indirect jobs were created at other companies in the region, because the new companies require various services.
This is the result of Copenhagen Capacity’s efforts in 2007.And altogether 554 new jobs are created on the Danish labour market. 265 new direct jobs are what the new companies have created, and 289 so-called indirect jobs were created at other companies in the region, because the new companies require various services.
- Naturally, we are pleased that so many new companies and jobs have been established but we must realise that it is less than in previous years. Copenhagen is under pressure to maintain its international position and it requires increased action on the part of the politicians if the region is to continue to be competitive, warns managing director Steen Donner from Copenhagen Capacity.
The city regions and metropolises of the world are facing the same basic challenges. On one hand the metropolises are growth dynamos for the national economies on the other hand they are facing problems when it comes to traffic, pollution and social conditions.
And, moreover, the struggle about the investments is intensified.
In Europe alone are presently 125 inward investment agencies, which each are fighting for their own region. The battle is no longer between the countries, but between the metropolises. It is no longer Germany and Sweden that are our competitors, but Hamburg and Stockholm.
- Therefore it is important that the national level is backing the Capital Region’s marketing and international position. It is necessary that it becomes visible that there is a wish and a will to make substantial efforts with regards to business life. As a start it could for example be investments in the Capital Region’s infrastructure, says Steen Donner.
Moreover, the Capital Region has a number of major and very concrete challenges with respect to procuring labour. The ability to attract international investments is increasingly connected with the ability to deliver qualified labour and many companies have difficulty in recruiting the necessary staff.
- In this connection it is worth noticing that when Danish companies in vain tried to fill 66,000 vacant positions during the last six months of 2007 it is difficult to persuade an international company that we have sufficient labour. Therefore, we have to solve the problem of labour if we are to continue to be attractive to international investors, says Steen Donner.
