Ireland West 2020 A Bright Green Future Padraic J. Fogarty, BE, LLB, MBA Chartered Engineer, FIEI
Engineering the West - Challenges Review of Draft Regional Planning Guidelines Conflict Potential of Region Sensitive Environment What does Sustainability Mean?
The Draft Memo Sustainability Masdar City http://www.masdarcity.ae/en/index.aspx One Planet Living
Preliminary Research Exciting International Initiatives on Sustainability Cascadia Region Portland, Seattle, Vancouver http://talkgreenvancouver.ca/
A Problem Creating the Idea Outline of a Solution Opportunity Ireland West 2020 A Bright Green Future
Submission to Your Country Your Call Selling to Committee Preparing Submission Canvassing Support Reason: Concern with no. of entries that it would get lost 2nd Placed of 9,000 entries in voting on YCYC website Opening Doors
Ireland West 2020 A Bright Green Future The Submission to Your Country Your Call
The Setting End of the Celtic Tiger The Big Dig The Black Hole Don't Waste a Good Crisis Space to work out better ways of doing things
The Proposition Vision A vibrant and sustainable Ireland West, benefitting from world class clusters in ICT, Medical Devices, Renewable Energy and Smart Ocean. Plan for Ireland West based on a Sustainability Framework Based on One Planet Living Principles www.oneplanetliving.org Unlock the potential of the region Human Resources Physical Resources Right Development in the Right Place Protect Unique Natural Environment Better Stakeholder Response to Development Avoid Delays Avoid Corrib Gas Scenario
Delivering the Idea Strategy Diamond Model Arenas Where will we be Active? Vehicles How will we get there? Clusters Differentiators How will we win? Staging What will be our speed and sequence of moves? Economic Logic How will the returns be made?
Differentiators Knowledge Relationships Making Connections Communication Dialogue Engagement with Stakeholders Establishing Partnerships Integration
Post Submission to YCYC Competition Stakeholder Engagement Expanding the Knowledge Base Your Country Your Call Workshop
Stakeholder Engagement Very Positive Reaction One Doubting Thomas Sample Marine Institute Galway 2040 Marine & Energy Pillar Galway 2040 Steering Committee
I could hardly contain my excitement this morning realising how much we were in synch. The opportunities for mutual support are enormous.
Ireland West 2020 A Bright Green Future Galway 2040 Adjacent Possibilities Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation Author: Steven Johnson
Galway 2040 - Pillars 1) Marine and Energy 2) Research 3) Enterprise and Innovation 4) Infrastructure & Environment 5) Development of Galway Docklands 6) Tourism 7) Culture 8) Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 9) Education 10) Social Inclusion 11) Health & Wellbeing 12) Sport & Leisure 13) Youth
Mapping Galway 2040 Pillars to Engineering the West to 2020 Marine and Energy Research Enterprise and Innovation Infrastructure & Environment Galway Docklands Tourism Culture Agriculture, Food & Rural Dev. Education Social Inclusion Health & Wellbeing Sports & Recreation Youth Zero Carbon Zero Waste Sustainable Transport Sustainable Materials Local and Sustainable Food Sustainable Water Land Use and Wildlife Culture and Heritage Equity and Local Economy Health and Happiness
Expanding the Knowledge Base - CPD Enterprise Ireland L4G BioRegional Anton Musgrave Books The World is Flat Thomas L Friedman Podcasts University of British Columbia Imagining a Sustainable Future Interdisciplinarity Breaking down the Silos Seminars/Conferences Social Marketing Smart Economy or Pipe Dream? ICE Conference - Innovate to Survive: Engineers for a One Planet Future Smart Cities Getting Ahead of the Curve Fostering Innovation through Futures Thinking The Futures Academy
A Personal Journey Paradigm Shift Psychic Pay Excellent Teams - Positivity Engineering the West Galway 2040 TOBIN Strategy Team
Sustainable One
What have we learned? Key Messages
New Measures of Wealth David Cameron quoting former US senator Robert Kennedy, who said GDP measured everything "except that which makes life worthwhile" Ireland will be great and prosperous and wonderful again, simply by recovering what it is at the core Former US president Bill Clinton, speaking at a lunch on 15th March, 2011 at the New York Yacht Club
This analysis of our capital stock has one glaring omission: human capital. Looking to the medium term, this is Ireland's greatest strength. The economy has the highest number of graduates in the 25-34 population in the EU- 27, with the exception of Cyprus. Research Report: Irish Economy Irish Macro Comment Years of High Income Largely Wasted, Rossa White, Davy Research, February, 2010
Placemaking People & Place Wellbeing & Place
City v Region Alternative View: GAA Dominating Irish Culture Need to focus more on Dublin One View: Academics with Anti Rural Bias Galway City Region Challenge Develop Synergistic role with other towns in the Region
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Galway as a Global Brand Welcome Students National Non National Workers Tourists Businesses Graveyard of Ambition Turn this into a positive Slogan To prosper in the "creative age", cities must embrace talent, technology and tolerance Richard Florida, author of 'The Rise of the Creative Class'
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Where Next?
Galway and the West: Reinventing our Region Engineering the West to 2020 Ireland West 2020 A Bright Green Future Galway 2040 2010 2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Making it Happen From Reflection to Action Some Early Wins Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover July 2012- Message to World Visionary Plan for the Region
Pride and Passion in our City Region