The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, José Valle, and the president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, recently met with the president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, José Luis Bonet, to present the public-private collaboration model that is being developed on the island.
A model that is generating "great interest among Spanish chambers of commerce" and that consists of signing collaboration agreements to develop actions efficiently, where the public administration cannot reach due to issues of time and form.
This was done, for example, with the management of COVID aid to companies, from the Government of the Canary Islands, the State, and the Cabildo.
Multitude of agreements
Currently, there are 16 signed agreements to develop actions related to employment, renewable energies, economic promotion programs, or the Strategic Plan of Lanzarote.
Some come from the past, such as the management of the PIF, the Seeds of Talent Program, or the Single Window for Renewable Energies; others have co-financing from European Funds, such as the PICE Qualification and Employment Program or the Dual Vocational Training program.
And among the new ones, the launch of the Single Business Window to register new companies in one place, with the support of the Government of the Canary Islands, or the support for the new Digital Coworking, which will open its doors soon, stands out. Special mention deserves the participation in support programs for gastronomy and local products, such as Saborea Lanzarote.
Double advantage
In the words of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, "it is not about designing the strategy, this is done by the public institutions, the Chamber focuses on the execution to ensure that it reaches its term," explains Valle.
The model is generating interest among other chambers of commerce, which understand that this system represents a double advantage, "for public law corporations, it is a new model that positions and gives visibility to the chambers, due to their agile and efficient management, while ensuring a breakthrough in public institutions, often limited and very slow," says José Valle.
And it is that, due to its unique characteristic, as public law corporations, "the chambers of commerce can become an aid or support to the administration to develop public projects and ensure promptness in management," continues the president of the Lanzarote businessmen.
During the meeting held with the president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, José Luis Bonet, the possibility of holding the next General Assembly of Chambers of Commerce of Spain in Lanzarote was raised, which will be in 2024, to present this model and extend it to the rest of the business institutions.
