Further development of the Brainport region
Brainport Eindhoven is a strong region with an excellent position in the world in the field of technology. Our strength is good collaboration between companies, governments, and knowledge and educational institutions. This makes Brainport a nice place where many people want to live, work, and study. Due to Brainport's success and the region's importance for the Netherlands and Europe, we expect some 70,000 extra jobs to be created in the next 10 to 15 years.
This increase in residents also means that more houses, roads and facilities are needed. The inhabitants are central to the region's further development. Brainport is a nice place to live, with above-average prosperity. To keep it that way, the government and companies are working together on better roads, affordable housing, a fair and balanced labour market, facilities in the region, and equal opportunities for all.
Housing construction, improved accessibility and facilities
To reduce pressure on the housing market and increase accessibility, Brainport Eindhoven has reached agreements with the central government. These are in the so-called Brainport deal and the Beethoven plan. In Metropoolregio Eindhoven (MRE), the 21 regional municipalities are working together to realise and implement the proposed measures.
Attracting and retaining talent
In the next 10 to 15 years, some 70,000 additional workers will be needed in the region, both at MBO, HBO and WO levels. One reason is the rapid growth of the chip industry, leading to an increase in demand for tech and IT specialists. At the same time, a quarter of workers in those sectors will retire in the next few years. The increase in jobs in the tech and IT sector also affects other sectors, such as healthcare, education, childcare and construction. There, too, the demand for talent will increase.
Therefore, the region will take measures in five categories in the coming years. Regional Agenda for Talent Scale Up lists these measures.
Talent development plan for the microchip industry
To specifically meet the demand for talent in the chip industry, the Brainport Eindhoven, Delft, Twente, and Groningen regions made the National Microchip Talent Strengthening Plan. Following this, 275 million euros have been set aside for educational institutions in the Brainport region to meet the demand for talent in this sector.
Equal opportunities
In Brainport Eindhoven, we find it important that all residents can (continue to) participate, not just in the present but also in the future. Therefore, industry, education and governments have joined forces to work on social cohesion and equal opportunities. Dozens of employers in the region are members of the association Brainport for Each Other in which they work on a variety of goals based on a social Brainport Agenda. These include debt prevention, strengthening basic skills and deploying corporate volunteers for social organisations.