The priorities of the city of Alzira have been for many years the economic and social development of its citizens. Alzira has aimed to offer its citizens the opportunity to live in a fair and cohesive city despite the economic crisis.
Alzira is located 40km from Spain’s third largest city Valencia .Despite its proximity to Valencia, Alzira is not overshadowed by it as it can offer beautiful mountain scenery and pleasant orange grove filled countryside. Alzira is home to place of cultural and historical significance such as “La Murta y la Casella”.
Economically Alzira has traditionally been dominated by agriculture with the cultivation of many crops including oranges, olives and almonds underpinning an agricultural economy. In recent times the economic focus has changed and Alzira has been developed its industrial and service economies to become a regionally significant commercial centre.
Future plans for the city of Alzira are implementation and development of innovative technology plans, such as ,,Plan for improvement and innovation”, ,,Smart City project” and ,,Alzira Avanza project”.
The improvement and Innovation Plan for the municipality of Alzira arose from a diagnosis of the context and analysis of the current technology situation, in order to promote the appropriate use of new technologies, and that these technologies should play an important role both in the internal management of the City Council and their citizens. The results of the first year of the Plan were very positive as they generated huge savings and improvements in quality of services. As we conclude the validity of the plan is a way for implementation of eGovernment. This advance allowed the City of Alzira join the Spanish network of intelligent cities (RECI) which groups the municipalities that are at the forefront of the Spanish modernization.
Alzira Avanza is a strategic plan for sustainable and inclusive urban development (DUSI) that is based on improving of efficiency of resources through new technologies and Smart Cities. The main aim is to create an alternative model of a city whose symbol of identity is made from environmental, social and economic sustainability, ensuring quality of public services and equal opportunities. Alzira is blessed with an innovative economic sector, with social policies to overcome the difficulties that is it experiencing and that is respectful to the environment we have inherited.
Contact
Ms. Carmen Herrero Pardo - Head of the department of IDEA (Local Economic Development Agency of Alzira)
Email: carmen.herrero@alzira.es
Phone: +34 962 455 101
Fax: +34 962 455 390
Address: Ronda de Algemesí 4, Alzira 46 600, Spain
Mr. José Manuel Gonzalez Valls - Coordinator of European Projects in IDEA (Local Economic Development Agency of Alzira)
Email: europa@alzira.es
Phone: +34 962 455 101
Fax: +34 962 455 390
Address: Ronda de Algemesí 4, Alzira 46 600, Spain
Webpages
Webpage link to the Alzira Avanza: http://www.alzira-avanza.com/#!blank/tt5m8
Webpage link to the official page of Alzira: http://www.alzira.es/alzira_vpm/index.php/es/