Navarre (ES22)
General Information
Pamplona-Iruña
10.390 km2
(2015)
659.155 (2022)
20.378,37 (2021)
S3 Thematic Platforms
S3 Priorities
2021-2027
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Green energy industry | Navarra is a benchmark in renewable energies, mainly in wind energy, where it has leading companies in the distribution and manufacture of wind turbines, as well as companies throughout the value chain and two reference entities in R&D for the sector. Focus: Smart energy systems Energy storage New power generation technologies Recycling of wind turbine components |
| Personalised medicine | Navarra is a pioneer at the national level in the approval of a Comprehensive Strategy for Personalised Medicine integrating the fields of health, innovation and economic development. It is emerging as one of the most dynamic Biomedical clusters in Spain and among the technological fields with a very high rate of specialization, food chemistry, pharmaceutical products and biotechnology stand out. Focus: Development and production of customised prevention, diagnosis, and treatment solutions Big data and artificial intelligence applied to clinical care Healthy nutrition and well-being |
| Electric and connected mobility | Navarra is a key player in the production of new systems for electric and connected mobility, with a sustainable value chain, integrating its capacity in renewable energies, and being recognised as an innovative region for experimentation. Focus: Development of products for the connected and autonomous electric vehicle Remanufacturing and recycling of components Urban mobility and integration into energy networks |
| Healthy and sustainable food | Navarra is one of the leading agri-food regions, with entities throughout the value chain, a wide variety of agricultural resources, freezing and canning companies, 4th and 5th range processing companies, many of which count with international experience. Focus: New plant-based products Development of alternative proteins Industrialisation of organic production Recovery of by-products |
| Audiovisual industry | Navarra, due to the variety of its landscape, is an ideal region to attract filming and promote an industry that, in addition to content, can serve large operators. At the same time, animation companies are emerging that are closely aligned with audiovisual trends. Focus: Strengthen Navarra companies with the capacity to take on large projects Improve the positioning of the territory as a location for film shoots and audiovisual activity Digital animation and video games niche |
| Sustainable tourism | Navarra stands out for the variety and beauty of its landscapes, the range of leisure activities and its gastronomy. It is a region recognized for its offer in rural tourism and sustainability. Focus: Exemplary sustainability of tourist destinations and resources Digital personalisation and tourist services Local friendly tourism |
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2014-2020
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Creative and Digital Industries | Cultural and creative industries in a wide sense account for 4% of the GAV of the Autonomous Region and generate 2% of the employment in Navarra (some 6,000 workers). Navarra stands outfor the relevance of the music and recording sector as a result of its quota in European employment (7 per thousand) and for the movement that exists around audiovisual production. Creativity on the other hand, especially in its digital facet, is considered to be a key to the competitiveness of the remainder of the industrial sectors. • Navarra has the support of the Law on Cultural Patronage and there are tax incentives for investments in cinematographic productions and audiovisual works for both Spanish and international projects. |
| Comprehensive Tourism | • Including the hotel trade, tourism accounts for some 7% of the GDP of Navarra. • Navarra welcomed around 1.2 million tourists in 2015 with a total of 16,822 direct jobs associated with the sector. • The sector was one of the few to show growth during 2008-2014 (1.3%) and the number of tourists, overnight stays, and the average stays have increased compared with those of 2014 |
| Health | • Area with a high level of demand, of high added value and relevance to the population, highly qualified employment, and a high growth potential for exports. • Important concentration of knowledge centres in the biotechnological area with a specialisation index of 265 (with 100 being the European average) and growth of 205 in recent years. • Over 18% of patents from Navarra were registered by technological centres and universities in the field of biopharmacology, doubling the Spanish and European average. • Complete structure and providing of both health and public health services with a very high level of administrative integration. • Highly trained and specialised industrial sectors, ideal for the prototyping of new products and services. |
| Renewable energy and Resources | • Navarra achieved the 2020 European objective years in advance and has a percentage of renewable energy production of over 80% of the electric consumption of the region, with its production attaining 3% of the regional GAV. • During 2008-2013 it became consolidated as the third economic area by volume of patents with 6.4% of the total. Among other institutions the region has the National Renewable Energy Centre (Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables, CENER), a reference centre of national importance, and the Universidad Pública de Navarra. • As far as exports are concerned renewable energy is the second export sector in the region, based mainly on the manufacturing of wind turbines and their components. • The area of resources has an important tradition in Navarra as the region is a pioneer in the management and conservation of natural resources, with the activities of the recycling of raw materials and water management (led by the government corporation NILSA) standing out among others. • Navarra is highly specialised in food chemistry (202.8 compared with a European average of 100) and growth has been considerable in recent years; moreover it has a Technological Centre of national importance. |
| Food Chain | • The primary and transformation sectors account for 8% of the Gross Added Value (GAV) of Navarra. • The GAV has increased by approximately 11% durng 2008-2014 which is above the average for the remaining sectors. • Both sectors have a similar level of employment and together account for some 24,000 jobs (9.1%). • The existence of a rich fabric of cooperatives and self-employed businessmen. • The transformation sector stands out in Navarra’s total exports, with over 10% of the volume of the exports from the region. • The growth in exports between 2008 and 2014 has been around 80% (which is much higher than the average growth rate of Navarra’s exports as a whole). • It is the third sector in the number of patents and has a Technological Centre of national importance. |
| Automotive and Mechatronics | • In recent years the car industry is and has been the largest exporter of the region with over 45% of total exports from Navarra. • Mechatronics or advanced Manufacturing (electronics, ICT, and the manufacturing of equipment) accounts for some 30% of total exports. • Mechatronics includes the greatest technological specialisation with almost 39% of the total of patents registered by companies in recent years. • Business size exceeds the regional average and the turnover of car industry companies accounts for over 25% of the total for the region. • Within the area of ICT and the manufacturing of machinery an important opportunity of specialisation towards the “Industry 4.0” paradigm is detected. |
| Medical equipment | |
| Bio medicine | |
| Environment and waste |
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