Facts & Figures

Capital: Santa Cruz / Las Palmas

Size: 7,447.0 km²

Population: 2,114,215

Regional GDP: 40,790

% of the National GDP: 3.89

Regional GERD (%): 0.59

% of Unemployment: 29.7

Contacts

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Email: dg.aciisi@gobiernodecanarias.org

Priority Name	Description
Tourism and quality of life	Development and commercialization of innovative services adaptable to the needs of the new concept of tourism; and promotion of the design, production and internationalization of innovative products and services for well-being tourism and quality of life.
Renewable energy	Low carbon economy; energy efficiency and industrial development
Logistics and connectivity	Place Canarias as Middle Atlantic nodal centre; improvement of intermodal transport capabilities and telecommunications.
Green growth and sustainability	Low carbon economy and energy efficiency; eco-innovation in agri-food value chain and preservation of the Canary Island's biodiversity.
Astronomy and astrophysics instrumentation	Astrophysics' research instrumentation including optic, infrared and microwaves devices.
Marine Science	Research and development activities related to fishery, aquaculture, sea and oceans, water and sea species and habitats. Marine renewable energies and biotechnology. Blue growth.
Biotechnology and biomedicine related to biodiversity and tropical diseases	Research and development activities in the fields of biotechnology and biomedicine related to biodiversity and tropical diseases.
Digital Economy	Promotion of digital growth; increase the ICT capabilities and its use by citizens and firms

You can obtain more detail following this/these link/s:

Third Peer Review - Ponta Delgada (PT), 05 & 06 June 2012
Presentation of Canary Islands (ES)