Data Observatory of the Local Productive Sector

Getafe Iniciativas (GISA) is the Local Development Agency of the Getafe City Council. GISA is in charge of supporting the productive sector of the town through the implementation of measures aimed at promoting economic development and job creation in Getafe, as well as supporting and providing advice to local entrepreneurs. 

In order to develop effective policies to promote local economic development, it is essential to understand the reality of the business sector with real and updated data. However, the information available is limited, partial and, in many cases, outdated. As a Local Development Agency, it is critical to have a detailed view of the business sector, but for a town like Getafe, with approximately 9,500 registered companies representing a great diversity of sectors, it is highly complex to acquire detailed knowledge and up-to-date real information. Therefore, the main challenge is to address the lack of exhaustive and quality data through the creation of a data observatory of the business sector at the municipal level that contributes to improving, evaluating and designing local policies.

The project could cover aspects such as the development of a data governance system for local business data, the identification and structuring of already existing and potential data sources, the establishment of a data sharing infrastructure with other municipal departments and external actors and the creation of a data analysis system with updated information to improve decision-making.

The project would be led by GISA and we are searching local authorities and local development agencies interested in developing data observatories related to the productive sector in their respective municipalities.