Aarhus: Kommunalvalgsdebat
Hvordan kan startups og ny teknologi være med til at udvikle Aarhus? Hvad skal politikerne prioritere i næste valgperiode?
Danske Tech Startups og Startup Aarhus inviterer til en valgdebat, hvor vi stiller skarpt på, hvordan iværksættere kan bidrage til byens velfærd, klima, mobilitet og erhvervsudvikling. Kommunalpolitik handler i høj grad om rammerne for hverdagen, men også om at skabe de bedste forudsætninger for innovation, vækst, nye arbejdspladser - og for at starte og vokse virksomhed i Aarhus.
Startups er kendetegnet ved at være hurtige til at udvikle nye løsninger - ofte på netop de områder, hvor kommunerne står over for store udfordringer. Alligevel oplever mange iværksættere, at det er svært at komme i spil i kommunale sammenhænge. Udbud, samarbejdsmodeller og risikovillighed er blot nogle af de barrierer, der skal overvindes, hvis byens innovationskraft skal udnyttes fuldt ud.
Til debatten samler vi startups og kommunalvalgskandidater for at diskutere:
- Hvordan kan kommunen bedst sikre, at startups bliver aktive medspillere i at løse byens udfordringer?
- Hvilken rolle kan AI og digitale løsninger spille i fremtidens velfærd?
- Hvad bør politikerne prioritere, hvis Aarhus skal være blandt Europas bedste byer at starte og skalere virksomhed i?
Deltagende byrådskandidater:
- Steffen Skovfoged, Venstre
- Metin Lindved Aydin, Radikale Venstre
- Shawn Patrick Owens, Det Konservative Folkeparti
- Sarah Jarsbo, Enhedslisten
Debattens ordstyrer er Mette Hoberg Tønnesen fra Startup Aarhus.
Kom og vær med til en inspirerende eftermiddag, hvor vi sætter startup-perspektivet ind i kommunalpolitikken og ser på, hvordan lokale beslutninger kan skabe global impact.
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