SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE Jan 29 (Europa Press) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife endorsed on Wednesday the modernisation strategy for the Cabildo de Tenerife 2024-2028, aiming to enhance the council’s structures and services to provide superior public services, minimise processing times through artificial intelligence, decrease administrative burdens, and bolster transparency and active engagement among public employees.
During a press briefing regarding the agreements of the Governing Council, the president, Rosa Dávila, alongside the second vice president, José Miguel Ruano, elaborated on the specifics of these changes. These adjustments will impact approximately 1,800 public employees within the Insular Corporation, who are already being incorporated into a progressive productivity system connecting employee performance to their remuneration.
“(This decision) addresses the necessity for Tenerife to catch up within the archipelago’s framework, as the Cabildo was no longer a benchmark in public management of initiatives aimed at the island’s development,” stated José Miguel Ruano at the press conference.
In summary, the strategy is focused on enhancing service quality, improving response times, reducing administrative burdens for citizens and businesses, promoting active participation among public employees and their training, alongside the establishment of an objective-based management system within the institution’s activities.
Moreover, following the endorsement of the Organic Regulation concerning the Government and Administrations of the Cabildo in late November, a new entity will be established: the technical direction of modernisation, good governance, and innovation. An official from the council will lead this body, tasked with defining procedures aimed at simplifying administrative tasks.
Employment statistics and other agreements from the Governing Council were highlighted by Dávila at the press briefing, with emphasis on the “record and historic figure” of unemployment in Tenerife, which is currently below 11.9% on average across the islands, specifically at 11.45%. Rosa Dávila remarked that these figures “encourage action, particularly in addressing gaps such as gender disparities.”
Additionally, the island’s president provided an overview of investments reaching 30 million euros, allocated towards enhancing employability for hard-to-reach groups, including women, young individuals, and those over 45.
Among the pivotal programmes for employment integration is the Cabildo initiative ‘Barrios for Employment’, which successfully facilitated the integration of over 1,500 individuals into the workforce within ten months, encompassing young women, women, low-skilled individuals, long-term unemployed, and those over 45 years of age.
Furthermore, there is a provision of support, amounting to two million euros, for employment programmes managed by third-sector organisations that work directly with at-risk groups. The council indicates that the application period is currently open and will conclude on March 17.
An additional investment of 10 million euros has been promoted for the enhancement of employability and economic development projects in collaboration with the island’s municipalities. These initiatives include specialised training, entrepreneurship encouragement, hiring incentives, and projects within strategic sectors such as tourism, renewable energy, and innovation.
Tenerife is included in the employment scheme, with an investment of 1.8 million aimed at training and boosting employability for vulnerable groups until December 2025.
Another matter approved by the Governing Council concerned the adjustment of annuities for the works at the Guimerá Theatre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with an allocation of 1.6 million euros to be paid in 2027. The works are part of the 2016-2027 Cultural Infrastructure Plan of the Insular Corporation.
