Annual report 2007

A more dynamic and more citizen-friendly image

As in the past, the objective of this report is to allow citizens, professionals and politicians to understand and to comment on the work carried out within the BRDA. In reading this report, you will note the advantages of a dynamic development strategy.

You will also notice the important position given to the professionalism and the experience of the employees, but also to new media and to technologies like the Internet.

For 2007, the figures speak for themselves. Sixty-one new company establishments were presented to the Board of Directors, 55 new companies established themselves and four successfully carried out an extension project. Result: 3,160 new jobs thanks to the BRDA in the Brussels-Capital Region.

Where housing is concerned, 3,227 people enrolled in the waiting list. Since online registration was instituted, 90 % of the enrolments have been done via the screen.
During 14 sale days, 258 residential units were presented.

Of course the number of housing units remains insuffi cient in relation to the demand, but we are continuing our efforts to accelerate the process and satisfy the maximum possible number of citizens.

Better communication by the BRDA in the areas of economic expansion and urban renewel are intended to give a more dynamic and more citizen-friendly image to the BRDA. Our institution will centre its activities on better customer service from now on.

Our enthusiasm upon reading about all these fi gures and this new dynamism must be tempered a little, though: the BRDA is confronted with an increasing scarcity of industrial land available in the Region and with an obvious lack of possibilities for rapidly increasing the stock of residential units.

It is therefore urgent to forecast the future needs. And more than ever, we must establish synergies between the direction of urban renewel and that of economic expansion, between companies and housing.

Luc Willame Chairman of the Board

Julien Meganck Executive Director

Annual report 2007 (PDF file 6 Mb)