Future Options 2020 - Trends and Prospective Vision

The Future Options 2020 Study – Trends and Prospective Vision is a strategic vision for addressing internal and external challenges, oriented toward leadership that mobilizes the local community and boosts the economy in an environment of intense global competitiveness and resource constraints.

Through an accurate collection and systematization of information on the state of the business fabric of the intervention area of ​​the Paços de Ferreira Business Association (AEPF), this document aims to guide the collective strategies of innovation, cooperation and qualification of the offer.

It aims to define a strategic framework of smart specialization that will give coherence to the actions and projects to be implemented by AEPF and other county agents, in the effort to promote sustainable development.

Oriented to the reality of the industrial sector of furniture and clothing, chosen for their relevance in terms of companies, employment, value added creation and the exposure they show in terms of international trade.