The mayor presents this tool in the Center of Business Initiatives as a new resource to facilitate entrepreneurs Murcia opening a new business.
Any entrepreneur can know whether or not the geographical area is suitable as if the people they are going to address are part of their audience, accessing a free and personalized market study.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, accompanied by members of the Municipal Corporation, today presented the portal 'Murcia en Cifras' at the Center for Municipal Initiatives (CIM-M) - the Observatory of Open Data and Transparency of the City and the Powerful in Spain in terms of volume and comparative - that opens more than 70,000 data to society that previously only managed the Administration and are now of public utility.
What is the best neighborhood to open my business?
Which sectors are generating more employment?
How has the population evolved in my neighborhood?
Has the tourism received in Murcia in recent years increased?
What is the nearest health center?
How is the air quality of Murcia?
What type of crop is the most common in the municipality?
With how many people do I share my first and last name?
These are just some of the questions that 'Murcia en Cifras' is able to answer.
"In a society where knowledge is the main factor of development, equal opportunities in access to information is a right that should not be outside the public administration.
With the opening of this data also open new opportunities for future and growth in Murcia, "stressed José Ballesta.
In this way, this interactive portal offers a high resolution photograph of the current state of the municipality with permanently updated information that provides a accurate and accurate diagnosis of the social, labor, economic and demographic reality of Murcia.
Through the statistical exploitation of data and analysis of territorial indicators between districts and districts, it is possible to know the evolution of the municipality, and to analyze the different productive sectors and demographic factors, as well as to evaluate the territorial balance of Murcia through numerous Indicators, and its comparison with other municipalities in the Region and Spain.
In addition to the CIM-M entrepreneurs, members of the Social Council of the City participated in the 'Citizen Service and Modernization of Administration' and 'Smart Cities' tables.
Utilities: 'Locate your business idea'
The data collected, treated, interpreted and interconnected are materialized in three specific Utilities available on the web:
• 'Locate your business idea',
• 'Equipment and services locator'
• 'Cartographic Viewer'.
"We wanted to present the many possibilities of this portal in an entrepreneurial work environment, to emphasize the practical usefulness of 'Murcia en Cifras' and, in particular, the new tool with which, starting today, any Murcia entrepreneur Can contrast the viability and possibilities of success of a new business idea, depending on the activity, and the hamlet or neighborhood in which it will open its establishment, "said the mayor.
Thus, in the Utilities section of the web (www.murciaencifras.es) you can access, completely free of charge, a basic market study before opening a new business, depending on the sector and place in which you want to set up.
There are five levels of development potential (from very high if the conditions are optimal to very low, if it is a very large area) and the chances of success are established according to a methodology that crosses the Tax of Economic Activities (IAE ) With the population, also offering the possibility to consult data such as the density of that area or the age segments of that specific population nucleus.
In this way, before starting a business, any entrepreneur can know whether the geographical area is suitable or whether the people to be addressed are part of their target audience, thus accessing a personalized market study, completely Free, with general demographic data.
320 business headings
In total, this web application, enabled under the 'Utilities' section of 'Murcia in figures', has a total of 320 headings corresponding to business activities in the services sector, grouped into 193 categories (food, textiles, pharmacy, , Education, business services, etc.).
In addition, this tool informs about the points to be addressed physically to start up the business, such as the Center for Training and Employment Initiatives or the Center for Municipal Initiatives of Murcia (CIM-M), where stakeholders can access a Free business plan, advice, training, aid search and guidance.
'Equipment and service locator':
This Utility, which has more than 1,000 locations, makes it possible to know the location of educational centers, primary care, hospitals, sports facilities, markets, hotels, etc., within the municipality, through interactive maps.
In addition to its exact location it offers the data of these equipments and services: from its address and telephone, to its connection with the services of public transport.
'Map viewer':
It shows, for different levels of territorial disaggregation (census sections, neighborhoods and districts), thematic maps of the most representative sociodemographic indicators, such as average age, educational level, employment rate, business establishments or average housing area Per inhabitant.
This tool allows a more intuitive and easy access to all the information that is collected in the 'Statistical Catalog'.
'Open Data Catalog':
The large information store of 'Murcia en Cifras' is the 'Open Data Catalog', which has a total of 200 indicators and more than 70,000 data.
It allows a thorough socioeconomic diagnosis of the municipality.
It offers the possibility to consult the values ​​that these adopt at regional and national level, establishing comparatives.
This catalog includes indicators ranging from the price of the square meter per type of housing to the number of workers affiliated to Social Security by sectors, the different associations of the municipality and its scope of intervention.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia