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====== Future Technologies for Smart Green Islands ======

===== Assignments =====

==== 2021-10-07 - 2021-10-14 ====

=== Comprehensive Analysis of Application Domain: Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands ===

Prepare a **presentation of 20 - 30 minutes** comprising a **general description** as well as a 
**SWOT analysis** (SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threads) addressing the following topics:

== Geographical Analysis ==

  * Location
  * Size
  * Geographic regions 
  * Spatial structure
  * Climate and climate regions

== Socio-Economic Analysis ==

  * Political system in general
  * Political system of island group
  * Population, ethnic groups
  * Administrative regions and structure
  * Main municipalities
  * Diversity of economic sectors and share of employment 
  * Share of the economic sectors in gross domestic product
  * Unemployment rate
  * Education of the population
  * Migration of regional population
  * Options for the regional government
  * Knowledge institutions on Gran Canaria and the other islands concerning options for collaboration with project
  * Innovative businesses, business networks, public initiatives on Gran Canaria and the other islands concerning options for collaboration with project
  * Political, business and public activities or movements to shape the islands' future, main players
  * Green initiatives, e.g. in tourism, agriculture, energy, nature conservation
  * Relationship to Europe's Green Deal

== Global Change ==

  * Observed effects of climate change today
  * Expected future effects and impact of climate change, timeline
  * Environmental polution
  * Climate change induced migration