Goals

Building the economic future
The Ministry of Economic Affairs gives the necessary impulses to the economy of our Canton.

  • In order to stimulate income growth in the Canton and in order to ensure the economic development, the Ministry promotes innovation and encourages companies that produce leading-edge technology to locate in the Canton.
  • In partnership with companies and by means of efficient legislation, the Ministry of Economic Affairs creates a business environment conducive to sustainable development; it aims to provide the infrastructure that businesses need to operate smoothly, such as public transport and energy.
  • The Ministry regularly analyses the structure of our economy on the basis of precise statistical data and tries to point its companies towards promising areas of activity.
  • Finally, it aims to ensure an even distribution of economic activity over the different regions of the Canton.

 
Promoting the well-being of the individual in the economy
The Ministry of Economic Affairs creates a framework in which all economic operators can develop their potential and encourages them to respect each other; individuals are always at the centre of its thinking on the economy of tomorrow. In concrete terms, this means:

  • giving everybody the possibility of finding their place in the economy by developing first-class vocational training courses.
  • promoting an economy with a human face, capable of meeting everybody's needs, especially as far as working conditions and access to housing are concerned. 
  • staying vigilant against the scourge of unemployment and working actively to reintegrate jobseekers into the workplace.

 
Stimulating a spirit of cooperation between the canton of Fribourg and its neighbours
The work of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has to be seen within a larger context than that of the economy of the Canton of Fribourg:

  • the Ministry aims to promote collaboration with the neighbouring Cantons and countries and to defend the interests of the Canton of Fribourg on the intercantonal (GGBA, Swiss Capital Region, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Platinn, ACCESS, etc.) and international level (Assembly of European Regions, partnerships like the one with China's Zhejiang Province, etc.)
  • the Ministry maintains good relations with the Confederation and takes part in public consultations exercises on federal legislation.