Kotka has New Strategy

The City of Kotka has renewed its strategy and vision and approved it in March 2002. It is made by BSC-method (Balanced Score-Card) developed by the City Council.

The new vision 2010 reads: "Kotka, city by the sea, is an initiator and promoter of local, regional and international cooperation. Kotka citizenship is based on active participation, entrepreneur ship, own responsibility and social justice. The City of Kotka utilises the latest know-how in development of population and well-being of environment, as in all its activities".

Kotka Strategy is based on four aspects: effectiveness, control of resources, processes and structures and know-how. In the effectiveness category there are briefly five key success factors: balancing the economy, securing the welfare, job and population development, succeeding in regional co-operation and development of influence possibilities of inhabitants.

In the category of processes and structures there are four key success factors: lightening structures of organisation, broadly based development of services, focusing the business policy and exploitation the regional volume in co-operation.

Key success factors of control of resources are: control of economy and sufficient financial margin, control of human resources and business service products.

In the field of the information society, the approved know-how key success factors are management, skills, customer based service production and well-being of personnel.

The vision and strategy of Kotka is carried out by the annual budget and economic planning process. The balanced score-card method has proved to be a very good tool to meet the challenges of the future.