The Design Ecosystem in Spain is a platform promoted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities in response to requests from the sector to define, characterise, scale and position the design industry in relation to other sectors of the economy.

This ambitious initiative is the result of an unprecedented coordination and teamwork effort between associations, professional associations and promotion centres. Their support has been key to reaching design companies and freelancers and compiling the data behind the content of this platform. The contribution of these organisations provides the best guarantee of the quality and impact pursued by this initiative, aimed at reinforcing the professional and social perception of the design community.

Ecosystem map

The identification and regionalisation of design system actors, both in terms of supply (designers, schools and research) and demand (users, support and promotion), including stakeholders such as administrations responsible for the development of design policies and funding instruments, are reflected in a map on a dynamic platform designed for the consultation and exploitation of data. This information may be updated to ensure that it is a true reflection of the design reality in Spain. Through this map of stakeholders and initiatives in the different Spanish Autonomous Communities and a repository of relevant publications regarding the sector and its economic and social impact, this platform constitutes a knowledge base for any companies, organisations, professionals or researchers interested in learning more about the Spanish design sector, giving visibility to the design community and highlighting its potential as a driver of innovation and competitiveness.

Projects

The Ministry needs to continue to focus its efforts on developing projects to assess the design sector in terms of supply and demand with a view to identifying indicators, developing metrics and implementing the necessary improvements.

Projects such as the characterisation of design service companies, design in public administrations and design in times of COVID offer a real vision of the sector, helping to design strategies for their promotion and development.

Publications

A space dedicated to the most relevant publications regarding the sector and its economic and social impact as a knowledge base for any companies, organisations, professionals or researchers interested in learning more about the Spanish design sector, giving visibility to the design community and highlighting its potential as a driver of innovation and competitiveness.

Collaborators

The Design Ecosystem is the result of an unprecedented collective coordination effort involving organisations, professional associations and design sector promotion centres that have successfully demonstrated to the different stakeholders in the system the importance of their participation and actively encouraging the contribution of data for the qualitative and quantitative definition of design system actors.

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