The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has promoted the declaration of World Design Capital Valencia 2022 (WDC Valencia 2022) as an Event of Exceptional Public Interest, as stated in Law 11/2020, of 30 December, on the General State Budget for 2021. The tax benefit programme runs from 1 January 2021 to 31 August 2023.
At its inaugural meeting on 22 December 2021, the administrative body responsible for organising the support programme for hosting the event of exceptional public interest, Valencia World Design Capital 2022, approved the objectives and plans encompassing all activities. WDC Valencia 2022 will feature an interdisciplinary programme of activities aimed at disseminating design and innovation as tools for improving life, human relations with the environment, communication, and business products.
The WDC Valencia 2022 programme includes over a hundred events, including interventions, congresses and professional meetings, publications and in-house productions and exhibitions, encompassing all design disciplines around six strategic themes:
- health and well-being
- design education
- economy and innovation
- legacy and identity
- environmental sustainability
- equality, inclusion and diversity
WDC Valencia 2022 will have a direct benefit on the national population in terms of sustainability, education, culture and mobility and will contribute to social and economic development.
