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InTrans, June 2010
How are you doing? In this part of the InTrans, we ask Transito members to tell us something about their job. In this issue: Nancy AddoDaaku Meet Nancy Addo- Daaku: I am Nancy Addo-Daaku. I studied the Master in Urban Port and Transport economics with a focus on urban en regional economics. From 2004 till 2005 I was secretary of the board of Transito. I graduated in fall of 2006.
Where did you start working after graduation? What are the main projects you are currently working on? A week after graduation I started working at OntwikkelingsBedrijf Rotterdam (OBR), which is part of the There are several major urban redevelopment promunicipality of Rotterdam. I had written my master jects in Hoogvliet and Feijenoord. My role in these thesis in combination with an internship at the same developments is to provide all sorts of relevant incompany. formation and give advice about the local economy, commercial real estate market and business comDuring my internship I researched the economic pomunity etc. tential of the Rotterdam Healthcare sector. Apparently, the people at the OBR were very pleased with In Hoogvliet we are currently working on the extenmy and the work I had done. I was asked to assist in sion of the two shopping centers. We hired a con“translating” my research and the result from my sulting company to analyze the retail sector in thesis into actual policy. In fact several of my recom- Hoogvliet and the surrounding areas. Through exmendations can be found in the policy program. I’m pansions, adding new functions and contracting not working on this subject any more. But just the interesting retail shops, we hope to strengthen the other day the new project manager asked me for a attractiveness of these centers and draw more cuscopy of my thesis. I’m glade that my thesis is still tomers from the region to Hoogvliet. relevant after all these years. What do you like about working at RotterWhere do you work now and what is your dam Development Corporation? function? It is a great company with lots of interesting and I’m still working at the development corporation. I challenging jobs opportunities. Furthermore Rotterswitched to the Sector Economy which aims to dam is a city which is constant in development. I stimulate the economy of Rotterdam. We are housed am proud that I am part of such a company and in the Word Trade Centre at the heart of the city. It’s that I can make a a very inspiring location. contribution to these developI am the account manager for the sub-municipalities ments. of Hoogvliet and a part of Feijenoord. Within these areas I am sort of the representative for the munici- In addition I get pality. I try to inform entrepreneurs about relevant to visit different policy programs and subsidies arrangements. I have kinds of places a lot of contact with representatives of the local y o u normally business associations. wouldn’t go to in Rotterdam and I In addition I work with a lot of stakeholders, retaillearn new thing ers, business associations, real-estate and property everyday about development companies and together we try to crethe city I live in. ate the right economic conditions and business environment to stimulate the local economy.