The goal of the CEyD is to contribute to human progress in the city by securing the following objectives:

• The culture of anticipation; to foresee the strategic challenges facing European cities.
  
• The economic, social and cultural revitalisation of the city.
  
• The economic advancement of Valencia in international markets, particularly in the Mediterranean, through the policy of City Marketing.
  
• The competitiveness and social cohesion of Valencia at a time of transition to the knowledge-driven economy and a new society.
  
• The organisational capabilities of the city and the management of networks.
  
• The leading role of citizenship and the civic domain.
  
• The development of innovative, structural and future-oriented projects.
  
• The construction of the Europe of the citizens and the cities.
  
• The promotion of a new type of urban management: strategic management.