Territorial Benchmarking for Regional Competitiveness Vincenzo Spiezia OECD Territorial Statistics a

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Territorial Benchmarking for Regional
CompetitivenessVincenzo SpieziaOECD
Territorial Statistics and Indicators

• Benchmarking for better regional innovation
  policies25 November 2005, Brussels

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Content of this presentation

• OECD Regional Development Policy
• Benchmarking What?
• Regional Benchmarking in OECDIndicatorsCase-stud
  ies
• Issues for future work

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OECD Regional Development Policy

• Territorial Development Committee
• Policy focus
• to enhance regional competitiveness
• Working Party on Territorial Indicators
• Statistical focus
• to benchmark the policy debate

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Benchmarking What?
Outcomes
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Outputs
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Inputs
Skills
Education
GDP
LINKS
ANALYSIS
POLICY
Productivity
Patents
RD
High-tech Products
ITC investment
Employment
Regional System
Macro Economics
Place-based Policy
Sectoral Policies
Indicators
Case-studies
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BENCHMARKING 1

• Methodology
• Compare regions against a common benchmark
• 3 Benchmarks
• National Averages
• OECD Average
• Regional Type (Urban / Rural)

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BENCHMARKING 1
Enhancing competitiveness
Better use of local assets
Identifying unused assets
Regional Benchmarking
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What explains regional differencesin GDP per
capita?
Average Labour Productivity
Employment rate
Commuting rate
Activity rate
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What explains differences inAverage Labour
Productivity?
Productivity is higher in Manufacturing than in
Agriculture or Services
Sectoral Specialisation
Technology Infrastructures
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What explains differences inEmployment Rates?
High-skills individuals have higher employment
rates than low-skills ones
Labour Force Skills
Labour Market Efficiency
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What explains differences inActivity Rates?
Activity rates are decreasing with age
Age-profile of the population
Labour market participation
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Identifying Unused Resources
Natural Endowments
UnusedResources
Specialisation
-Natural resources -Geographic location -Rural or
urban type -Demographics
-Infrastructures -Transportation -Tourism
facilities -Labour market -Human capital -Social
capital
Technology Infrastructure
Skills
Labour market
Ageing
Participation
Commuting
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Identifying Unused Resources
Natural Endowments
UnusedResources
Specialisation
Specialisation
Technology Infrastructure
Technology Infrastructure
Ageing
Skills
Skills
Commuting
Labour market
Labour market
Ageing
Participation
Participation
Commuting
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BENCHMARKING
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GDP per CapitaDifferences from national averages
explained by Labour Productivity
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BENCHMARKING 2
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Inputs
Outputs
Firms
Education
University
Innovation
Case Studies 12 regions across 10 countries
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BENCHMARKING 2
Outputs
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Inputs
Policy
Clusters
Globalisation
Innovation

• Case Studies
• 5 Countries Sweden, Norway, France, Japan,
  Finland
• 4 industries biotech, automotive, ICT,
  financial services

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Issues for Future Work 1/2

• 3 benchmarks
• Inputs
• Outputs
• Outcomes

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Issues for Future Work 2/2
BENCHMARKING OF INDICATORS
BENCHMARKING OF POLICIES/PRACTICES
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Further Information

• OECD Regions at A Glance 2005
• OECD Website
• www.oecd.org/gov/territorialindicators