joint meeting of regio evaluation network and esf evaluation partnership 2014-20 erdf intervention...
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Joint meeting ofREGIO Evaluation Network and ESF Evaluation
partnership
2014-20 ERDF INTERVENTION LOGICNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
Athens, 15th May 2014
Who? Andrew Winter ([email protected])
What? Northern Ireland ERDF Managing Authority
Why? To share the Northern Ireland 2014-20 ERDF Intervention Logic story......
WHO? WHAT? WHY?
NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS
NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS
GOOD THINGS: NOT SO GOOD THINGS:
1 Belfast GDP per capita €48k Northern Ireland GDP per capita €21k
2 FDI location – NI most attractive outside London
Lowest Business Births, Highest Business deaths
3 Recent strong BERD Growth Historically low BERD base
4 A Young Population – 21% High Youth Unemployment – 23%
- Smallest UK nation - 1.8m population (3% of the UK)- 2014-20 Transition Region - 2% of UK GVA- Weekly Earnings €550- Unemployment Rate 7.7%- Economic Inactivity 28% - Highly Skilled Workforce
INITIAL APPROACH
• A focus on what we want to do
- Lots of activity, thinly spread
• Not on what we want to achieve
- Thinly spread, questionable impact
• Rethink required
BACK TO BASICS
• What are Northern Ireland’s needs?
- Underpinned by detailed analysis
• Where should we concentrate?
- Prioritisation
• What will be the result?
TOUGH DECISIONS
• Activities dropped
• Political Buy-In
• Stakeholder Buy-In
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
3 Thematic Objectives & 3 Investment Priorities• Strengthening Research, Technical
Development and Innovation
• Enhancing the Competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprise
• Supporting the Shift Towards a Low Carbon Economy in all Sectors
BENEFITS
• Greatly assisted OP drafting• Clear Thematic Concentration• Contribute to EU2020 Targets• Measurable Indicators & Results• Capacity to deliver change
R&D&I
EU 2020 Target Objective NI Target
Raise combined public and private investment levels in R&D&I to 3% of GDP
To increase Business Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD)
Increase Northern Ireland’s total business expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GVA from 1.6% in 2012 to between 1.8% and 2.2% in 2020.
R&D&I
• Concentration on BERD- BERD 74% of total expenditure
• Horizontal & Vertical Specialisation- Smart Specialisation & Growth Potential
• Increase Uptake- Only 430 businesses R&D active
SME COMPETITIVENESS
EU 2020 Target Objective NI Target
75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
To increase the number of high growth SMEs
Increase the number of high growth SMEs in Northern Ireland from 695 in 2013 to between 1,300 and 1,500 in 2020
To increase the number of employees in Micro & Small Enterprises
Increase employment in Northern Ireland micro and small enterprises from 297,000 in 2013 to between 323,000 and 329,000 in 2020 Small Enterprises are those employing 0 – 49 people.
SME COMPETITIVENESS
• Focus on SME High Growth Firms
- Disproportionate +ve economic impact
- Reduction in numbers
- Access to Finance
• Focus on SME job creation
- Reduction in micro & small employees
LOW CARBON ECONOMY
EU 2020 Target Objective NI Target
Increasing the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 20%
To increase consumption of electricity from renewable energy sources
Increase use of renewable energy in electricity consumption from 14.3% in 2011/12 to 40% in 2020
LOW CARBON ECONOMY
• Renewable Energy- Harness natural wind resources
- 40% target
Joint meeting ofREGIO Evaluation Network and ESF Evaluation
partnership
2014-20 ERDF INTERVENTION LOGICNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
Athens, 15th May 2014