The Boston Indicators Report2004 - 2006

A Boston College Citizen Seminar

June 19, 2007

The Biennial Boston Indicator ReportFOCUS

2000: The effect of the two-Tiered knowledge economy onthose with & without a goodeducation

2002: The loss of young adultsto other US regions due to High housing costs & lack of “room and the top,” other factors: the job & talent wars

2004: The local impact of intensifying global competition, internal challenges

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IMPACT

Shared access to baseline and trend data

Housing seen as an economic & workforce driver – 40R/40S legislation; a focus on talent development and retention, & new leadership

An Emerging Civic Agenda, The John LaWare Leadership Forum; pipelines of progress

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Greater Boston: Birthplace of Revolutions

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

Revolutionary Founding Vision

The American Revolution

America’s Industrial Revolution

The Information Age

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A Time Like No Other

Boston is registering the local impact of global forces…

– Population growth– Energy demand– Competitiveness– Innovation– Climate change

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Unprecedented global population growth

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Most growth through 2050 will be in Africa, Asia, & Latin America

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And global innovative capacity is shifting East

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Global energy consumption is also tracking population & economic growth

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And global CO2 emissions track fossil fuel use, with a sharp rise after 1950

Boston, like other coastal cities, is vulnerable to global warming trends

Simulated Projection -

Boston in 2100:

A 15” sea-level rise and storm surge at high tide

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THE GOOD NEWS:Massachusetts’ economy turned the

corner in 2004-2006

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The labor force in Boston, MetroBoston & MA grew in 2006

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MA also regained its top rank for patents per capita after slipping

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And Boston’s upturn in business & leisure visitors outpaced its 2000 high

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The region’s leaders are building new collaborative partnerships & initiatives

Economic Competitiveness• John LaWare Leadership Forum • Global MA 2015 • Regional Innovation Summit • MA Business Resource Team • Innovate Boston!• Life Sciences Collaborative • Massachusetts Technology

Leadership Council

Equity, Opportunity, Capacity• Commonwealth Housing Task

Force • Initiative for a New Economy• Mayor Menino’s Health

Disparities Initiative• Blueprint for Boston • Massachusetts Nonprofit

Network

New Leadership • Diversity in Civic Leadership

Initiative• The Leadership Exchange

Regional Planning• MetroFuture (MAPC) • MA Smart Growth Alliance

New & Revitalized NE-Wide Collaboration • New England Governors’

Conference• Regional Greenhouse Gas

Initiative (RGGI )• New England Futures Project • The New England Energy

Alliance

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And a plan is underway to invest in MA’s core strengths:

Global

Massachusetts

2015

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Boston also holds the key to the region’s critical 21st century identity

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…As a hub of the Northeast Corridor, one of the world’s largest, most productive

“megapolitan” regions

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CRISIS/OPPORTUNITY PAIRS

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Uneven Job Growth/Business Expansion

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Labor Shortage/

Talent & Education Imperative

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As unemployment rates decline, job vacancies rise—a growing skills mismatch

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Higher Costs/Smarter Growth

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Health-Care Behemoth/Cost-Effective Health

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Health spending for MA residents totals $52 billion a year, but preventable

disease risk factors are rising

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NEHI reports a mismatch: 88% is spent on care, 4% on healthy behaviors

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Widening Inequality/Greater Opportunity

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Racial-Ethnic Separation/Global Connectivity

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Energy Dependence/Green Innovation

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The “Revolution” – fully realizing our potential for:

» Collaboration

» Efficiency

» Innovation

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We need a Revolution in:

• Pre K-16 Education & Workforce Development

• Renewable Energy & Conservation

• Cost-Effective Health

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Thank you.