tools for regional development
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Tools for Regional Development. Thomas Wobben Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU Boulevard Saint Michel 80 B-1040 Brussels E-mail: [email protected]. Saxony-Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt in the Heart of Europe. The Challenge: Human Capital and Innovation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tools for Regional Development
Thomas WobbenRepresentation of Saxony-Anhalt to the EUBoulevard Saint Michel 80B-1040 BrusselsE-mail: [email protected]
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Saxony-Anhalt
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Saxony-Anhalt in the Heart of Europe
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The Challenge: Human Capital and InnovationQuelle: Berechnungen isw Institut gGmbH
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Key factors for competitivenessSME innovation capacity directly linked to:
Co-operation with other firms: firms learn best from other firms
Co-operation with the public sector and the R&TDI intermediaries & Infrastructures: technology centres, universities, polytechnics, business services
Translate knowledge into GDP:
Innovation Strategies are an efficient instrument to create Regional Innovation Systems = territorial systems that efficiently create, diffuse and exploit knowledge than enhances regional competitiveness
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Regional bottlenecks regarding networking and clustering in Saxony-Anhaltdestruction of previous (formal and informal) business networks during the process of economic transformation after German unification (typical for this kind of transformation process)lack of personal contacts/information about partners/actors in the regionlow willingness for co-operation (no moderators available, lack of mutual trust)lack of interregional contacts (low export orientation)lack of spill-over effects of major regional investment projects for local businesses
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Challenge of Halle/Leipzigaround 2.7 Million inhabitants economic entity overlapping two German Lnder (Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt)high population density, high economic concentration of enterprises in the chemical and energy sectormajor economic restructuring taking place since 1991: more than 160 investment projects over 25 MECU each were realised since 1991 amounting to 34 Billion EURO (total amount of investments in the region: 50 Billion EURO)new sectors were developed, such as pharmaceuticals or information-technologies and media services
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Tool: Networking for Innovation step-by-step confidence building measures in the region (personal contacts)
integration of leading companies/science institutions in the networking exercise and close interaction between network activities in working groups and a joint steering group
efficiency orientation in the network actions
close involvement in the innovation and regional policies of both regional governments/parliaments/monitoring committees
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Chemical Industry in Central Germany:
7 chemical siteshighly interlinkedin three German regionsThe physical network
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Setting up joint working groups on site development in Central Germany
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CeChemNet as a networking example
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from regional networking
to
interregional co-operation
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Tool: Regional Management SystemPartner:
City of Halle 6 counties around Halle
Working Structure:
Steering GroupRegional Conference (annually)Regional Association (for co-operation project)Regional Forum for Central Germany (political platform)Business Initiaitive Central Germany (business initiavtive)
Regional Management
Coordinating office (rresponsible for the day to day management)
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Objective of the Regional Management SystemObjective:
Promote regional thinking versus focus on individual interestsInclude urban and rural dimensionDefine joint priorities and carry out joint planningConsensus building and joint articulationRegional Management as an initiator for joint co-operationRegional Management as a tool for interregional co-operation
Tools:
Regular Meetings of decision makersPartnership of local authorities, businesses and civic societyInformation and joint campaignsRegional and interregional Benchmarking
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Business Initiative Central Germany
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ConclusionsRegional co-operation is essential for efficient regional development
Regional partnerships can have an impact on regional development strategies
Success orientation and delivery are crucial for sustainability
Business can play a major role in overcoming local barriers
There is no golden rule everybody has to find once own solution
But there are a lot of experiences to learn from
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Thank you for your attention!