samedi 07 janvier
L'Intelligence territoriale en Europe
Publié dans "Technologies Internationales" (numéro 117, Septembre 2005) La concentration économique et géographique des activités et l’accroissement de la concurrence sont des tendances fortes de l’économie de la connaissance. Les régions européennes deviennent des acteurs macro-économiques centraux de l’action publique ; leurs stratégies sont déterminantes pour la performance de leurs entreprises et le niveau de vie de leurs habitants...lire la suite:
mercredi 04 janvier
West of England: Annual Economic Review 2005
The Review offers a broad assessment of the West of England Economy including key characteristics, recent trends and the outlook for the future. It focuses on the sub-region as a whole rather than the many specific economic concerns and issues arising at the local level although significant geographical patterns and locations are identified. Reference is made to recent studies, economic statistics, development commitments and longer-term trends of change... lire la suite : http://www.intelligencewest.org.uk/Annual%20Economic%20Assessment.pdf
jeudi 08 décembre
Press releases-SEEDA Targets Sustained Growth and Prosperity for 2006
08th December 2005
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has outlined its top line priorities to maintain the global competitiveness of the South East of England – the region that drives the UK's economy. Currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the Regional Economic Strategy (RES), SEEDA has just presented plans for the future and reviewed progress to date at its Annual Open Public Meeting in Brighton...lire la suite : http://www.seeda.co.uk/news_&_events/press_releases/2005/20051208.asp
lundi 05 décembre
The state of regional research in UK
The Association of Regional Observatories exists to promote the best data and intelligence for England's regions. Referendums on devolution are planned for three northern regions, more institutions have regional tiers and it is increasingly seen that national policy needs to be sensitive to regional differences.
In economics, 'new economic geography' has rediscovered the importance of place and proximity in business activity. Regional Observatories, or Regional Intelligence Units, work to provide the best data and intelligence to support policies and strategies in the English regions.
The State of Regional Research is a collection of extracts from larger articles and research reports from several authors, published by the Association of Regional Observatories.
To read the entire document http://www.regionalobservatories.org.uk/sorr_entire.pdf
samedi 03 décembre
About regional competitiveness (by the Association of Regional Observatories)
If there is no generally accepted definition or theory of regional competitiveness, this has not stopped policy makers from devising policies designed to boost the competitiveness of this or that region or city.
Regional observatories provide high quality research and intelligence to England's regions.
Many of these policies ignore the role of local demand in stimulating the economy, advocate a universalism that fails to recognise that different "drivers" will be relevant in different regions, and fail to justify the spatial scale for intervention selected.
For Porter, the only meaningful concept of competitiveness is productivity.
Traditionally, in economics, the notion of comparative advantage (with roots going back to Ricardo and reformulated in modern guise by Heckscher and Ohlin) has been used rather than that of competitive advantage or competitiveness.
All of the problems associated with measuring and interpreting national or sectoral productivity carry over the regional case.
A similar view has been expressed by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION [The idea of regional competitiveness] : should capture the notion that, despite the fact that there are strongly competitive and uncompetitive firms in every region, there are common features within a region which affect the competitiveness of all firms located there.
If there is no generally accepted definition or theory of regional competitiveness, this has not stopped policy makers from devising policies designed to boost the competitiveness of this or that region or city.
A key insight is that regions don't compete in the same ways as firms, at least in part because they can't go "bust".
Lire le rapport sur http://www.regionalobservatories.org.uk/aro_regional_competitiveness.pdf
dimanche 27 novembre
Urban regenaration
Regional development agencies say London is an unfair benchmark for success
Sarah Ryle
Sunday July 7, 2002
The Observer
This weekend, the self-styled prime minister of Yorkshire, Graham Hall, returns from a trade mission to China with a coterie of businessmen. Their aim was to build links that will help to boost regional development.
A member of the Bank of England's Court - its advisory council - and spokesman for the nine regional development agencies at Westminster, Hall is Yorkshire Forward's chairman.
Of all the RDAs, Yorkshire Forward seems to attract the most criticism - albeit largely off the record. Some of this attacks the investment-cluster strategy pioneered by Hall's team. The cluster approach focuses on a handful of key sectors but there are fears that every region is chasing the same few lucrative industries...
lire la suite : http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,750103,00.html
Think Social, act local- The Guardian
Think social, act local
Kitty Ussher MP praises Regional Development Agencies, which she says allow social justice to spread nationally through localised initiatives
Thursday September 29, 2005
There is a profound shift taking place in the way that regeneration decisions in Britain are being made. Slowly, surely, yet quietly, power is leaving Whitehall and going out to the regions. And having had experience of both the central and local machines, this is something I welcome wholehearted...... lire la suite : http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,,1581155,00.html