Boosting Regional Competitiveness in Turkey Project Launch Event – Project presentation 21 January 2015 Sheraton Ankara Hotel, Turkey
Agenda Project context Objectives and rationale Key deliverables and timeline Immediate next steps 2
The OECD at a glance 34 Member countries with a broad policy expertise Member countries Policy expertise Horizontal policy areas Competitiveness Territorial Development and Public Governance Investment Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Trade Education Tax Policy and Administration Sector-specific policy areas Agriculture Industry Science and Industry Financial and Enterprise Affairs A forum where governments can compare policy experiences and address the economic, social and governance challenges of globalisation as well as to exploit its opportunities 3 Note: The map is without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.
Turkey’s GDP has doubled in the last 20 years, outperforming OECD countries Real GDP growth, 1995=100 Korea Poland TURKEY Mexico OECD 4 Source: OECD Economic Survey of Turkey 2014
Regional disparities remain a major challenge in Turkey Regional value added per capita (RVA), status and recent evolutions Share of Turkey’s Annual growth rate of regional value added population Western regions 2004-2011 Ministry of Development’s Socio-economic Development Index (2011) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Regional value added per capita, USD, 2011 Source: Turkstat 5 Note: RVA is defined as the difference between the total revenues of the factors of production located in a specific region and their total purchases
Territorial disparities also reflect uneven levels of regional competitiveness Regional competitiveness is… …The capacity of a region to attract and maintain successful firms while contributing to stable or rising standards of living for the region’s inhabitants. 6 Note: Adapted from Storper, M. (1997) The Regional World: Territorial Development in a Global Economy , Guildford Press, New York.
The National Strategy of Regional Development and the Regional Development Strategies already focus on increasing regional competitiveness National Strategy of Regional Development 2014-2023 (final draft) Overall vision: a developed, competitive, socio- economically and spatially integrated Turkey with higher levels of prosperity throughout the regions Selected specific objectives: Reducing regional discrepancies Increasing competitiveness of all regions and their contributions to national growth 26 Regional Development Strategies – one for each NUTS II region New Regional Development Strategies currently being finalised 7
Agenda Project context Objectives and rationale Key deliverables and timeline Immediate next steps 8
The project on Boosting Regional Competitiveness aims at supporting Ministry of Development’s effort 2014 2015 2016 Boosting Regional Competitiveness Project in Turkey - 22 months Overall question Building on existing strategies and initiatives, how to enhance regional and sectoral competitiveness policies, while better co-ordinating between all relevant institutions? 9
The project has five specific objectives Specific objectives Rationale No unified set of regional competitiveness Measuring, benchmarking and 1 indicators is used to prioritise policy actions monitoring regional competitiveness in the regions Prioritising sectors at the regional level helps Identifying priority sectors in NUTS II 2 better focus RDAs resources, but: regions No unified methodology is being used among RDAs Priority sectors defined by other Improving the co-ordination between 3 central institutions are not in line central institutions and RDAs in with those identified by the MoD identifying priority sectors and RDAs National sector strategies exist but often Strengthening the regional dimension 4 omit setting sound regional competitiveness of national sector strategies targets Capacity building at national and 5 Sharing methodologies with stakeholders to regional levels ensure long-term impact 10
Agenda Project context Objectives and rationale Key deliverables and planning Immediate next steps 11
Project flight plan To be adjusted as project evolves Major deliverables By July 2015 By April 2016 September 2016 Objectives Regional 26 NUTS-II regions 1 – Measuring competitiveness mapped according to Action plan to address regional indicators (RCIs) the RCIs and data gaps data gaps competitiveness framework identified 3+ high-potential Framework to prioritise 3+ high-potential 2 – Priority sectors in sectors identified in all high-potential sectors sectors recommended the NUTS II regions 26 regions in the regions in all 26 regions Recommendations to 3 – Centre-regions improve centre-regions coordination in coordination in prioritising sectors prioritising sectors 4 – National sector Regional targets Regional targets strategies w/ regional recommended for one recommended for the second sector sector dimension Devising frameworks and collecting data Collecting data and formulating recommendations 12
The project approach is inclusive Workshops to collect input, capacity buildings to share knowledge Ministries, RDAs, private sector, OECD and MoD partner organisations in partnership 1. Provide country-specific data 1. Collect country-specific input 2. Contribute to the analysis and 2. Develop materials and analysis provide feedback 3. Prepare final conclusions for 3. Help prepare final conclusions and review by the Project Advisory recommendations and provide Committee feedback The Project Advisory Committee reviews the results under the chairmanship of the MoD 13
Ankara Regions Extensive activities to be conducted in regions Workshops Project planning (to be adjusted as project evolves) Trainings 2014 2015 2016 Outputs Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 1 – Measuring regional competitiveness 1. Set of indicators/methodology 2. Indicators applied to each region 3. Gap analysis and action plan 2 – Priority sectors in the NUTS II regions 1. Methodology to identify priority sectors 2. Identification of 3+ sectors per region 3. Final recommendations on sectoral priorities 3 – Centre-regions co-ordination 1. Assessment of consistency in sectoral priorities across strategic documents 2. Good co-ordination practices 3. Recommendations on effective co- ordination 4 – Sector strategies w/ regional dimension 1. Assessment from a regional perspective of two sector strategies 2. Recommendations on regional targets for two sectors 14
Project Website is on-line We invite you to visit it Key upcoming dates to be announced Key materials to be put on-line in English and/or Turkish Links to project partners http://www.oecd. org/globalrelation s/brc-turkey.htm 15
Agenda Project context Objectives and rationale Key deliverables and timeline Immediate next steps 16
Immediate next steps Workshops on competitiveness indicators and sector prioritisation First workshop this afternoon at 2.00 pm Workshops to be held in 2-3 NUTS II regions and in Ankara in February/March to collect input Cocktail at 4.30 pm today 17
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