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Make the Difference A Firm Response to Regional Economic Challenges Report of the Dutch National Advisory Committee on Public Administration and Governance OECD – Regional Development Policy Committee 21 April 2016 Mrs. Lenneke Parie ‐ Joosen Senior Policy Advisor Governance Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

Assignment In 2014 cabinet Rutte II called upon a • National Advisory Committee Research question: ‘How can the • structure and practices of Dutch public administration be better matched with current and future social and economic developments?’ Economic perspective on public • administration and governance Evidence ‐ based approach •

Growth of GDP High economic growth figures less ‐ • self evident At the end of 2015 Dutch economy • at 2008 level

Public Administration Matters Quality of public administration and • governance reduces ‘transaction costs’ and administrative fragmentation Optimizing structure and practices • of public administration enhances economic development

Analysis: Increasing Activity at Regional Level Economic activity to a lesser extent • restricted to a single municipality Every ‐ day acitivities in cross ‐ border • context: ‘daily urban systems’ Economic challenges differ from • region to region Administrative uniformity •

Analysis Increasing uncertainty about • future Disruption (i.e. Uber) •

Interwoven Nature of Economic Activities Economic challenges not restricted • to certain sectors or domains Multiplicity of scales • Importance of the quality of • networks

Recommendations Substantive challenges take priority • Muncipalities are invited to write • with their regional municipal partners an integral economic governance programme in partnership with stakeholders and other levels of government

Recommendations Increase ability to establish links • between domains & sectors, and layers of administration: knowlege and skills building for mayors, alderman, politicians and civil servants

Recommendations Substantive regional challenges take • priority: no new structure/blueprint but less permissive (inter ‐ municipal) cooperation to reduce fragmentation Increase adaptibility for municipalities • (and provinces) to respond to new developments and changes: differentiation, deregulation, less hierarchy between provinces and municipalities Modernisation of financial relations •

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