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Our Cities: Drivers of National Competitiveness

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Contents

1. Context 2. Why are Cities Important? 3. What makes Cities Competitive and Where do Irish Cities S tand? 4. How can we use our Cities to Promote National Competitiveness and Living S tandards?

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Role of the National Competitiveness Council

► Benchmarking Ireland’ s Performance ► Ireland’ s Compet it iveness Challenge ► S t at ement on Educat ion & Training

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Challenge - to ensure that we are sufficiently competitive to enable a transition back to Export Led Growth

Contribution of Net Exports to Irish Economic Growth, 2001-2008

Source: CSO

• 6%
• 4%
• 2%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Consumption Government Investment Net Exports

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Household Borrowing per Capita, 2008

There is no return to domestic led growth

Our debt burden grew quickly and we are now highly indebted

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Household Borrowing per Capita, 2008

€0 €10,000 €20,000 €30,000 €40,000 €50,000 €60,000 Slovenia Italy Greece Portugal Belgium France Austria Euroarea Germany Finland Spain Netherlands Ireland Luxembourg 2008 2004

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Why are the NCC commenting on the Role of Cities?

►Cit ies play an increasingly crucial role in enhancing compet it iveness in modern knowledge-based economies. As people become more mobile and firms more select ive about where t hey locat e, compet it ive cit ies have emerged as magnet s for t alent and invest ment .

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A Challenging Landscape

► Cities play an increasingly crucial role in national competitiveness

and living standards. Irish cities are small and peripheral in a European and global context.

► We have a sense of ambivalence about the central role our cities

play in supporting national economic growth and standards of living.

► Analysing competitiveness through an urban lens should not be

interpreted as an effort to promote inter-city or urban-rural competition.

► The core obj ective of the recommendations in this report is to

enable Irish cities to achieve their full potential and thereby enhance national competitiveness.

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Why Cities are Important

1. Cities are growing rapidly

• For the first time, half the world’ s population live in cities
• Cities of less than 500,000 are growing fastest
• In Ireland, populations within city boundaries are falling while

commuter belts have exploded

2. Drivers of National Growth – successful countries must have successful cities

• 66 out of 78 OECD cities have a higher GDP per capita than the

national average

• Dublin ranks as the second smallest city in an OECD study of 78

Cities

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Ranking of OECD Cities by Population

Dublin Cork, Limerick, Galway

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Why Cities are Important

3. Cities also drive their Regions

• Create employment, provide national / international

connectivity and access to services

4. Diversity of cities creates opportunities and challenges

• Urban paradox - a clustering of wealth and economic activity

alongside relatively high levels of social exclusion - ‘ cities

concentrate both j obs and the j obless’ .

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• cial exclusion and crime

5. Governance is complex

• Few cities have developed neatly within the borders of a single

governing local authority. In general, cities are spread across a number of different administrative areas.

6. Emergence of Global and International Cities

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What makes Cities Competitive and Where do Irish Cities Stand?

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Enterprising Cities

► Manage balance

between sectoral specialisation and diversity

► Build innovation networks ► Develop high skilled

citizens

► Attract highly skilled

migrants

► Have competitive costs

(business and living)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Dublin City & County Cork City & County Galway City & County Limerick City & County

Food, Drink & Tobacco Chemicals & Chemical Products Computer, Electronic, Optical Products & Electrical Equip Medical & Dental Instruments and Supplies Information & Communication Financial & Business Services Other sectors

Agency Employment in Selected Sectors of the Economy at County Level, 2007

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Enterprising Cities

► Manage balance between

sectoral specialisation and diversity

► Build innovation networks ► Develop high skilled citizens ► Attract highly skilled

migrants

► Have competitive costs

(business and living)

Cost of Office Rental per Meter Squared, 2008

€0 €50 €100 €150 €200 €250 L o n d o n D u b l i n G a l w a y C o r k L i m e r i c k B o st o n M a a st r i c h t C o p e n h a g e n B e l f a st M a n c h e st e r D e r r y Si n g a p o r e B u d a p e st B a n g a l o r e p e r m sq u a r e d

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Connected Cities

► Develop adequate

international access (sea and air) for movement of goods and people

► Develop adequate

national connectivity

► Develop efficient urban

transport and minimum congestion

► Develop high quality

telecommunications infrastructure

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 L o n d o n * Pa r i s* A m st e r d a m Fr a n k f u r t N e w Yo r k * M a d r i d * M i l a n * Ro m e * Du b l i n Co p e n h a ge n M a n c h e st e r Br u sse l s Ba r c e l o n a Ist a n b u l St o l k h o l m * Be r l i n * Sa n Fr a n c i sc o Bi r m i n gh a m W a sh i n gt o n DC* Sh a n n o n ( L i m e r i c k ) Co r k Be l f a st De r r y Pa sse n ge r s i n M i l l i o n s

Annual Air Passenger Traffic in Major Cities, 2008

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Connected Cities

► Develop adequate

international access (sea and air) for movement of goods and people

► Develop adequate

national connectivity

► Develop efficient urban

transport and minimum congestion

► Develop high quality

telecommunications infrastructure

Average Peak Hour Speeds in Major Cities (Km per Hour), 2002

14.5 15 16.5 18 19 20 22 22.3 22.8 24 26 27 28 32.6 36 40 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 UK-Bristol(2000) UK-London Ireland- County Dublin UK-Oxford Scotland-Glasgow Poland-Warsaw Austria-Vienna Hungary-Budapest Spain-Madrid Belgium-Brussels(2001) Netherlands-Rotterdam Northern Ireland-Belfast Denmark-Copenhagen Romania-Bucharest(2000) Finland-Helsinki Germany-Cologne (KM/PH)

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Connected Cities

► Develop adequate international

access (sea and air) for movement of goods and people

► Develop adequate national

connectivity

► Develop efficient urban

transport and minimum congestion

► Develop high quality

telecommunications infrastructure

• speeds in Amsterdam, Paris

et al of 100Mbs

• 24Mbs top speed offering in

Dublin and limited parts of our

• ther cities

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Japan Sweden Netherlands South Korea Switzerland Denmark Germany France Finalnd US Hungry UK Spain Luxembourg Italy Ireland Poland New Zealand Tomorrow's Applications BQS Threshold: 75 Today's Applications BQS Threshold: 32

Readiness to Support Next Generation Broadband Services, 2008

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Sustainable Cities

► Implement effective land

use policy to coordinate efficient infrastructure, enterprise, civic and community development

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upport high density developments

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ustainability

► Environmental

S ustainability

Percentage of Workers in Each Electoral Division Travelling 30Kms or More to Work 2006

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Attractive and Inclusive Cities

► Tackle social exclusion ► Promote diversity and

creativity in their citizens, enterprises and institutions

► Have higher quality of life

performance

► Have a strong and positive

urban brand, recognised internationally

Percentage of Foreign Nationals Resident

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Br u sse l s LUZ Gal w ay LUZ Du b l i n LUZ Mad r i d LUZ Co r k LUZ Be r l i n LUZ Bar c e l o n a LUZ Li m e r i c k LUZ Am st e r d am LUZ Mi l an LUZ H e l si n k i LUZ Ro m a LUZ Bu d ap e st LUZ

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How can we use our Cities to Promote National Competitiveness and Living Standards?

• 1. Prioritise Investment in Cities
• Promote Dublin as a Key Driver of National Competitiveness
• Target Investment to develop Key Regional Cities
• Enhance inter-urban links
• 2. Enhancement of City Governance:
• Urban Entrepreneurialism
• City Leadership
• Efficient and Coordinated Governance
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ustainable Finance

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Recommendations

• 3. Deliver Key Urban Infrastructure priorities
• External Access
• Inter-urban routes
• Telecommunications
• 4. Improve Urban Land Use and Planning Policy
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upport higher residential density

• Integrate land use planning with transport policy

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Recommendations

• 5. Enhance S
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upport for soft infrastructure and urban regeneration proj ects

• 6. Build a City Image
• Develop unified brand
• 7. Develop a Better Understanding of Our Cities’

Performance

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Conclusions

• 1. Cities play an increasingly crucial role in enhancing

competitiveness in modern knowledge-based economies.

• 2. We have a sense of ambivalence about the central role
• ur cities play.
• 3. Irish cities are small and peripheral in a European and

global context.

• 4. We should not be complacent about the development of

Dublin and our other cities as internationally competitive locations.

• Investment decisions.
• How we run our cities.

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Thank you

Adrian.Devitt@ forfas.ie