Regional action

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• Regional action
• for the growth and job policy
• The Emilia-Romagna approach

Lucia Cannellini University of London 10
November 2005
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a new scenario for European regions

• Globalization
• More competitiveness and increased competition
• Communitarization of policies
• Transfer of competences from MS to EU
• Progressive decentralization within the member
  states
• More competences to regions (federalism/devolutio
  n/decentralisation)
• Technological Development
• Need for more for knowledge, technology and
  quality
• Social Changes
• More complexity and fragmentation

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the context for regions

• Vague task for the regional action in
  implementing Lisbon Strategy whit the emergence
  of a new Governance to deliver the LS
• Involvement of regions in drafting national
  reference programs.
• Weakness of the Open Method of Coordination
• that merely involves MS. Regions need a new
  multi-level approach to be more proactive towards
  a decision making process

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the regional dimension

• Enhancement the regional dimension in the Lisbon
  Strategy can lead to
• Better involvement of relevant stakeholders
• Improved ownership of the concept of social and
  economic growth
• Better regulation
• Quality of policy making

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the case of Emilia-Romagna key figures

• Area 22,120 km2
• Population 4,150,000
• Per capita GDP 29,000
• Unemployment rate 3,1
• Municipalities 341

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some more information
the regional capital 8 main cities Enterprises
415.000 Main economic Sectors agricultural mec
hanical-engineering industrial machinery
(packaging) furnishing (wood factory) construction
fashion (knitwear factory) health (biomedical
cluster)
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population spreading
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the distribution of economic activities
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social system and quality of life
why is it a Model?
universities and research centers in
Emilia-Romagna
economic system
production system
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social system and quality of life

• high standard of living and a widespread network
  for social services
• high level social system
• strong social economic cohesion
• relevant role of the local authorities and strong
  public private partnership effective governance

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universities and research centers

• 5 Universities (Bologna, Parma, Ferrara, Modena
  Reggio Emilia, Piacenza)
• 161.990 students
• the University of Bologna is the oldest in all
  over the world (1088 A.D). It is the largest
  university with more that 100.000 students
• 308 research centres (292 university centers, 16
  non-university centre) localized in all the
  region they represent 8,3 of the Italian
  centers
• 5.600 research workers in the universities
• 1.400 research workers in national research
  centers

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economic system

• innovation technology and knowledge
• good infrastructure
• high employment rate
• strong entrepreneurial system
• developed and consolidated production
  districts the original "Emilia-Romagna Model,
  characterized by a widespread and highly active
  system of small and medium-size enterprises
• co-operation between representatives of Local
  Authorities and private business operators, also
  represented by trade and business associations
• an extensive network of  Service Centers and
  Business Service Agencies, Business Innovation
  Centers

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production system

• point of excellence both in agricultural and
  industrial clusters
• high quality agriculture and agro-industry in the
  whole region
• European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) headquarter
• advanced RD in motor and mechanics (Ferrari,
  Ducati, Maserati, Malaguti, Lamborghini, VM
  motors,) and industrial machinery
• industrial districts sector clusters
  (furnishing, fashion and biomedical )

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the strategic approach of Emilia-Romagna
Concertazione Emilia-Romagna method of
coordination from dictionary book to prepare
something together with others. To take decisions
(particularly in the socio-economic field)
through large partnerships and agreements.

Participation
Responsibility
Effectiveness
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the governance instrument for improving growth
and job in Emilia-Romagna

• in 2004, February 18th
• 19 representative / actors Regional government
  of Emilia-Romagna, local authorities,
  entrepreneur s associations, trade unions,
  regional chambers of commerce
• signed a pact
• for quality growth, competitiveness, sustainable
  development and social cohesion in Emilia-Romagna

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a pact for quality of growth and cohesion /1

• task of the agreement
• to strengthen cooperation between institutions
  and civil society
• to share strategies and commitment on major
  economic and social issues, for the next four
  years (2004-2008).

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a pact for quality of growth and cohesion /2

• contents of the agreement
• common agenda on
• economic growth and regional networks
• welfare
• immigration
• human capital
• environment

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why a pact?

• our economy has entered a period of stagnation,
  we need to act upon this immediately
• we would like to tackle the new challenge of the
  global market
• how?
• a new technological competitiveness of productive
  systems
• a stronger promotion of the service industry
• change in life style and in the labor social
  organization
• a new governance of the demographic changeover
  and of migratory movement
• taking into account of the new needs for an
  effective sustainable development

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going beyond

• the issue of the Parmalat industry and the more
  general economic stagnation, also force a deep
  review of the relation between

• manufacturing production and financial system
• banks and enterprises
• saving and investment

so, in short, we need also to commit the banks
and the financial system
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contact us
Regione Emilia-Romagna Ms Cannellini
Lucia European Policies Office Viale Aldo Moro,
52 40127 Bologna (IT) phone [phone]
5650 e-mail lcannellini_at_regione.emilia-romagna.it
Mr Piccinetti Leonardo Brussels Liaison Office
Avenue de lYser 19 B-1040 Brussels (B) phone
32.2.732.30.90 e-mail leonardo.piccinetti_at_opt
inet.be