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Using the Regional Export Infrastructure Assessment
to Help Identify Investment Priorities
Export Resource and Expert Network (EREN) Meeting
Kevin Doyle
Research Assistant
MSU Center for Community and Economic Development
December 14, 2012
In This Presentation…
• Global Highlights of Regional Exporting Strategies and BiNational Regional Trade Collaboration
• Data/Mapping with recent changes from Regional Export
Infrastructure Assessment.
• Identify Infrastructure Assessment products and knowledge
outcomes.
• Incorporating strategic export initiatives into CEDS.
• Other exporting resources.
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Regional Exporting Approaches: Germany
• Exports accounted for 47% of GDP in 2010.
• SMEs account for 98% of German exporters.
• Transportation and manufacturing are most export-
dependent.
• Many have high-technology, research and developmentintensive, high-value exports.
• Regional cluster internationalization strategies.
• Each region has a development bank that enables
SMEs to access business development loans.
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Bi-National Regional Collaboration Strategies
• EUREGIO – Bi-national regional organization.
• Netherlands/North Rhine-Westphalia region.
• Highly industrialized region with a population of 16.7 million in
Netherlands and 17.8 million in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Manages and funds projects such as INTER-NED and 2 Connect.
• Works to foster bi-national municipal cooperation.
• INTER-NED
• Targeted German and Dutch SMEs and freelancers.
• Connected 20 chambers of commerce, business development
organizations, technology centers, and universities in both countries.
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Bi-National Regional Collaboration Strategies
• 2 Connect Business
• Extension/Expansion of INTER-NED
• Launched earlier today (December 14, 2012)
• Organized by Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
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Bi-National Regional Collaboration Strategies
• Öresund Region
• Swedish-Danish Baltic Sea region
• Comprised of 2 developed counties and 3 rural counties.
• Öresund University (Malmö, Sweden) and its partners
developing cross-border region as an internationallycompetitive science region.
• CrossBorder Öresund
• Project to increase labor mobility and remove market barriers.
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Brookings Institute Export Strategies
• Four pilot U.S. metropolitan area export plans:
• Syracuse, NY; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN; Los Angeles, CA;
Portland, OR.
• All had new-to-export program recommendations.
• Three were one-on-one programs linking new exporters
with established exporters.
• Identified specific target industries for export
development.
• Developed regional marketing strategies for exports.
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Current Regional Export Infrastructure Assessment
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Bi-National Infrastructure Assessments
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Assessment produced:
• Regional Mapping
• General maps
• Rail
• Roads
• Mapping other assets:
• Small Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDCs)
• Professional Translation Services
• U.S. Export Assistance Centers.
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EUPRPDC Regional Map
Source: MSU CCED
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EMCOG Regional Map
Source: MSU CCED
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EMCOG Rail and Ports
Source: MSU CCED
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EMCOG Major Roads and Ports
Source: MSU CCED
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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin Highway System
Source: CPCS Transportation Strategy Consultants
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Ontario Rail
Source: Atlas of Canada
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Infrastructure Assessment Insights
• Physical Assets
• Ports of Entry
• List of Customs Ports of Entry
• Map of Michigan Customs Ports of Entry from CCED Knowledge
Economy Project
• Broadband
• Connect Michigan has multiple maps, one of which is interactive.
• Digital Ontario has maps and other resources for Ontario
broadband.
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Infrastructure Assessment Insights
• Directories of regional resources
• Export Advisors
• e.g., Sandler & Travis Trade in Farmington Hills, MI
• Professional Translation
• State of Michigan Translators Resources List
• Banks that finance exports
• e.g., United Bank & Trust in Ann Arbor, MI (SBA Export Express
lender)
• Freight Forwarders
• e.g., DHL Global Forwarding in Sault Ste. Marie, MI and
• AEI Canada Inc in Point Edward, ON (just outside of Sarnia)
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Infrastructure Assessment Insights
• Networks that connect local, regional, and statewide
entities
• East Michigan District Export Council (Pontiac)
• West Michigan District Export Council (Grand Rapids)
• MSU Global Business Club (International Business Center)
• Export Resource and Expert Network (EREN)
• Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance (UPEDA)
• Recent UPEDA Conference on Bi-National Regional Collaboration
• Michigan Economic Developers Association
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Infrastructure Assessment Insights
• Self-assessments
• Capacity of EDOs
• Quantitative: Export Capacity Self-Assessment Scale
– Sault Ste. Marie EDC – Available specific knowledge, resources
and contacts along with staff trained in exporting.
– Midland Tomorrow – Available specific knowledge, resources
and contacts.
• FDI readiness
• Qualitative: readings on FDI provided.
• Cross-Cultural Knowledge Capacity
• Census data and other indicators.
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Knowledge Outcomes
• Greater in-depth understanding of Regional Export
Infrastructure.
• Ability to assist stakeholders with mapping of export
assistance providers and services.
• Identification of gaps in Regional Export
Infrastructure.
• Opportunity to recommend appropriate infrastructure
investments in CEDS investment priorities.
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Identifying Regional Export Initiatives in CEDS
• Focus on export strategies to foster regional collaboration.
• Regional Export Strategy: customized export plan.
• Specific recommendations on export investment initiatives.
• Next steps: Prepare to Implement
• Use CEDS to plan export initiatives based on:
• Infrastructure Assessment findings,
• Regional Export Strategies, and
• Identification of and collaboration with regional clusters.
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Other Resources
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Export.gov
MSU GlobalEDGE
Exporters’ Toolkit (Export.gov/U.S. Census Bureau)
Annotated Resource List in Appendix B, Regional SME
Exporting Strategies for EMCOG and EUP
• MEDC/STEP Incentives (e.g., reimburse cost of Gold
Key Subscriptions provided by U.S. Comm. Services)
• Brookings Export Nation data tables.
• Knowledgeplanning.org
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Thank you!
Feedback and Questions are Welcome!
Kevin Doyle
Research Assistant
[email protected]
(517) 353-9555
J.D. Snyder
Project Director
[email protected]
(517) 353-9555