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Oxfordshire County Council
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
A half day workshop to be held at Said
Business School, Oxford
on Monday 27 October 2003
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• Overview of the workshop:
- objectives: to take forward the OCC
Economic Development Strategy; to
inform OCC Economic Development
Action Plan; to focus on what OCC can
and should do.
- logic of format: sequence of activities; mix
of presentations and participation.
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• Ground rules for the session, looking
for:
– open contributions
– equality of participation (seek to set
roles and responsibilities on one side)
– not starting from scratch
– imagination and innovation (Inspiring
Oxfordshire!)
– engaging in spirit of afternoon
– and keeping timetable on track
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ENTERPRISING OXFORDSHIRE –
WHAT ARE THE FACTS?
Professor John Glasson
(Workshop Facilitator)
Head of Research,
School of Built Environment
Oxford Brookes University
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Four elements to this introductory session:
1. Brief reminder of the ‘bare bones’ of the
Oxfordshire Economic Development Strategy
(2001-2005)
2. Facts about Oxfordshire now – what are YOUR
PERCEPTIONS on the facts for your County?
3. The changing nature of the Oxfordshire
economy – in SE/UK/EU contexts
4. What might the future hold for sustainable
economic development in Oxfordshire?
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1.CONTEXT – ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR
OXFORDSHIRE (2001-2005)
• drafted, on behalf of the County, by the
Oxfordshire Economic Partnership (OEP)
• has ambitious vision
‘to raise Oxfordshire’s profile as a pioneering,
productive,world-class economy that fulfils the
potential of its inhabitants through continually
developing its capacity for innovation, business
and personal development, research and
education, and through the effective management
of its high quality environmental resources’ (OEP,
2001)
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• underpinning this vision is a golden
triangle of objectives designed to achieve
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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COMPETIVENESS AND INNOVATION
(improve competitiveness of Oxon. economy to achieve a GDP per
capita that ranks among top ten sub-regions in Europe)
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
(achieve growth in
productivity, whilst
sustaining the County’s
environmental assets)
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SOCIAL INCLUSION
(fulfil the economic potential
of all the County’s citizens, by
increasing participation in the
labour market and matching
skills to job opportunities)
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• and then there are more specific objectives – 17
in total, including for example:
Under ‘Competitiveness and Innovation’
• exploit the commercial and creative potential of the science and
technology base
• invest in workforce development
• nurture business clusters and support networks
Under ‘Sustainable Development’
• secure adequate investment in transport infrastructure
• protect the county’s important environmental assets
• build and sustain viable rural economies
Under ‘ Social Inclusion’
• invest in learning, especially early years, and adult basic skills
• change community attitudes towards enterprise
• widen participation in education, training and labour market
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2 BUT WHAT IS THE CURRENT
OXFORDSHIRE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROFILE?
– what are you perceptions of the facts?
– QUESTION and ANSWER session and
discussion
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What is a) the population, and b) what is
the working population, of Oxfordshire?
a) c 605,000
b) c 295,000 (i.e. approx 49% of total)
(2001 Census)
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2. What are the key economic sectors in
terms of employment? (in 2000)
Education
R&D
Health and Social
Travel and Tourism
Motor Vehicles
Publishing
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32,000
28,000
27,000
13,000
10,000
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3. What proportion of employment is in
high-tech industries?
(what is high tech?)
e.g. higher than average expenditure on
R&D as proportion of sales
(for Oxon – about 14%)
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4. What is the average GDP per capita for
Oxfordshire, and for the SE, UK and EU?
1998
(Oxon c£14,000)
(SE c £13,700)
(EU c£13,000)
(UK c £12,600)
(how valid a measure of economic
development?)
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5. Activity Rates – what percentage of the
County’s working population (16-65/1660: M/F) is in employment, compared
with the UK average?
Oxon
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85%
75%
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6. What is the average rate of
unemployment in the County, in
comparison with SE region and UK
averages? (claimant count)
Which areas have the highest rates in
Oxon?
2001
Oxon
1%
(ILO 2%)
SE
1.5%
(ILO 3.5%)
UK
3%
(ILO 5%)
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7. What was the annual increase in non-motorway
traffic in the County (1991-2001) compared with
the UK average?
av. 2% of 1%
8. What % of the County’s rural parishes have at
least a daily bus service? (ie at least one return
bus per day)
25%
9. What % of people coming into Central Oxford
come in by bus?
44%
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10. What % of affordable homes were built in
Oxfordshire between 1996 and 2001?
18%
11. What % of new Oxfordshire homes were
built on brownfield land over the same
period (1996-2001)?
But how much land is available for the
future?
49%
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12. What percentage of the Oxfordshire population
is defined as poor, according to Government
statistics?
approx 11%; approx 67,000 people
13. What percentage of 16 year olds in Oxon
achieved 5 GCSEs (Grade A*-C) (or equiv
qualification)
approx 50%
14. What proportion of the Oxfordshire population
have difficulties with numeracy, and with
literacy?
both at approx 20%
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3 THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE
OXFORDSHIRE ECONOMY
• From sleepy, rural County to one of Europe’s
leading hotspots of high technology
employment in less than 25 years.
• The facts:
– approx 65% of high-tech firms established since 1990
– approx 400 manufacturing high-tech firms employing about
17,000
– approx 1000 service high-tech firms employing about
20,000
– over 1400 high-tech firms employing approx. 37,000
people
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– main high-tech sectors (emp)
• medical instruments
• biotech/pharm
• motor sports/automotive
• electrical/electronic
• computing equipment
•
•
•
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software/computer services
other R + D activities
technical consultancy
telecoms
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3300
2500
2200
1800
7900
5900
3300
2300
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– high-tech jobs by District
• VoWH
• Cherwell
• W. Oxon
• S. Oxon
• Oxford City
14100
7300
5200
4900
4700
– considerable variation in sectors by Districts
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HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING (2001)
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HIGH-TECH SERVICES (2001)
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HIGH-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
(2001)
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HIGH-TECH MOTORSPORTS (2001)
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HIGH-TECH COMPUTER SOFTWARE (2001)
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HIGH-TECH R+D (2001)
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• The comparative facts:
– Oxfordshire is 3rd amongst UK counties in terms of
% of high-tech employment (after Berkshire and
Cambridgeshire)
– Between 1991-2000, Oxfordshire was a clear 1st in
% growth in high-tech employment in the UK
(141%; 2nd – Berkshire 106%)
– Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are
1st amongst all EU sub-regions for % of all
employees in high-tech services (9.5%; 2nd –
Stockholm 8.4%)
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The factors behind the Oxfordshire high-tech success
A virtuous circle of activity
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4 BUT WHAT MIGHT THE FUTURE HOLD
FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN OXFORDSHIRE?
• Oxfordshire Economic Development Strategy
objectives are shared with other key agencies eg.
SEEDA – also seeks Sustainable Economic
Development:
‘creating a prosperous region delivering a high quality of
life and environment for everyone, now and in the future’.
(SEEDA, RES, 2002)
SEEDA Objectives to deliver the RES are outlined in
the attached diagram.
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The Five Objectives of the SEEDA
Regional Economic Strategy (2002)
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Recent Research by ESRC on European
Competitive Cities (2002), highlights
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Innovative Capacity
Economic Diversity
Connectivity
Quality of Life
Strategic Decision Making Powers
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Can Oxfordshire sustain a competitive
economic portfolio in context of growing
competition?
• Within SE (eg. Milton Keynes, Thames Valley)
• From lower-cost UK regions (eg. Merseyside)
• In EU context of more autonomous local and
regional authorities
• In face of global competition (eg. research drain
to the USA; external control of Oxon firms)
There is certainly no room for complacency.
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• Oxfordshire has considerable strengths, and has
enjoyed much recent economic success
But it also has major weaknesses, and faces
important future challenges
-
scale of investment in R+D
scale of new economic development
diversity of economic base
rural economic development
qualified people at various levels
infrastructure deficit – especially transport; broadband
imbalance of supply and demand of land/housing
social exclusion – community polarisation
sustaining environmental assets
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• Recent media headlines highlight some
of the challenges to be faced:
Just 40 days ‘to save Green Belt’
2000 – home eco – village unveiled
Ten Times Longer
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• Challenges for planning policies
• Plan for smart development (high value,
low impact) for sustainable developments
• High technology/public transport growth
corridors
• Polycentric city region structure
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• But the major challenge is to the Strategic
Decision Making body – Oxfordshire
County Council
• purpose of this Workshop
• next step; to focus on
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
of current activities and/or policies for
sustainable economic development in
Oxfordshire
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