Transcript Progress report and planned activities

South East Europe 2020:
Progress report and planned activities
12th Meeting of the SEEIC, March 2012
SEE 2020 Targets
Description
Overall strategic goals
1. Increase of GDP PPP per cap relative to the EU (% of EU 27 GDP PPP p/c avg)
2. Growth of Total Trade in Goods and Services (in EUR million)
3. Reduction of Trade Deficit /Improvement of Trade Balance
Integrated growth
4. Growth of intra-regional trade in goods (in million EUR)
5. Growth of Overall FDI Inflows (in current EUR million)
Smart Growth
6. Growth of GDP per Person Employed (in EUR)
Sustainable Growth
7. Growth of enterprise creation
8. Growth of Exports of Goods and Services per capita (in EUR)
Inclusive Growth
9. Growth of Overall Employment Rate (per cent of 15+)
10. Increase Population With Tertiary Education Within the Regional Workforce
Governance for Growth
11. Increase Government Effectiveness (as measured by WBI indicator)
2010
2020
38.4
45.9
89,884 212,520
-14.1
-11.6
12,507
3,334
42,120
7,527
18,371
24,462
30,107
1,844
36,100
4,221
40.2
45.2
1.7 mil. 2 million
2.33
2.80
Key principles of SEE 2020
1.
2.
3.
4.
Added value to national efforts – regional relevance
Decentralized development and implementation
Quantifiable indicators and measurable progress
Clear governance structure and political support
Strong link with IPA 2
SEE 2020 Workshops
• 5 workshops held in all five pillars
• Agreement on the following:
–
–
–
–
review existing targets
take stock of existing activities
identify the programming level priorities to reach the SEE 2020 targets
define the process of development and format of programming to implement
the SEE 2020
– discuss possible monitoring mechanism and governance structures
– identify potential synergies with other pillars of the SEE 2020 Strategy
• Clear roadmap for development and determined
roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders
i. Integrated growth:
Targets and priority actions
1. INCREASE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE IN GOODS BY MORE THAN 230%
2. INCREASE OVERALL FDI INFLOWS TO THE REGION BY AT LEAST 120%
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Removing trade distortive non-tariff barriers and facilitating cross-border
movement of goods in a timely fashion;
Undertaking concerted efforts for the liberalisation of trade in services, under the
auspices of CEFTA;
Creating a regional strategy for investment promotion that builds on the work
that has already been conducted by the regional working groups under the
auspices of the Investment Compact and the SEEIC;
Enforcing laws and regulations to protect intellectual property;
Supporting the work of all CEFTA bodies and structures to fulfill their respective
mandates; and
Developing a single regional capital market.
Integrated Growth
Pillar
Pillar targets
Pillar Dimensions
Integrated growth
iv. Increase intra-regional trade in goods by more than 230%
v. Increase overall FDI inflows to the region by at least 120%
Trade Liberalization
Trade Facilitation
Investment Climate
CEFTA
CEFTA
SEEIC
Other regional platforms
involved in the dimension
SEEIC
SEEIC
SEETO
CEFTA
External partners
OECD
OECD, IFC
OECD, IFC
Dimension
co-ordinator
Monitoring system
National administration
participants
RCC/OECD
Ministry of economy;
Ministry of economy
Customs Offices
Ministry of
economy;
IPAs
ii. Smart growth:
Targets and priority actions
INCREASE GDP PER PERSON EMPLOYED BY 33%
ADD 300,000 HIGHLY EDUCATED PEOPLE TO THE REGION’S WORKFORCE
a. Promoting „triple helix‟ linkages between academia, industry and policy makers;
b. Promoting free flows of talent in the region by encouraging SEE economies in
achieving bilateral/multilateral universal recognition of diplomas and abolishment
of unnecessary visas and permits for students, academia and the business
community;
c. Encouraging “brain gain” through targeted networking with the diaspora and
creating conditions favorable to eventual return, in particular through the
establishment of a supportive entrepreneurial environment;
d. Supporting private and public sector investment in R&D via coherent and
regionally co-ordinated policies to enhance innovation and promote the
knowledge economy and society;
ii. Smart growth:
Targets and priority actions (continued)
INCREASE GDP PER PERSON EMPLOYED BY 33%
ADD 300,000 HIGHLY EDUCATED PEOPLE TO THE REGION’S WORKFORCE
e. Facilitating the participation of enterprises and scientific institutions from SEE in
EU programmes and EUREKA and developing effective linkages with European
institutions fostering innovation and knowledge;
f. Raising the level of knowledge absorption via policies that support existing
clusters, networks, and centres of excellence to establish a regional cooperation
framework fostering knowledge communities;
g. Promoting natural science, maths and engineering studies while enhancing the
quality of education provision and existing quality assurance mechanisms;
h. Using available resources and private sector expertise to substantially increase the
level of combined public-private sector investment in R&D as a percentage of GDP;
i. Considering measures to support business investment in R&D.
Smart Growth
Pillar
Smart growth
Pillar targets
vi. Increase GDP per person employed by 33%;
vii. Add 300,000 highly educated people to the region's workforce
Pillar Dimensions
Education/
Competences
Dimension
co-ordinator
Other regional
platforms involved
External partners
ERI SEE
Novi Sad Initiat.,
SEECEL
ETF, DG EAC
Monitoring system
National administration
participants
Ministry of
education;
Employment
bureaus
R&D and
Innovation
Regional
Research
Platform
WBIF/EDIF
SEEIC
World Bank, DG
R&I
Digital Society
Culture &
Creative Sectors
e-SEE
RCC TFCS
CeGD
CoMoCoSEE
UNDP, ITU, EC
(DG Connect)
CoE, ICOM
RCC/OECD
Ministry of
Ministry of
Science;
Information
Ministry of
Society
Economy
Ministry of
Culture;
Economy;
iii. Sustainable growth:
Targets and priority actions
INCREASE THE RATE OF ENTERPRISE CREATION BY 20%
INCREASE EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES PER CAPITA BY 130%
a. Diversifying export markets, and promoting regional co-operation whenever possible;
b. Developing measures such as export guarantee schemes to support the private sector;
c. Supporting private sector competitiveness by helping firms, and in particular SMEs, find niches
in which they can be successful in global terms;
d. Strengthening regional value chains by actively supporting the creation of transnational
clusters and business networks;
e. Promoting venture capital and business angel networks;
f. Reducing the tax wedge on labour to improve competitiveness;
g. Accelerating the development of critical infrastructure;
h. Helping businesses develop and adopt renewable & green technologies;
i. Encouraging education and training systems to deliver „green‟ and „white‟ skills; and
j. Integrating green development priorities into long-term policy making, utilising available
European and international expertise, and interacting with all stakeholders.
Sustainable Growth
Pillar
Pillar targets
Pillar Dimensions
Dimension
co-ordinator
Other regional platforms
involved in the
dimension
External partners
Monitoring system
National administration
participants
Sustainable growth
viii. Increase the rate of enterprise creation by 20%
ix. Increase exports of goods&services per capita from the region by
130%
Competitiveness
Resource Efficiency
Energy Community Secretariat
(ECS)
ECS
SEETO, RENA/ECRAN, REC,
SEETO
NALAS, ISIS, ISRB Commission,
CEFTA
RRD SWG
IFIs (EIB, EBRD, WB, KfW); WBIF;
OECD; EC (DG Enterprise)
EC (DG Environment, DG Clima),
GIZ
RCC/OECD
SEEIC
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Energy;
Ministry of Environment
iv. Inclusive growth:
Targets and priority actions
INCREASE THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT RATE TO 45.2%
a. Monitoring and tracking skills needs at the regional level;
b. Developing mechanisms for regional dialogue between employers and policy
makers on ways to minimise skills gaps and address skills mismatches through
customised training and curricula reform;
c. Raising the attractiveness of vocational training and increasing employment
opportunities for younger workers and promoting early contact with the labour
market, including through measures for facilitation of school-to-work transitions
and removing obstacles to internships;
d. Promoting in-company training and up-skilling of employees;
e. Promoting the inclusion and retraining of older workers in the labour market;
iv. Inclusive growth:
Targets and priority actions (continued)
INCREASE THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT RATE TO 45.2%
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
Promoting women‟s employment and entrepreneurship and employment of
vulnerable groups, in particular the Roma;
Developing regional strategies to support continuous education and lifelong
learning and recognition of non-formal & informal education;
Developing entrepreneurial learning as one priority for education reform;
Increasing high quality tertiary education levels;
Providing opportunities for student exchanges enabling students to study in the
region and in OECD countries; and
Reducing the number of individuals who leave school early, with a special focus
on students with disabilities, learning disabilities and socio-economic, cultural
and/or linguistic disadvantages.
Inclusive Growth
Pillar
Pillar targets
Pillar Dimensions
Dimension
co-ordinator
Other regional platforms
involved in the dimension
External partners
Monitoring system
National administration
participants
Inclusive growth
x. Increase the overall employment from 40.2% to 45.2%
Employment
Social Agenda 2020
Working Group
CPESSC
SEETUF
AREC
World Bank;
LSEE; EC (DG
Employment)
Skills and Inclusive
Education
Health
SEECEL
SEEHN
ERI SEE
CDRSEE
ETF
WHO
RCC/OECD
Ministry of
Ministry of Employment Education; Ministry
Ministry of Health
and Social Affairs
of Employment and
Social Affairs
v. Governance for growth:
Targets and priority actions
INCREASE GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS BY 20% BY 2020
a. Supporting the capacities of public administrations to design and implement
development policies;
b. Finding complementarities and synergies with other regional initiatives and
mechanisms such as the Western Balkan Investment Framework and the Western
Balkan Regional Competitiveness Initiative;
c. Promoting the effective implementation of existing legislation governing
competition, including improvement of judiciary capacities and giving high priority
to enforcing the rule of law and anti-corruption measures; and
d. Responsible fiscal and monetary policies.
Governance for Growth
Pillars
Governance for growth
Pillar targets
xi. Increase government effectiveness by 20% by 2020
Pillar Dimensions
Effective public services
Anti-Corruption
Dimension
co-ordinator
RESPA,
NALAS
RAI
Other regional platforms
involved in the dimension
CeGD
External partners
Monitoring system
National administration
participants
WBI, SIGMA, GIZ, SIDA
OECD, GIZ, SIDA
RCC/OECD
Ministries and agencies in
charge of PAR, Judicial
Authorities
Ministries of justice, interior,
police
De-centralized development
(Example: Integrated growth pillar)
RCC
Regional structure
National administration
(Distributes responsibility for
trade and investment policy)
Integrated growth
SEE 2020
Strategy and
Action Plan
CEFTA
(Trade)
SEEIC
(investment)
Advisor
(a) priorities&objectives
(b) measures and actions
(c) indicators
(d) budgets
CEFTA Joint
Committee/SEEIC
Ministerial
Line Ministry
National
development
strategies
SEE 2020 Implementing Structure
SEEIC
ERI
SEE
pillar:
integrated
growth
RAI
RESPA
NALAS
CEFTA
pillar:
governanc
e
SEECP
TFCS
e-SEE
pillar:
smart
growth
RCC
R&D
Platform
SEE
2020
pillar:
inclusive
growth
IGWGSD
pillar:
sustainabl
e growth
SEEIC
SEEHN
SEECEL
REC
Governance
• Overall guidance
• Annual stock-taking of progress in achieving targets
•Provide general policy orientation
•Overall monitoring and reporting
•Horizontal coordination and cross-cutting issues
South East Europe Cooperation Process
(WB chapter on SEE 2020)
Regional Cooperation Council
• Sectoral monitoring and peer reviews
•Development of reports on policy dimensions
•Coordination
Regional
Structures
• Provide inputs on implementation and policy
developments
National
National
administrat administrat
ions
ions
Regional
Structures
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Regional
Structures
National
administrat
ions
Timetable - Overall
Responsible
body
Date/end
date
SEE2020
RCC/dimension
coordinators
13.3.13
Developing a template&structure for the SEE 2020
Strategy
SEE2020
RCC/dimension
coordinators
13/03/13
Mobilizing external resources
SEE2020
RCC
31/03/13
12th SEEIC Plenary Meeting – progress update
SEE2020
RCC/SEEIC
19.3.13
Hiring and contracting external advisors
SEE2020
RCC
5.4.13
Developing the first draft of the SEE 2020 document
SEE2020
RCC/dimension
coordinators
24/05/13
SEE2020 Coordination Meeting
SEE2020
RCC
23.5.13
13th SEEIC Plenary Meeting – 1st draft endorsed
SEE2020
RCC/SEEIC
18.6.13
Description of action
Dimension
0. Overall horizontal actions
Identification of TA needs and developing ToRs
RCC Strategy and Work Programme
2014-2016
JOB-CREATING GROWTH AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION:
Integrated, smart, inclusive, sustainable
growth underpinned by good governance (ESD, EIU, BHC, JHA)
72.3% of programmed activities
SEE 2020
PROMOTING STABILITY AND RULE OF LAW:
Security cooperation, fighting organized crime
and supporting cooperation in migration mgmt
(JHA, SEC)
21.7% of programmed activities
Promoting JHA and
Security Cooperation
CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVES
Parliamentary cooperation, media
development, NGOs, gender
(BHC, Front office)
5.8% of programmed activities
Cross-Cutting Issues
Layers of SEE 2020 Implementation
SEE 2020 targets, policy
objectives and
implementation methods
Western
Balkans
Cooperation at the level of
measures (e.g. trade
facilitation, investment
promotion, etc.)
23.7 million
Other
SEE states
142.4 million
Knowledge transfer, peer
learning, etc.
Other EU
500 million
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