Transcript NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS

Joint meeting of
REGIO Evaluation Network and ESF Evaluation
partnership
2014-20 ERDF INTERVENTION LOGIC
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Athens, 15th May 2014
WHO? WHAT? WHY?
Who?
Andrew Winter
([email protected])
What?
Northern Ireland ERDF Managing Authority
Why?
To share the Northern Ireland 2014-20 ERDF
Intervention Logic story......
NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS
NORTHERN IRELAND FACTS
- Smallest UK nation
- 2014-20 Transition Region
- Weekly Earnings €550
- Economic Inactivity 28%
- 1.8m population (3% of the UK)
- 2% of UK GVA
- Unemployment Rate 7.7%
- Highly Skilled Workforce
GOOD THINGS:
NOT SO GOOD THINGS:
1
Belfast GDP per capita €48k
Northern Ireland GDP per capita €21k
2
FDI location – NI most
attractive outside London
Lowest Business Births, Highest
Business deaths
3
Recent strong BERD Growth
Historically low BERD base
4
A Young Population – 21%
High Youth Unemployment – 23%
INITIAL APPROACH
• A focus on what we want to do
- Lots of activity, thinly spread
• Not on what we want to achieve
- Thinly spread, questionable impact
• Rethink required
BACK TO BASICS
• What are Northern Ireland’s needs?
- Underpinned by detailed analysis
• Where should we concentrate?
- Prioritisation
• What will be the result?
TOUGH DECISIONS
• Activities dropped
• Political Buy-In
• Stakeholder Buy-In
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
3 Thematic Objectives & 3 Investment Priorities
• Strengthening Research, Technical
Development and Innovation
• Enhancing the Competitiveness of small and
medium-sized enterprise
• Supporting the Shift Towards a Low Carbon
Economy in all Sectors
BENEFITS
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Greatly assisted OP drafting
Clear Thematic Concentration
Contribute to EU2020 Targets
Measurable Indicators & Results
Capacity to deliver change
R&D&I
EU 2020 Target
Objective
NI Target
Raise combined
public and private
investment levels in
R&D&I to 3% of GDP
To increase Business
Expenditure on
Research and
Development (BERD)
Increase Northern Ireland’s
total business expenditure
on R&D as a percentage of
GVA from 1.6% in 2012 to
between 1.8% and 2.2% in
2020.
R&D&I
• Concentration on BERD
- BERD 74% of total expenditure
• Horizontal & Vertical Specialisation
- Smart Specialisation & Growth Potential
• Increase Uptake
- Only 430 businesses R&D active
SME COMPETITIVENESS
EU 2020 Target
Objective
NI Target
75% of the 2064 year-olds to
be employed
To increase the
number of high
growth SMEs
Increase the number of high growth SMEs
in Northern Ireland from 695 in 2013 to
between 1,300 and 1,500 in 2020
To increase the
number of
employees in
Micro & Small
Enterprises
Increase employment in Northern Ireland
micro and small enterprises from 297,000
in 2013 to between 323,000 and 329,000
in 2020 Small Enterprises are those
employing 0 – 49 people.
SME COMPETITIVENESS
• Focus on SME High Growth Firms
- Disproportionate +ve economic impact
- Reduction in numbers
- Access to Finance
• Focus on SME job creation
- Reduction in micro & small employees
LOW CARBON ECONOMY
EU 2020 Target
Objective
NI Target
Increasing the share of
renewables in final
energy consumption to
20%
To increase consumption
of electricity from
renewable energy
sources
Increase use of
renewable energy in
electricity consumption
from 14.3% in 2011/12 to
40% in 2020
LOW CARBON ECONOMY
• Renewable Energy
- Harness natural wind resources
- 40% target
Thank you for your time
Happy to answer any questions
Andrew Winter
[email protected]
Joint meeting of
REGIO Evaluation Network and ESF Evaluation
partnership
2014-20 ERDF INTERVENTION LOGIC
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Athens, 15th May 2014