This report, and accompanying CD-ROM, is the second edition of the European Competitiveness Index (ECI), which follows the success of the first edition published in 2004. The ECI measures, compares and examines the competitiveness of Europes regions and nations. We define such competitiveness as the capability of an economy to maintain increasing standards of living for those who participate in it, by attracting and maintaining firms with stable or rising market shares in an activity. As such, the competitiveness of a region will depend on its ability to anticipate and successfully adapt to internal and external economic and social challenges, by providing new economic opportunities, including higher quality jobs.
The importance of the concept of competitiveness is now firmly embedded within economic policymaking in Europe, and indeed around the world. As such, measuring, understanding and analysing competitiveness at a number of geographic levels has become a vital factor in creating an informed dialogue that can contribute to a policy environment attuned to enhancing the economic performance of Europes nations and regions.
Since the 2004 report, the face of the EU has since changed dramatically, with the 2004 enlargement bringing ten new countries into the Union. With data now available for these new EU states, the European Competitiveness Index 2006-07 has been expanded to include all EU-25 nations and their respective NUTS-1 regions. This continued focus on regions, as well as nations, reflects the growing consensus that it is regions that are the primary spatial unit that compete to attract investment, and the level at which knowledge is circulated and transferred, resulting in agglomerations, or clusters, of industrial and service sector enterprises
Regions Benchmarked by the European Competitiveness Index Brussels, Belgium Vlaams Gewest, Belgium Région Wallonne, Belgium Denmark Baden-Württemberg, Germany Bayern, Germany Berlin, Germany Brandenburg, Germany Bremen, Germany Hamburg, Germany Hessen, Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Niedersachsen, Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Saarland, Germany Sachsen, Germany Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Thüringen, Germany Voreia Ellada, Greece Kentriki Ellada, Greece Attiki, Greece Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti, Greece Noroeste, Spain Noreste, Spain Comunidad de Madrid, Spain Centro, Spain Este, Spain Sur, Spain Canarias, Spain Île de France, France Bassin Parisien, France Nord - Pas-de-Calais, France Est, France Ouest, France Sud-Ouest, France Centre-Est, France Méditerranée, France Border, Midlands and Western, Ireland Southern and Eastern, Ireland Nord Ovest, Italy Lombardia, Italy Nord Est, Italy Emilia-Romagna, Italy Centro, Italy Lazio, Italy Abruzzo-Molise, Italy Campania, Italy Sud, Italy Sicilia, Italy Sardegna, Italy Luxembourg Noord-Nederland, Netherlands Oost-Nederland, Netherlands West-Nederland, Netherlands Zuid-Nederland, Netherlands Ostösterreich, Austria Südösterreich, Austria Westösterreich, Austria Portugal (Continent) Açores, Portugal Madeira, Portugal Itä-Suomi, Finland Väli-Suomi, Finland Pohjois-Suomi, Finland Uusimaa, Finland Etelä-Suomi, Finland Stockholm, Sweden Östra Mellansverige, Sweden Sydsverige, Sweden Norra Mellansverige, Sweden Mellersta Norrland, Sweden Övre Norrland, Sweden Småland med öarna, Sweden Västsverige, Sweden North East, UK North West (including Merseyside), UK Yorkshire and The Humber, UK East Midlands, UK West Midlands, UK Eastern, UK London, UK South East, UK South West, UK Wales, UK Scotland, UK Northern Ireland, UK Norway Switzerland Prague, Czech Republic Strední Cechy, Czech Republic Jihozápad, Czech Republic Severozápad, Czech Republic Severovýchod, Czech Republic Jihovýchod, Czech Republic Strední Morava, Czech Republic Moravskoslezko, Czech Republic Estonia Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Közép-Magyarország, Hungary Dunántúl, Hungary Alföld és Észak, Hungary Malta Centralny, Poland Poludniowy, Poland Wschodni, Poland Pólnocno-Zachodni, Poland Poludniowo-Zachodni, Poland Pólnocny, Poland Slovenia Bratislavský, Slovakia Západné Slovensko, Slovakia Stredné Slovensko, Slovakia Východné Slovensko, Slovakia
Denotes new region Nations Benchmarked by the European Competitiveness Index
Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Austria Spain France Ireland Italy Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom Czech Republic Estonia Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Hungary Malta Poland Slovenia Slovakia Norway Switzerland
The Variables Included in the European Competitiveness Index Report
Creativity
- R&D Employment in the Business Sector per 1,000 inhabitants
- R&D Employment in the Government Sector per 1,000 inhabitants
- R&D Employment in the Higher Education Sector per 1,000 inhabitants
- R&D Expenditure in the Business Sector per capita
- R&D Expenditure in the Government Sector per capita
- R&D Expenditure in the Higher Education Sector per capita
- Number of Patent Applications per 1 million inhabitants
- Employment in ICT Services per 1,000 inhabitants
Economic Performance
- GDP per Capita
- Labour Productivity
- Unemployment Rate
- Long-Term Unemployment Rate
- Mean Gross Monthly Earnings
- Activity Rate
Infrastructure and Accessibility
- Motorway Length per km 2
- Motorway Length per vehicle
- Length of Railway per km 2
- Air Freight Disembarked per 1,000 inhabitants
- Air Passengers Disembarked per 1,000 inhabitants
- Number of Vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants
- Broadband Access Lines per 1,000 inhabitants (national data only)
- Secure Servers per 100,000 inhabitants (national data only)
Knowledge Employment
- Employment in Biotechnology and Chemicals per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in IT and Computer Manufacturing per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in ICT Services per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in Research and Development per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in Telecommunications per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in Instrumentation and Machinery per 1,000 inhabitants
- Employment in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering per 1,000 inhabitants
Education
- Number of Students in General and Pre-vocational Upper Secondary Education per employed person
- Number of Students in Vocational Upper Secondary Education per employed person
- Number of Students in Academic Tertiary Education per employed person
- Number of Students in Vocational Tertiary Education per employed person
- Tertiary Education Expenditure per Capita (national data only)
- Secondary Education Expenditure per Capita (national data only) Datasheets
The datasheets contains full data for the variable and factors contained in the report plus additional data for sectoral productivity and knowledge sector business units. They cover all the European regions and nations that the European Competitiveness Index 2006-07 benchmarks, as well as the data encompassing the European Competitiveness Index 2004.
ISBN: 1-902829-03-4
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