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COMPETITIVE INVERNESS
THE CITY OF THE HIGHLANDS CONFERENCE
INVERNESS IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT: OBSERVATION FROM IRELAND
“THINK GLOBAL, ACT REGIONAL”
Inverness28 October 2005
Dr Jim FitzpatrickFitzpatrick Associates10 Lad LaneDublin 2Tel: +353-1-6763200Fax: +353-1-6767972www.fitzpatrick-associates.com
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Output per Head, Ireland and EU
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Index of GDP at Market Prices Per Capita
103
135113
150
9376
0
50
100
150
1998 2002
Year
Ind
ex V
alu
e
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Key Ingredients in Ireland’s Growth
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inward investment
relatively low cost labour (at the time)
educated workforce
English language
international conditions
tourism growth
EU membership
growth of Dublin as a “city-region”
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Urban CentresOver 5,000 Population Proportional Size, 1996(Including Northern Ireland)
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Drivers of Urban Competitiveness
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Critical Important Ambiguous
innovation in firms and organisations
skilled workforce connectivity, internal
external economic diversity strategic decision-making
capacity
diversity and social cohesion
exhibition facilities distinctive city centre cultural facilities quality housing fiscal incentives national policies environment, responsibility effective governance, efficient
services
Source: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Competitive European Cities: Where Do The Core Cities Stand, Jan. 2004
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Second level
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Strengths, Weaknesses in Irish Gateway Development
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Level Strength Weaknesses
National Level
strong enterprise policy pragmatic approach relatively simple
governance structure
very centralised spatial prioritisation difficult rural emphasis not “joined-up”
Local Level
strong loyalties some success stories dynamic individuals
lack of clear leadership, vision over-emphasis on infrastructure lack of integration poor land-use planning entrenched interests
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GVA Per Capita and Urban as % of Total Population, 2002
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
South-West Dublin & Mid-East
South-East Mid-West Border West Midland
Area
Urb
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as
% o
f P
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0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
GV
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Urban as a % of Pop.
GVA per Capita
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So..
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Its critical mass….
Focus on political acceptance
working together
hard and soft interventions
making the most of what you’ve got
Think global, act regional