The Oxfordshire High-tech Economy in an International

ContextProf. James Simmie

Headington Hill Hall 8 3 06

Comparator regions for the South East: knowledge economy characteristics 2001

Employment Employment Employment Employment R&D expenditure Patent Higherin ITC in bio-tech in instrument. in h-t services government business

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Comparator regions

Bayern, Germany 76.8 119.8 250.9 65.4 63.9 95.8 125.6 73.7

Hamburg, Germany 48.0 142.6 88.7 68.8 139.1 82.1 56.6 122.7

Hartford, US 44.5 47.2 117.2 80.7 13.2 170.7 142.8 119.5

Kanagawa, Japan 228.4 75.9 113.0 73.4 8.8 135.0 27.5 42.3

Los Angeles, US 66.2 53.5 109.3 65.9 154.5 195.0 92.0 157.7

Ontario, Canada 37.7 69.5 45.7 93.6 62.3 78.1 50.4 103.4

Raleigh-Durham, US 93.5 193.6 128.2 149.6 46.3 82.3 278.5 172.0

South East, UK 133.6 142.6 126.4 133.3 142.4 80.6 49.3 55.3

West-Nederland 19.6 98.5 31.1 93.3 81.9 46.4 34.0 84.9

Zuid-Nederland 200.1 164.3 51.4 57.1 82.0 46.5 112.8 103.9

Source: Huggins, R. (2001) Global Index of regional Knowledge Economies: Benchmarking South East England, Guildford, SEEDA.

Proportion of employees in high tech sectors in top 10 NUTS 2 regions 2000

NUTS 2 Region % of all employees in high-tech Numbers of employees in high-tech

Stuttgart 24.7 457,600

Karlsruhe 22.0 266,400

Braunshweig 20.2 141,500

Tubingen 20.0 167,700

Mittlefranken 18.6 147,800

Berks, Bucks & Oxon 18.3 212,300

Unterfranken 17.8 107,900

Oberbayern 17.8 361,000

Darmstadt 17.6 304,600

Piemonte 17.6 309,500

EU 15 average 11.1

Note: OECD wide definition of high-tech includes NACE categories 24,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 manufacturing 64, 72, 73 services

Source: Eurostat, Community labour Force Survey

Rate of employment growth in high-tech sectors top 10 English counties 1991-2000

County Absolute growth in high-tech employees % growth in high-tech employees

Oxfordshire 141.017,450

Berkshire 105.537,400

Cleveland 94.04,300

South Yorkshire 78.98,350

Nottinghamshire 56.78,000

Wiltshire 55.37,950

Lancashire 52.914,300

Cambridgeshire 52.79,650

Buckinghamshire 51.510,550

Surrey 49.716,700

All English counties 274,850 28.5

Note: High-tech defined according to Butchart (1987)

Source: ONS, 2000 Annual Business Inquiry and 1991 Annual Employment Survey

Figure 1. Date of Incorporation of High Tech Companies in Oxfordshire

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Numbers of companies and employees in high-tech by sector 2001

Sector Companies EmployeesManufacturing

Publishing specialsit electronic * 9 93Biotech, pharmaceuticals, & medical dignostics 73 3,257Computer equipment 23 1,825Electrical equipment 14 657Electronic and telecoms equipment 46 1,550Instruments, medical & optical equipment 114 5,040Automotive engineering design * 10 806Motorsport * 14 1,697Aerospace & related services 12 840Other manufacturing 70 1,498

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Telecoms services 30 2,335Software, web, internet & other computer services 635 7,899Other R&D activities 44 5,907Technical consultancy & technical testing * 317 3,257Other services & support services 8 35

Totals Butchart + additional sectors 1,419 36,696Totals Butchart + minor parts of sectors 1,069 30,843

Note: * These sectors are included in addition to the Butchart (1987) definition of high-tech.Source: OEO Database

Location Quotients for High and Medium Technology Sectors in Oxfordshire 2000

Description of sector Location quotient for Oxfordshire

Publishing & related activities 3.99

Manufacture of other plastics 1.82

Manufacture of computer & office equipment 2.80

Manufacture of electrical machinery & equipment 1.50

Manufacture of precision instruments, medical & optical equipment 1.82

Manufacture of motor vehicles, parts & accessories 1.54

Computer & related activities 1.29

Research & development 10.26

Architectural & engineering, technical consultancy & technical testing & analysis 1.64

Source: Oxfordshire Economic Observatory Database

High-technology engineeringOxfordshire Motorsport Industry Forum

New MediaOxfordshire Media NetworkOxford Internet Communications ConsortiumOxfordshire Information technology Enterprise Network (OxIt)

Bio-medicalOxfordshire Biolink

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