IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland 9 th Annual Meeting PLENARY SESSION I: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH Debra Mountford Senior Policy Analyst, OECD LEED
Why Delivering Smarter Local Development Matters Effective local development : Reduces disparities Creates jobs Stimulates enterprise 2
Effective local development does not happen by accident. Local development is an integrated process that works over cycles. Integration means that economic, social, environmental, spatial, and institutional are interdependent and either mutually reinforcing or contradicting. Local development requires ‘whole of government’ and ‘multi-sector partnership’ approaches. 3
Knowledge Economy & Technology Globalisation & Trade Human Mobility and Diversity Demographics Sustainability: governance and environmental Still the drivers for long term success It has added some more drivers.... It has stalled some progress It requires new approaches It provides a catalyst for wider change Pro-active City and Regional leadership required. The crisis has not changed the long term drivers for local development
What will be needed? Local development will need to re-calibrate its role in supporting local economies & communities Adapt and re-align to external changes in markets, technologies and conditions Retaining investment and jobs a very important local response to increased mobility in economic systems. Local leaders will need to restructure, revalidate, or re-engineer local assets and platforms. 5
How is Ireland responding? Putting People First: Active Plan for Effective Local Government has the potential to recalibrate local government and local democracy in Ireland with that of the rest of Europe. Action for Jobs - Local government has a fundamental role to play in creating the framework conditions necessary to achieve growth and jobs. 6