1. Presented by: Fahrudin Memić Sarajevo, November 2017
"Regional Indicators of Competitiveness - A review of the EC/EUROSTAT methodology"
Presented by: Fahrudin Memić
Sarajevo, November 2017

2. EU Regional Competitiveness Index - RCI
The report that was published by the European Commission (Joint Research Centre and Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy).
Authors:
Paola Annoni
Joint Research Centre,
Tel.:
Lewis Dijkstra
DG for Regional and Urban Policy
Tel.:

3. References/links
th_report/rci_2013_report_final.pdf
explained/index.php/Regional_competitiveness_statistics
ommission+report

4. The regional competitiveness index (RCI) (I)
is based on NUTS 2 regions
extends the traditional analysis of competitiveness as a purely economic measure to incorporate social elements too
definition of competitiveness moves beyond the perspective of businesses to also integrate the perspectives of residents / consumers
The definition of regional competitiveness underpinning the RCI may therefore be summarised as: ‘the ability to offer an attractive and sustainable environment for firms and residents to live and work’.

5. The regional competitiveness index (RCI) (II)
The RCI is a weighted composite measure of multiple dimensions (or pillars).
Each dimension, that cannot be directly observed, is indirectly quantified by a set of indicators, statistically assessed and aggregated.
Eleven dimensions are incorporated into the RCI —these different dimensions are aggregated into three sub-indices of competiveness and an overall composite index.
The RCI therefore quantifies in a single index what may otherwise be difficult to measure: the level of competitiveness of an individual region.

7. Top 10 most and least competitive regions in the EU-28, by NUTS 2 regions, 2013 (1) (index, 0 – 100)

8. Regional disparities in the competitiveness index, by NUTS 2 regions, 2013 (1) (EU-28 = 0)

13. Data Sources - Institutions
DG Regio project on QoG
Special Eurobarometer 325
Worldbank Worldwide Governance Indicators
World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Index

15. Data Sources – Macroeconomic stability
Eurostat

16. Data Sources – Infrastructure
DG Regio
Eurostat/EuroGeographics/NSI

18. Data Sources – Health Eurostat Regional Statistics Eurostat
DG MOVE+ENER-SRD, CARE database

20. Data Sources – Basic Education
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

21. Data Sources – Higher education & lifelong learning
Eurostat (LFS)
Eurostat Regional Statistics
Eurostat Structural Indicators
Nordregio, EuroGeographics, GISCO, EEA ETC-TE

23. Data Sources – Labor market efficiency
Eurostat Regional Labour Market Statistics ( LFS)
Eurostat/DG Regio

24. Data Sources – Market size
Eurostat
Eurostat, DG Regional Policy estimates

26. Data Sources – Technological readiness regional
Eurostat Regional Information Statistics
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index
Eurostat Community Survey on ICT usage and e-commerce

28. Data Sources – Business sophistication
Eurostat Regional Statistics
PBL NL Environmental Assessment Agency

30. Data Sources – Innovation
Eurostat
Eurostat (LFS)
ScienceMetrix based on Scopus data
Eurostat Regional Science and Technology Statistics
OECD REGPAT
Cluster Observatory

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