Networking In Europe - Southern Randstad (English, Februari 2016)

NETWORK-ING IN EUROPE EUROPEAN REGIONS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

DELTAMETROPOLIS ASSOCIATION

DECEMBER 2015

COLOPHON

Project teamDELTAMETROPOLIS ASSOCIATION

Paul Gerretsen (Agent)David DoogheMariana FaverAnastasia ChraniotiSander van der Poort

CONTACT

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PROJECT PAGE

deltametropool.nl/nl/networking_europe

The Deltametropolis Association is a broad public organisation that feels responsible for the sustainable development of the Dutch metropolis. The assocation brings together businesses, public interest groups, research institutes and governments. The Association facilitatesworking towards a widely supporte d design of the metropolitan area of Randstad-Holland, focused on welfare, prosperity and strengthening of its international competitiveness.

The Association is a sanctuary and think-tank

that creates opportunities for the development of new ideas and a sharp discussion on the Deltametropolis, beyond the usual frameworks. It is a laboratory for promoting innovative topics and a platform for driving the discussion of our future metropolis.

The association aims to guide this discussion on the development of the Dutch metropolis and promotes the resulting ideas in such a manner that they are put into practice.

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NETWORKING IN EUROPE, EUROPEAN REGIONS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD, DELTAMETROPOLIS ASSOCIATION, ROTTERDAM, DECEMBER 2015

Commissioned byPROVINCE ZUID-HOLLAND

Bureau of international and european affairs, Jean Christophe Spapens

Department of spatial development, Helmut Thoele

CONTACT

Province Zuid-HollandPO box 90602NL-2509 LP The Hague

TEAM

Jean Christophe SpapensHelmut ThoeleBronne PotMarcus HukemaMaartje Danae

TEXT

Deltametropolis Association in cooperation with province Zuid-Holland.

TRANSLATION

BOOKMAKERS Translators

PICTURES

All external pictures, taken from Flickr, have a Creative Commons license:

Region Rhine-Ruhr : Chris Wevers Flanders and Brussels: Paul-Henri S Greater London: Mariusz Kluznlak le de France: Mortimer62 Catalonia: Aldas Kirvaitis Lombardy: Fabio resund Region: Alex BergerRegion West Midlands: Jimmy Emerson Rhne-Alpes: Harshil ShahCentral Hungary: Victor Wong Mazovia Province: Ray Bedford

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 5

1. THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD 7

2. POSITION IN THE NETHERLANDS 15

3. ELEVEN EUROPEAN REGIONS 19

REGION RHINE-RUHR 28 FLANDERS AND BRUSSELS 32 GREATER LONDON 36 LE DE FRANCE 40 CATALONIA 44 LOMBARDIA 48 RESUND REGION 52 REGION WEST MIDLANDS 56 RHNE-ALPES 60 CENTRAL HUNGARY 64 MAZOVIA PROVINCE 68 4. SOURCES 73

INTRODUCTION

For European regions, it has become increasingly necessary to forge European alliances. Cooperation, grants and lobbying in Europe have become important aspects of achieving provincial and local targets and helping the sectors in the Southern Randstad to achieve their ambitions. Consequently, it is important to know and opt for the strategic regions in Europe. The provincial government is currently cooperating with European regions on many themes. This cooperation often takes place from within thematically-based European networks. To achieve concrete cooperation (lobbying, European projects and knowledge sharing) from within these networks, stronger bilateral relations with some of the regions that participate in these networks is desirable.

This booklet, the result of collaboration between Vereniging Deltametropool (Deltametropolis Association) and Province Zuid-Holland, is a first step in that direction. Based on a clear profile of the Southern Randstad region and within the context of the spatial and economic agendas that are in effect at the scale of the Randstad or the nation, various challenges were selected. This enabled us to identify the European regions that are similar to the Southern Randstad. We selected eleven of these regions for more in-depth analysis.

In each of these regional profiles, the possibilities for cooperation and for tapping into the corresponding networks are specified. Based on these pro-files, a delegation from the Southern Randstad can decide to initiate or expand the cooperation with these regions. For example, the profile for each region addresses the governance and economics of that region, the location advan-tages, the economic and societal challenges and the knowledge development. Where possible, these aspects are compared with the Southern Randstad.

This booklet is a work in progress, and can be expanded with other aspects for an EU screening or with additional regional profiles.

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THE PER-SPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

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THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

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Team Play as an approachIn the global competition between specialised

and innovative economies in the large urban ag-glomerations in the world, the Southern Randstad alone does not carry sufficient weight. As a result, we have a twofold strategy: an even stronger ori-entation towards partners outside our administra-tive boundaries and an inward focus on the added value of our region for others. This requires a clear joint profile and a cleverly chosen challenge as an appealing prospect. In addition, the Southern Randstad can make better use of its strategic loca-tion in the bulls eye of Europe, and at the same time link its spatial-economic development more clearly to societal challenges that are important for people and business.

Bulls-Eye The Southern Randstad is part of the main

Dutch metropolitan region (Randstad and Brainport Eindhoven) and European (Rhine del-ta/Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne triangle) core region, with major concentrations of economic and cultural activities. As a whole, provided that smart use is made of each others relative proximity and added value, this core region has the necessary scale and mass to compete globally. To this core region, the Southern Randstad adds enormous val-ue as an urban agglomeration with a unique dual profile not only a strong urban culture with the corresponding economic activities, but also with world-class logistic-industrial clusters in the delta of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt rivers.

30 million people within 2 hours travel time

The Southern Randstad is part of the larger Randstad Region; together with the emerging ur-ban network surrounding Eindhoven, it forms an agglomeration of 10 million people. Within this spatial-economic heartland of the Netherlands, it takes only one hour to travel between the Northern and Southern Randstad and Brainport Eindhoven. If we are prepared to travel one more hour, we come into contact with 30 million people. These 30 million people live in various urban networks with specific spatial-economic profiles, which in turn are embedded in rural areas with small and medium-sized towns. In this 30-milion-city, we live without the agglomeration disadvantages of large metropolises such as London, Istanbul, Los

Angeles, Shanghai or Tokyo. However, we must work very hard to even come close to matching the agglomeration advantages of these metropolises. This requires cooperation based on complemen-tary profiles, good connections that transcend na-tional boundaries and sufficient focus on shared challenges and opportunities. Our urban networks exist by the grace of their interweaving with their immediate rural environment and due to good con-nections with the urban agglomerations/regions around them. Moreover, the behaviour of people and businesses has long transcended the existing administrative boundaries. An approach based on multilevel governance, in which each layer or party contributes value across the scales, then becomes obvious. Everyone should to do what they do best, and should be permitted to do so.

US MEGAREGIONS

Megaregions of the United States are clustered networks of American cities whose population ranges or is projected to range from 7 to 63 million by the year 2025. The New Megas, asserted Florida (2006), are the real organizing units of the world, producing the bulk of its wealth, attracting a large share of its talent and generating the lions share of innovation.

EUROPEAN PRESSURE ZONES

Certain areas in Europe are experiencing high economic growth and an influx of population, while other areas are losing population and have a stagnating regional economy. This difference in pressure is fuelled by ongoing economic processes, such as internationalisation or globalisation, modernisation and labour productivity development and a further shift to the service economy.

(source: A Territorial Impact Assessment of Territorial Cohesion for the Netherlands Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

CHINAS MEGAREGIONS

Emerging from the former special economic zones the Chinese agglomerations are growing from out the deltas of the Yangtze, Min and the Pearl River in the east.

Next to the rivers, some new high-speed lines and city-regions at the border become visible in the pattern of spatial-economic development.

SOURCE: BEYOND PLAN B

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Smart use of networks and flows

The Southern Randstad is part of a network consisting of physical and nonphysical aspects. Physical flows of people, goods, materials, water, food, energy, waste and natural processes all come together here. On the nonphysical side, investment flows, trade networks, knowledge networks and data also play an important role for the Southern Randstad. The potential of these networks and flows is still not fully utilised. Components of networks are viewed separately, and the focus on combina-tions is impeded unnecessarily in practice.

Its strategic location in the largest river delta in Northwest Europe determines the identity of the Southern Randstad. Only by accepting this iden-tity can the Southern Randstad continue to grow

into one of the most important economic regions of Northwest Europe and become a worldwide hub for goods, services and knowledge: the gateway to Europe. Strong, internationally oriented urban ag-glomerations, knowledge clusters and agro-indus-trial complexes have developed within a relatively small area. However, it is important to realise the following: maintaining and expanding this posi-tion requires constant innovation with attention for the lifecycles of existing economic clusters and for step-by-step changes in behaviour. The goal is also to increase the added value of the hub function and to reduce its social costs. Expanding the power of the network while renewing the economy and making it more sustainable are being addressed and applied in various ways.

The adaptive agenda of the Southern Randstad - focus on social challenges and opportunities

Because of its location, its economic profile and its entrepreneurship in the market and society, the Southern Randstad is the ideal place to address and showcase several societal challenges. Various partners in the region are continuously working to increase its vitality and resilience. The current challenge is the gradual greening and continuous renewal of our economy, while continuing to invest in spatial and social quality. Increasing the power of the network requires connections and spatial qualities that facilitate encounters between people and exchanges of goods and information.

The challenge of greening the economy is linked to a necessary transition to a society that uses ener-gy and water more efficiently. This transition is in turn linked to societal and economic opportunities. Firstly, this is due to the specialised knowledge about water, delta technology, sustainability and the corresponding spatial and urban strategies and solutions. Secondly, it is due to the opportunities for synergy resulting from the exchange of waste flows such as heat, which result from the unique proximity of industries in the Rotterdam main port and the green ports (horticulture) and urban areas with their demand for heat.

URBAN SYSTEM / HIGH URBAN ZONE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD IN A BROADER CONTEXT

SOURCE: VISIE OP RUIMTE EN MOBILITEIT, PROVINCE ZUID-HOLLAND 2014

LOGISTIC-INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD IN A BROADER CONTEXT

THE DUAL PROFILE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

THE ADAPTIVE AGENDA OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD (GEBIEDSAGENDA)

FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE POSITION OF A REGION COMPETING ON A GLOBAL LEVEL IN 2040 AND CONTINUE TO BE IN THE TOP 10 OF

ECONOMICALLY POWERFUL EU REGIONS

STIMULATE THE MULTI- FUNCTIONAL ECONOMY

DEVELOP THE METROPOLITAN URBAN AREA

EXEMPLARY REGION: SUSTAINABLE AND SELF- SUFFICIENT

STIMULATE THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND FRESH WATER AMENITIES AND MINIMISE THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLOODS

DEVELOP A COHERENT METROPOLITAN URBAN AREA BY STIMULATING INTERACTION, URBANISATION AND OPTIMISING ACCESSIBILITY & THE GREEN-BLUE STRUCTURE

STRENGTHEN THE COHESION BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION- AND SERVICE ECONOMY, CONNECTED TO THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIC SECTORS IN THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

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SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGY OF THE RANDSTAD REGION

Various studies and reports indicate that the innovation climate of the Randstad region is one of the best in Europe in terms of the quality of funda-mental research (for example in the medical sector), public investments in R&D, research excellence and income from licenses and patents. However, the lagging business investments in R&D in the Randstad region have resulted in a low innovation rate and lagging valorisation of knowledge into new products and services. The national Top Sectors policy, by concentrating on nine business sectors with great potential for innovation and interna-tional growth, aims to achieve the objectives from the Europe 2020 strategy. The various sub-regions and provinces in the Randstad have prepared their own indicative regional plans for implementing this policy. These plans have been compiled into the Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) of the Randstad region, and form the basis for the op-tions in the Opportunities for West II programme (European Fund for Regional Development).

The Randstad region is faced with the challenge of strengthening growth in the areas of knowledge and the sectors in which businesses in the West of the Netherlands can excel. The most important constraints on achieving this ambition are the fol-lowing: the limited share of private R&D in total R&D investment, the lagging sustainability of the economy and the lack of knowledge valorisation.

A central aspect of the RIS3 involves offering innovative solutions for societal challenges and needs. These needs have an increasingly compos-ite character, which is expressed in the combina-tions of energy and housing, food and health, work and health, transport and energy, and water and energy. This increasingly requires businesses, re-search institutes and universities to look and work beyond the boundaries of their own sectors. More and more, the solutions for the composite needs must be developed through connections between technologies and sectors.

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POSITION IN THE NETHER-LANDS

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POSITION IN THE NETHERLANDSThe Southern Randstad is one of the strongest

pillars of the Dutch economy. In its Structural Vision on Infrastructure and Space (SVIR), the national Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment stated the ambition to be one of the 10 most com-petitive economies in the world in 2040. For this purpose, the national interest was formulated as An excellent spatial-economic structure due to an attractive business climate and good international accessibility of the urban areas with a concentration of top sectors. Nine urban regions that have a con-centration of top sectors were identified, of which the three urban regions of the Northern Randstad, the Southern Randstad and the Brainport Eindhoven are seen as having the highest priority.

The national Dutch government iw working on and has proclaimed an Urban Agenda in its budget for 2015. The EU presidency of the Netherlands in 2016 is an important milestone in this regard. In a related investigation into a spatial-economic devel-opment strategy (REOS) for the three most impor-tant conurbations of the Northern and Southern Randstad and Brabant, the national government and the regions are working on a common storyline that connects the international and regional scales in a strategic fashion. This requires the develop-ment of a spatial-economic perspective that is based on powerful, complementary urban regions and crucial links at various scales.

Research has shown that the REOS area as a whole scores well internationally almost every-where, but rarely excels. An exception is the num-ber 1 position in freight transport by water due to the presence of ports (mainly Rotterdam). Except for Hovedstaden (greater Copenhagen), no other region is in the top-100 lists so often. As a whole, the REOS area holds seventh place. The first six places are held by the regions of London, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Prague and Greater Manchester. The REOS area also has an important international orientation: 55% of Dutch exports come from this region, and more than 70% of the international companies in the Netherlands are located here. The following points of attention are mentioned for the REOS area:

1. The area has a wide range of qualities: the economic structure of the area is very multifaceted and thereby distinguishes itself from most other urban regions in Europe; the network with com-plementary cities provides opportunities such as a range of living environments; there are many

economic sectors, including top sectors, with op-portunities for mutual interaction and innovation, more growth and a higher GNP;

2. Although the area has great variety, it does not yet function as a single, coherent system. n addition, the external profile is fragmented.

3. Most other high-performing regions have a greater mass and especially a higher density of residents and businesses. The REOS area has a mass of 10 million residents living in relatively low densities, but therefore has fewer agglomeration disadvantages than larger metropolitan areas.

4. It is necessary to continue to provide good connections (both physical and digital) at various scales (regional, national and international); good connectivity also creates opportunities for attract-ing new industry and knowledge workers.

5. The knowledge that is present on campuses generates opportunities for improved cooperation between research institutes, universities and busi-nesses, more crossovers and valorisation.

6. The demand for international talent is increas-ing. Therefore it is important that the Netherlands becomes more attractive for international knowl-edge workers.

A collective international profile.

Particularly crucial for the Southern Randstad is the embedding in national and international networks and cooperation between business, gov-ernment, universities and research institutes at various relevant scales. That is why the outward focus is increasingly on partners outside the ad-ministrative boundaries and the inward focus is on the added value of the region for others.

The Southern Randstad is well on its way to renewing its economy and making it more sus-tainable, while strengthening its international position and knowledge clusters. This process is based on the identity of the Southern Randstad, which continues to develop. The profile outlined here distinguishes the Southern Randstad from the Northern Randstad and Brabant, and in this way contributes to a powerful national story.

De ratio van ruimtelijk-economisch topsectorenbeleidBron: Planbureau voor de leefomgeving, 2012

30 | De ratio van ruimtelijk-economisch topsectorenbeleid

Figuur B2.1Agrofood & food - breed


Figuur B2.3Agrofood & food - smal


Figuur B2.5Life sciences & health


Figuur B2.7HTSM - maakindustrie


Figuur B2.9HTSM - brainport


Figuur B2.11HTSM - diensten


Figuur B2.13Chemie


Figuur B2.15Tuinbouw en uitgangsmaterialen


Figuur B2.17Logistiek


Figuur B2.19Water


Figuur B2.21Creatieve industrie - media


Figuur B2.23Creatieve industrie - cultuur


Figuur B2.25Creatieve industrie - diensten


Figuur B2.27Energie

THE RATIO OF THE SPATIAL ECONOMIC TOP SECTOR POLICYSOURCE: PLANBUREAU VOOR DE LEEFOMGEVING 2012

AGROFOOD & FOOD, BROAD AGROFOOD & FOOD, SMALL LIFE SCIENCE & HEALTH CHEMICALS

MANUFACTURING SERVICES BRAINPORT HORTICULTURE

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CULTURE CREATIVE SERVICES

LOGISTICS WATER ENERGY

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COMPARISON OF ELEVEN EU REGIONS

After profiling the Southern Randstad and de-scribing the context of the spatial and economic agendas at the Randstad and national scales, in this chapter we focus on the possibilities for coo-peration with other regions. A study of the regions that are interesting, from a strategic perspective, for further exploration has resulted in a selection of eleven European regions. The selection process consisted of three steps, which are explained brie-fly in the next section. This is followed by a brief description of the components in a regional profile and a clear overview of several basic aspects of the eleven regions shown below.

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REGION RHINE-RUHR GREATER LONDONFLANDERS AND BRUSSELS LE DE FRANCE

LOMBARDY REGION WEST MIDLANDSCATALONIA RESUND REGION

CENTRAL HUNGARYRHNE-ALPES MAZOVIA PROVINCE

SELECTION OF ELEVEN REGIONS

The first step was to identify the existing networks with partner regions and the strategic European projects that are relevant for our region, such as the Vanguard network, PURPLE, AIR, the European Innovation Partnership on Water, CPMR and Health Ties.

The second step involved moving forward and identifying possible frameworks for cooperation from two perspectives. First, the societal challenges that are important both in Europe and in our region, such as vitality (healthy aging); dealing with scarce resources (such as fresh water and energy), clean road and water transport (partly in relationship to the environment) and water security (climate change). The second aspect concerns the four most important economic sectors (logistics, chemicals, energy and urban economy) from the Adaptive Agenda Southern Randstad and other important clusters from the Smart Specialization Strategy, Opportunities for West (life sciences, agri- and hor-ticulture, water technology and delta technology). For some of these sectors, the density of businesses per built-up area in the European regions has been compared with those in the Southern Randstad. In this way we determined which regions perform relatively better or worse for these economic sec-tors than the Southern Randstad.

These two steps led to a rich assortment of pos-sible future collaborations. However, choices had to be made. Therefore, as a third step, we looked at the regions from a strategic perspective. The re-gions were divided into four categories. Category 1: the directly adjacent regions. These are strong regions in the immediate vicinity of the Southern Randstad, for which it can be expected that the success of these regions, due to their proximity, will have a positive or negative influence on the Southern Randstad. Category 2: regions with matching profile; these are regions with which collaborations (or possibilities for collaboration) based on multiple themes are already in place. Category 3: the monocentric metropolitan areas of Paris and London; although they have a different spatial structure, they belong to regions that are comparable with the Southern Randstad (or parts thereof). And finally category 4: the wildcards. Eastern European regions that are now virtually absent in the data, but for which strong economic growth is expected in the years to come. These are regions with which it is important to collaborate to ensure successful European projects.

PROVINCE ZUID-HOLLAND

EXISTING NETWORKS OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD WITH PARTNER REGIONS (THE VANGUARD NETWORK, PURPLE, AIR, THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON WATER, CPMR AND HEALTH TIES)

1 OR 2 EXISTING NETWORKS

3 OR 4 EXISTING NETWORKS

POTENTIAL NETWORKS OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD WITH PARTNER REGIONS (AGRO- FOOD, AIR QUALITY, WATER AND DELTA TECHNOLOGY, LOGISTICS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND URBAN ECONOMY)

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ELEVEN REGIONAL PROFILES VIEWED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD

A regional profile is given for each selected re-gion. Each regional profile begins with a summary of the existing contacts with the region and/or its representation in Brussels, followed by prominent aspects emerging from the comparison of the re-gion with the Southern Randstad. This is intend-ed as a structure for an initial discussion with the region concerned.

This is followed by several pages that summarise the following characteristics: the administrative organisation/governance (local, regional and nation-al), the population, the economy (GDP per capita, employment rate of the population, the percentage of higher-educated workers and several economic sectors), the knowledge economy index (number of patents per capita, the portion of R&D personnel in the working population, ranking of the univer-sities in the region on the Times Higher Education Ranking, patent applications per sector) and the transport ranking (passengers, freight and public transportation). Where possible, these aspects are compared with those in the Southern Randstad.

For air transport infrastructure, Schiphol Airport was also included, because this is important for the Southern Randstad. Considering the strong position of the Port of Rotterdam, few international regions can equal this aspect of the Southern Randstad.

By means of maps, the structure of the region is shown, both spatially (monocentric city or a polycen-tric field of cities, the possibilities for agriculture) and concerning the presence of infrastructures (transport by air, water, road and rail). The maps also show the 400 km, 200 km (2-hours travel time) and 60 km (1-hour travel time) radiuses, to indicate the advantages of agglomeration at various scales.

Finally, for each region the existing and potential networks are shown, both for societal challenges (water technology/delta technology and air qual-ity) and economic challenges (agri-food, biobased economy, logistics, urban economy, energy and chemicals). For this purpose, the existing collab-orations with province Zuid-Holland are identified, and for potential collaborations, the density of busi-nesses per sector and the focus areas of the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the region are specified.

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AGRO FOOD BIO BASED ECO AIR QUALITY WATER DELTA LOGISTICS ENERGY CHEMICALS URBAN ECONOMY HEALTH

OVERVIEW OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS

EXISTING NETWORKS OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD WITH PARTNER REGIONS (THE VANGUARD NETWORK, PURPLE, AIR, THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON WATER, CPMR AND HEALTH TIES)

POTENTIAL NETWORKS OF THE SOUTHERN RANDSTAD WITH PARTNER REGIONS (AGRO-FOOD, AIR QUALITY, WATER AND DELTA TECHNOLOGY, LOGISTICS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY, URBAN ECONOMY AND HEALTH, AS A RESULT OF DATA ANALYSES AND THE SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGIES)

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GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMYThe Region Rhine-Ruhr, like Randstad Holland

(Southern/Northern Randstad and Brainport) is divided into several regions and alliances with varying formal status: Dusseldorf Metropolitan Region, Ruhr Metropolitan Region and Cologne-Bonn Metropolitan Region. Other than the federal state (Bundesland) of North Rhine-Westphalia, no tier of government covers these three regions. The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia is formally divided into five government districts (Regierungsbezirke) that implement the policy of the federal state. Dusseldorf is the capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and with its strong industrial clusters and governance functions, it is one of the most important cities in Germany. The Ruhr Metropolitan Region has a strong industrial base and is challenged with transforming an area with complex socio-economic problems. Cologne-Bonn is a relatively complete metropolitan area. The work of the regions focuses primarily on their operational scale. An organisa-tional form at the scale of Rhine-Ruhr is currently only an inviting prospect.

The GDP per capita is comparable with the Southern Randstad, but the percentage of high-er-educated workers and the employment rate are lower. In terms of employment and Gross Value Added, the large share of the industrial sector of the Rhine-Ruhr region stands out. In terms of pat-ent applications, ICT is the most important sector.

LOCATION ADVANTAGESThe ratio of urban/agricultural area in the Region

Rhine-Ruhr is comparable with the Southern Randstad, and the German urbanised region is also an agglomeration of various cities. The den-sity of public transport stations in both the entire region and in the urbanised area is higher than in the Southern Randstad.

The region is linked with the Dutch province by means of the Rhine Alpine Ten-T corridor, and therefore has good connections with the Port of Rotterdam. The region is located centrally in European networks of people and goods, and in general terms has a diversified economic basis.

COLLABORATIONSThe region currently collaborates with the

Southern Randstad on air quality, and on wa-ter technology and delta technology as part of the European Innovation Partnership on Water and the freshwater sub-programme of the Delta Programme. For potential collaborations, refer to the focus areas of the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the region.

The focus areas for the Smart Specialisation Strategy of North Rhine-Westphalia are: machine and plant engineering, new materials, mobility and logistics, ICT, energy and environmental indus-try, media and creative industries, health sciences and life sciences.

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Networking In Europe - Southern Randstad (English, Februari 2016)