SEE 2020 StrategyInclusive Growth Workshop

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Europe 2020: 5 EU targets

By 2020: • 75 % employment rate (% of population aged 20-64

years)• 3% investment in R&D (% of EU’s GDP)• “20/20/20” climate/energy targets met (incl. 30%

emissions reduction if conditions are right)• < 10% early school leavers & min. 40% hold tertiary

degree• 20 million less people should be at risk of povertySupported by 7 Flagship Initiatives

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Europe 2020: 7 flagship initiatives to make Long term-targets more operational

Smart Growth Sustainable Growth Inclusive Growth

Innovation« Innovation Union »

Climate, energy and mobility

« Resource efficient Europe »

Employment and skills« An agenda for new 

skills and jobs”

Education« Youth on the move »

Competitiveness« An industrial policy for the globalisation 

era »

Fighting poverty« European platform against poverty »

Digital society« A digital agenda for 

Europe »

SEE 2020: Response to Europe 2020• Preparations for future membership suggest that the Europe 2020 policy goals and implementation methods are pertinent to enlargement countries

• However, a strong need to adjust the strategy to region’s needs, making it more realistic and credible

• Main objectives include boosting competitiveness, productivity, growth potential, social cohesion and economic convergence

SEE 2020SEE 2020 Vision adopted at the SEE Ministers of

Economy Conference in November 2011:i. Integrated growth to deepen regional trade and

investment linkages ii. Smart growth – innovation and competition based

on value-added rather than labour costs iii.Sustainable growth – private sector competitiveness,

entrepreneurship, greener and energy-efficient development

iv. Inclusive growth – skills development, employment creation & labour market participation by all

v. Governance for growth – improve capacity of public administrations to strengthen the rule of law and reduce corruption

Overall targets

Pillars

Pillar targets

Pillar DimensionsTrade

LiberalizationTrade

FacilitationInvestment

ClimateSkills

R&D and Innovation

Culture and Creative Sectors

Competitiveness & industrial

policy

Energy and Climate

Employment Education HealthPublic

Administration Reform

Fighting Corruption and

Organized Crime

Dimension champion CEFTA CEFTA SEEICERI SEE (SEE

VET Network)

Regional Research Platform

RCC TFCS SEEIC

Energy Community Secretariat

(ECS)

WG on Socia l Agenda 2020

ERI SEE SEEHN RESPA SGRS

SEEIC SEEIC CEFTA e-SEE/b-SEE ECS SEETO CPESSC NALAS RAI

CoMoCoSEE SEETO RENA/ECRAN SEETUF CeGD PCC

SEECEL CDRSEE CEFTA REC AREC

WBIF/EDIF NALAS

SEEIC ISIS

ISRB Comm.

RRD SWG

External partners OECDOECD,

IFCOECD,

IFCETF, DG EAC

World Bank, DG R&I

CoE, ICOM OECDIFIs (EIB, EBRD,

WB, KfW); WBIF

World Bank; LSEE

SocCohNetETF WHO WBI GIZ

RCC unit responsible ESD ESD ESD BHCBHC (primary),

ESD BHC ESD

EI (primary) ESD

ESDBHC (primary),

ESDESD

BHC (primary) JHA

JHA

Monitoring system OECD ECS TBD RCC

National administration participants

Minis try of economy

Minis try of economy; Customs Offi ces

Minis try of economy;

IPAs

Minis try of education;

Employment bureaus

Minis try of Science;

Minis try of Economy

Minis try of Cul ture;

Economy; Information

Society

Minis try of Economy

Minis try of Energy;

Minis try of Envi ronment

Minis try of Employment and Socia l

Affairs

Minis try of Education; Minis try of

Employment and Socia l

Affairs

Minis try of Heal th

Minis tries and agencies in

charge of PAR

Minis tries of justice,

interior, pol ice

Steering Platform on

Research for the WB

xi . Increase government effectiveness by 20% by 2020.

SEE 2020 Strategy

Other regional platforms involved in the dimension

Novi Sad Initiat.

OECD OECD OECD

i . Increase regional GDP PPP per capi ta from 38% to 46% of the EU-27 averagei i . Grow the region’s tota l va lue of trade in goods and services by more than 130%

i i i . Reduce the region’s trade defi ci t from 14.1 to 11.6 per cent of regional GDP

iv. Increase intra-regional trade in goods by more than 230%

v. Increase overa l l FDI infl ows to the region by at least 120%

vi . new targets to be introduced (% of GDP invested in R&D; % school drop-out rates ;

cul ture and creative sector involvment in GDP)

vi i . Increase the rate of enterprise creation by 20%

vi i i . Increase exports of goods&services per capi ta

from the region by 130%

ix. Increase the overa l l employment rate by 12%

x. Add 300,000 highly educated people to the region’s workforce

Integrated growth Smart growth Sustainable growth Governance for growthInclusive growth

Pillars

Pillar targets

Pillar Dimensions Employment Education Health

Dimension championWG on Social Agenda 2020

ERI SEE SEEHN

CPESSCSEETUFAREC

External partnersWorld Bank;

LSEE SocCohNet

ETF WHO

RCC unit responsible ESDBHC

(primary), ESD

ESD

Monitoring system

National administration participants

Ministry of Employment and Social

Affairs

Ministry of Education; Ministry of

Employment and Social

Affairs

Ministry of Health

Other regional platforms involved in the dimension

Inclusive growthix. Increase the overall employment

rate by 12% x. Add 300,000 highly educated people

OECD

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Activity Rate

AlbaniaBiHCroKos*MacMonSerbia

Axis Title

2008 2009 2010 2011 201220

25

30

35

40

45

50

Employment rates (in %, 15+)

AlbBiHCroMacMneSerKos*

Axis Title

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012*0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Unemployment Rates

AlbaniaBiHCroKos*MacMonSerbia

Axis Title

Youth unemployment

Ratio of youth unemployment to adult

unemployment

Share of youth unemployed in total

unemployed

Alb 2.4 …

BIH 2.3 25.8

Cro 3.4 30.4

Mac 2.4 18.9

Ser 3 20.9

Albania

BiH

Cro

Kos*

Mac

Mon

Serbia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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Level of education matters

Country Year Age

Unemployment rate of persons with primary level or less

education (%)

Unemployment rate of persons with secondary level education

(%)

Unemployment rate of persons

with tertiary level education

(%)

Cro 2010 15-74 13.5 12 7.6

Cro 2010 15-24 52.3 29.7 -

Cro 2010 25-74 11.1 8.7 7.3

Mac 2010 15-74 40.1 31.3 18.9

Mac 2010 15-24 62 52.2 43.5

Mac 2010 25-74 37.7 27.6 17.3

Common country priorities for employment creation

• Enabling business environment • Human capital development (LLL, higher, adult, vocational and non formal

education, career guidance, matching skills for jobs, research and development, entrepreneurial education)

• Employment policies especially targeting youth, long term unemployed, women, low qualified, minorities, disabled as well as less developed regions

• Strengthening capacities of labor market management and coordination with other stakeholders in the labor market (including more data and analysis)

• Formal economy and employment• Social inclusion and poverty reduction (social entrepreneurship, social

support measures for disadvantaged)• Labor mobility

Way forward

• First meeting on 30 January on employment• Data analysis based on identified priorities and

forecasts for 2020• Review and agree within the working group• Work together with other dimensions (education,

health) towards a comprehensive inclusive growth strategy. Establish links with other pillars.

• High level conference to adopt 2020 strategy, targets, measures and indicators.