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A National Strategy for Regional Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Employment 2007-2013 A national strategy for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment 2007-2013 Produced by The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Photo Maria Nilsson Printing XBS Grafisk service Article No N7003 Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................4 1.1 Regional development policy, labour market policy and the EU’s cohesion policy ..........................................................6 2 Strategic focuses, priorities and guidelines for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment.......................10 2.1 Innovation and renewal.....................................................11 2.2 Skills supply and improved labour supply........................17 2.3 Accessibility......................................................................22 2.4 Strategic cross-border cooperation ...................................25 2.5 Sparsely populated regions in Northern Sweden and city conditions..........................................................................27 3 Implementation of the strategy for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment 2007–2013 ...............................30 3.1 Regional development programmes – strategies for the development of the counties .............................................31 3.2 Regional growth programmes...........................................32 3.3 Structural funds programmes for regional competitiveness and employment................................................................33 3.3.1 National structural fund programme for regional competitiveness and employment (ESF)...............................................................34 3.3.2 Regional structural fund programmes for regional competitiveness and employment (ERDF)............................................................34 3.3.3 Indicative distribution of structural funds funding 2007–2013.........................................35 3.3.4 Organisational structure for the programme period 2007–2013 ...........................................37 3.3.5 Implementation of Structural Funds programmes for regional competitiveness and employment.....39 3.3.6 Coordination with other plans and programmes at a national and European level............................41 3.4 Programmes for territorial cooperation .....................................44 3.4.1 Implementation of cross-border and transnational programmes ....................................................46 3.5 Partnerships for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment.......................................................................47 3.5.1 National forum for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment..................48 3.5.1 Thematic authority groupings for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment ....................................................48 4 Follow-up and learning....................................................................49 5 Opportunities and threats for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment in Sweden.................................51 2 Appendix 1 Indicative distribution of funding between the structural funds programmes Appendix 2 Adoption of a national strategy for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment 2007– 2013 Appendix 3 The Council’s decision on the Community’s strategic guidelines on cohesion 3 1 Introduction The Swedish economy is strong and is developing well. Sweden’s competitiveness and the Swedish business climate rank increasingly highly in international comparative studies, and in recent years Sweden’s growth has outperformed the EU average. Today, Sweden meets many of the objectives set out in the Lisbon Strategy, which aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU and generate sustainable growth and full employment. Sweden’s overall national growth is dependent on the growth generated locally and regionally. Competitive regions and individuals are necessary in order for Sweden as a whole to be competitive. The more regions have a strong, growing economy, the better the conditions for the whole country. A greater number of economically strong regions also encourages growth in Sweden’s weaker regions. Despite the regional conditions for growth in Sweden varying considerably, the regional disparities in living standards are relatively small from a European point of view. However, trends in recent years show that the differences between the regions of Sweden are growing, and in this area Sweden’s challenge for the future is to create the right conditions for all regions to be able to realise their potential for growth based on their own unique circumstances. Since the conditions for regional development vary nationally, a distinct regional and local influence must be exercised over this development work. Each region should be given sufficient responsibility and authority to allow it to grow based on its own unique circumstances. Individuals and businesses are better able to strive for success and take advantage of powers of development and dynamics where they live and work if growth policy is adapted to suit regional conditions. Sustainable national growth depends on all the country’s regions showing strong development. Sustainable growth is economic growth which does not jeopardise the ecosystem on which we depend and which safeguards human resources. Another basic requirement for sustainable regional development and competitive regions is close cooperation between people, businesses, municipalities and authorities. The European cohesion policy aims to contribute towards economic and social cohesion within the EU by evening out regional differences and human inequality. The aim during the coming period of 2007–2013 is to create competitiveness and employment by safeguarding existing conditions throughout the whole of the EU and by creating opportunities for all regions to contribute towards European competitiveness. 4 The national strategy for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment 2007–2013 should help to create competitive regions and individuals in Sweden. The government has identified the following national priorities for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment 2007–2013: Innovation and renewal, Skills supply and improved workforce supply, Accessibility and Strategic cross-border cooperation. In accordance with the European strategic guidelines for cohesion, the national strategy provides guidelines for structural fund programmes for regional competitiveness and employment 2007–2013. The strategy forms Sweden’s national strategic reference framework for cohesion policy, which is to be implemented in Sweden via eight regional structural fund programmes and a national structural fund programme with eight regional plans. The national strategy involves further coordination of the regional development policy, the labour market policy and the European cohesion policy in Sweden. It should form a basis for implementing the EC’s structural funds in Sweden, and should provide guidance for regional growth programmes and for national authorities. It also aims to encourage dialogue and interaction between players at local, regional, national and EU levels. The basis for this dialogue is prioritisation within the national strategy and regional development strategies1. The national strategy thus becomes a platform for gaining an overall view and sectoral coordination for regional competitiveness, entrepreneurship and employment. National and regional authorities play a significant role in successful regional development work. This requires successful collaboration between authorities and other players at a national, regional and local level. The prioritisation within the national strategy should provide guidance for the regional development work, and should form the basis of the authorities’ involvement in the work with regional development strategies, regional growth programmes and structural fund programmes for regional competitiveness and employment. Sustainable development should be a feature of all regional development work. The three dimensions of sustainable development – the economic, social and environmental dimensions – are of equal importance, and are dependent of one another. The strategy is the result of, among other things, in-depth dialogue on future regional development issues. This dialogue involved representatives from local, regional and national levels, as well as representatives from interest groups, industry, authorities and unions. The work was carried out with the support of working parties within the Government Offices of Sweden, the most closely involved authorities and regional players. A specific working party assisted by providing analysis data for the strategy. This analysis data – “Swedish territorial conditions and development trends” – is available on the website of the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications. 1Regional development strategies are regional development programmes which are, in practice, county development strategies. 5 1.1 Regional development policy, labour market policy and the EU’s cohesion policy Regional development in Sweden Every part of the country should contribute towards Sweden’s growth and sustainable development. The regional development policy focuses on creating growth, sustainable development and a high level of service for women and men in all parts of the country. The primary role of the policy is to foresee and
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