Entrepreneurial Cities – Reconciling Competitiveness and Social Cohesion COST A 26 – WorkshopDortmund / IRPUD17./18.06.2005

A contribution to boosting regional competitiveness and social coheshion: The „Regionalagentur Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet“

Joachim BeyerDirectorEconomic and Employment Promotion Dortmund

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Dortmund: Part of the Ruhrgebiet

Ruhrgebiet

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Dortmund: „A Hidden Star“ to do Business

Study by Prognos AG in July 2004:

Comprehensive research of economic factors of all 439 German cities and rural districts

Dortmund was identified as one of 10 still unknown German growth regions!

Dortmund’s strengths and leading positions:

Employment growth in service sector: 9.7% German average: 3.0 %; 1999-2003Highly qualified employees: 9.2% German average: 8.8 %; 2001(Scource: Prognos AG, July 2004)

Rank 3: Development of earned incomeRank 4: Development of local economy(Scource: Wirtschaftswoche, 4/ 2004)

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Employees subjected to social security insurance contribution 1995 - 2004

204.437

179.178

200.977

175.568

199.658

172.880

199.136

172.011

195.157

173.651

200.600

178.217

198.321

177.727

197.583

175.257

194.399

170.164

194.528

166.307

160.000

165.000

170.000

175.000

180.000

185.000

190.000

195.000

200.000

205.000

210.000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Employees subjected to social security insurance contribution 1995-2004

place of residence Dortmund / place of work Dortmund

Source: Employment Office Dortmund, data status: each June 30 (residence place) resp. June 30 (w ork place)

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Unemployment in Dortmund

� handicapped persons

� foreign persons

� 50 years and older

� youngsters under 25 years

� women

2.8356,6 %3.02216,1 %3.508

8.7425,2 %9.19327,1 %11.682

10.580-0,8 %10.49120,0 %12.593

3.7184,6 %3.89231,6 %5.121

14.4038,5 %15.62736,3 %21.300these include:

39.7156,9 %42.96417,6 %49.912Unemployed

May2003

14,4 %

Percentual increase towards

2003

May 2004

15,5 %

percentualincrease towards

2004

May2005

18,2 %

Rate of Unemployment ** Related to all civil employees

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Successful Implementation of the State NRW-ESF-Employment Policy in Dortmund since 1990

The� Regional Office and � the Dortmund Employment Market Conference

(consisting of the 15 important employment market actors in Dortmund)

both residing in the Economic and Employment Promotion of the City of Dortmund converted from 1990 to 2004 the State NRW-ESF-Employment Agenda for

� Unemployed persons � employees threatened by unemployment and� employees from small- or medium-sized enterprises (SME).

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Volume of the State NRW-EU-Fund for Dortmund 1990 – 2004

0,7

4,4

11,613,9

13,7

17,3

14,5

57,2 7,4

10,112,7

29,8

26,3

6,8

0

10

20

30

40

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Mio. €

Total: 181,4 Mio. €

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Conclusion of the State NRW-ESF-Promotion in its last program phase from 2000 to 2004

Data

� 41,7 Mio. € State NRW-ESF-Grant Volume� 720 measures� 12.050 participants, these include:

� 3.550 unemployed persons� 1.150 employees threatened by unemployment from

19 staff-reducing companies� 7.350 employees from 420 small- or medium-sized companies

Focuses

� Branch oriented qualification for the new leading branches (Logistics, IT, MEMS)� Advice and qualification for operational modernisation in medium-sized business� Improvement of cooperation and networking� Employment and Qualification for special target groups of the employment market

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Modified regional structures concerning the State Policies for Employment, Structure and Technology

� Modified Organisation:Instead of three Regional Offices in Dortmund, Kreis Unna and Hamm with their different ESF-employment market conferences: henceforth one Regional Angency with one Steering Commitee and Regional WorkingGroups, residing in the Economic and Employment Promotion Dortmund

� Increased area-cut:Instead of 30 ESF-Employment Market Regions henceforth 16 structural political regions; (IHK-district oriented) Dortmund is part of the Region Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet - Dortmund, Kreis Unna, Hamm

� Modification of topics:Instead of Employment Market Policyin the future: employment, structural and technological policy

� Modification of promotion:Instead of medium contingents „Quality Competition“ of the regions with increased co-financing

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Conversion Structure of the Region Dortmund, Kreis Unna, Hamm

Steering Committee of the Regional Agency Steering Committee of the Regional Agency

Coordination Circle of the Regional EconomicPromoters

Coordination Circle of the Regional EconomicPromoters

Working groupsWorking groups

Dortmund

Kreis Unna

Hamm

Regional AgencyWestfälisches Ruhrgebiet

Institution: Economicand Employment

Promotion Dortmund

NEWFURTHER ON

Regional ConferenceDortmund,

Kreis Unna, Hamm

Regional ConferenceDortmund,

Kreis Unna, Hamm

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Members of the Steering Committee for the Region Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet

Institution Contact person

Employment Office Dortmund Herr Direktor Werner SchickentanzEmployment Office Hamm Herr Direktor Bernd FarwickWorking Group of Free Welfare Associations Kreis Unna Herr Geschäftsführer Peter SylvesterGerman Federation of Trade Unions Östliches Ruhrgebiet Herr Vorsitzender Eberhard WeberAssociation of the Prostentan Parishs Unna Frau Superintendentin Annette Muhr-NelsonChamber of Crafts Dortmund Herr Hans-Jürgen IsselmannChamber of Industry and Commerce Dortmund Herr Hauptgeschäftsführer Reinhard SchulzDisctrict of Unna Herr Landrat Michael MakiollaCity of Dortmund Herr Oberbürgermeister Dr. Gerhard LangemeyerCity of Hamm Herr Oberbürgermeister Thomas Hunsteger-PetermannUniversity of Dortmund Herr Prof. Dr. Eberhard BeckerBusiness Associations Hamm Herr Geschäftsführer Dr. Volker VerchCity of Dortmund, Economic and Employment Promotion Dortmund Herr Geschäftsführer Udo MagerAssociation for Economic Promotion for the district of Unna Herr Geschäftsführer Dr. Michael DannebomAssociation for Economic Promotion Hamm / Regional Office for Women and Business Frau Karin KaplanAssociation for Economic Promotion Hamm Herr Geschäftsführer Eberhard Wiedenmann

As Guests:Regional Governance ArnsbergMinistry for Economy and Employment of the State NRW

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Regional Working Groups and their members

� Job Centre� Experts� Trade Unions� Chambers� Business Networks� Business

Associations� Social

Associations, Churches

� Economy promoters

Development of Competence and Cluster

Modern medium-sizedBusinesses/Setting up Business

Qualification/Employability

Youth employment aid/ Youth unemployment

Benches Function

Professional advice concerning projects

Support and attendance of the intended conversion

Participation in the elaborationand advancement of regional strategies

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� Agentur für Arbeit Hamm� Regionalstelle Frau und Wirtschaft� Universität Dortmund� SRH Fachhochschule Hamm i.Gr.� HAMTEC GmbH� Life Technologies Ruhr e.V.� Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Östliches Ruhrgebiet� Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Dortmund� Handwerkskammer Dortmund� AWO – Unterbezirk Dortmund� Caritasverband für den Kreis Unna e.V.� Du Pont de Nemours (Deutschland) GmbH� IVAM – Fachverband für Mikrotechnik� Networker Westfalen e. V. (mybird.de)� Allgemeiner Unternehmensverband für Dortmund und

Umgebung e.V.� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Hamm mbH� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft für den Kreis Unna mbH� Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung Dortmund

Institutions

Regional Working Group Development of Competence and Cluster and its members

Development of Competence and Cluster

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� Agentur für Arbeit Dortmund� Zentrum zur beruflichen Förderung von Frauen ZeFF –

Lünen, Werne� Zeitbüro NRW, Dortmund� Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund – Östliches Ruhrgebiet� Ver.di� Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Dortmund� Handwerkskammer Dortmund� Arbeiterwohlfahrt Unterbezirk Unna� Diakonisches Werk der Vereinigten Kirchenkreise Dortmund

und Lünen� Kreishandwerkerschaft Hellweg� Kreishandwerkerschaft Hamm� Forum Frau und Wirtschaft� Einzelhandelsverband Westfalen-Mitte e.V.� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Hamm mbH� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft für den Kreis Unna mbH� Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung Dortmund

Institutions

Regional Working Group Modern medium-sized Businesses / New Autonomy and its members

Modern medium-sizedBusinesses/Setting up Business

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Regional Working Group Qualification / Employability and its members

� Agentur für Arbeit Hamm� Agentur für Arbeit Dortmund� Stiftung Weiterbildung Kreis Unna� Landesinstitut Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund� SRH Fachhochschule Hamm i. Gr.� Kommunalstelle Frau & Beruf� Dortmunder Weiterbildungsforum e. V.� Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Östliches Ruhrgebiet� IG Metall� Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Dortmund� Handwerkskammer Dortmund� Diakonisches Werk Unna� Arbeiterwohlfahrt Hamm/Ahlen� Kreishandwerkerschaft Dortmund und Lünen� Weiterbildungsberatung Hamm� Unternehmensverband Westfalen-Mitte e. V.� Unternehmensverband der Metallindustrie für Dortmund und

Umgebung e. V.� Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung Dortmund� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Hamm

Institutions

Qualification/Employability

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� Agentur für Arbeit Hamm� Agentur für Arbeit Dortmund/JobCenter ARGE� ARGE Kreis Unna� Stadt Dortmund – Jugendamt – Jugendberufshilfe� Regionalstelle Frau und Wirtschaft� Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Hamm mbH –

Kommunales JobCenter Hamm� Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Östliches Ruhrgebiet� Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Dortmund� Handwerkskammer Dortmund� Jugendgemeinschaftswerk Kirchenkreis Hamm� Caritasverband Dortmund e. V.� Interessengemeinschaft sozialgewerblicher

Beschäftigungsinitiativen e. V. � Kolping Bildungswerk Hamm� Einzelhandelsverband Westfalen Mitte e. V.� Kreishandwerkerschaft Dortmund und Lünen� Berufskollegs� Trägernetzwerk aus dem Kreis Unna� Arbeitsgemeinschaft der freien Wohlfahrtsverbände für den

Kreis Unna

Institutions

Youth Employment Aid/Youth Unemployment

Regional Working Group Youth Employment Aid / Youth Unemploymentand its members

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Tasks of the Regional Agency Westfälisches Ruhrgebiet

� The Regional Agency represents the operational unit for the implementation of the State Policies for Employment, Structure and Technology within theregion. It is connecting the regional network and the MWA and also locally supports the integration of the employment, structural and technological policy.

� The exercises of the Regional Agency in detail:

� Information and advice

� Development of concepts

� Support of project developments

� Coordination

� Benchmarking

� Controlling

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Topical emphasis of the NRW employment policy 1/2

� New Employment NRW – encouraging employabilityOperational fields: Work Organization, Health on the job, Compentence development of employees

� Advice on potential / alliance projects and work schedule advice� Innovation, professional development� Regions encouraging women� Demographic alteration

� Youth and professional training

� Educational consensus NRW� Transition school/job

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Topical emphasis of the NRW employment policy 2/2

� Employment policy for target groups

� JobPlus additional qualification regarding employment affairs (exemplary project of the community of interest for social-commercial employment initiatives „Kompass“)

� Integrated projects additional qualification regarding employment affairs for projects assisting the reprocessing of industrial waste land as e.g. activities on the Phoenix area

� NRW-initiative for elderly longterm unemployed personsspecial projects regarding qualification and employment for elderly longterm unemployed persons (55 years and older)

� Innovative project models for people threatened by social exclusionQualification projects for especially disadvantaged target groups, e.g toleratedadolescent asylum seekers

� Integration handicapped personsEmployment market projects for handicapped persons

� Centres for unemployed persons and helpdesks for unemployed persons (Centre for Unemployed Persons Dortmund, Centre for Women Huckarde)Continuation of these helpdesks announced until end of 2007

� Project developerspermanent team-members within the Welfare Associations