1. The Oxfordshire High-tech Economy in an International Context Prof. James Simmie Headington Hill Hall 8 3 06

3. Comparator regions for the South East: knowledge economy characteristics 2001 EmploymentEmploymentEmploymentEmployment R&D expenditure Patent Higher in ITCin bio-techin instrument. in h-t services government b usinessregistrationseducation Comparator regions Bayern, Germany76.8119.8250.965.463.995.8125.673.7 Hamburg, Germany48.0142.688.768.8139.182.156.6122.7 Hartford, US44.547.2117.280.713.2170.7142.8119.5 Kanagawa, Japan228.475.9113.073.48.8135.027.542.3 Los Angeles, US66.253.5109.365.9154.5195.092.0157.7 Ontario, Canada37.769.545.793.662.378.150.4103.4 Raleigh-Durham, US93.5193.6128.2149.646.382.3278.5172.0 South East, UK133.6142.6126.4133.3142.480.649.355.3 West-Nederland19.698.531.193.381.946.434.084.9 Zuid-Nederland200.1164.351.457.182.046.5112.8103.9 Source:Huggins, R. (2001) Global Index of regional Knowledge Economies: Benchmarking South East England, Guildford, SEEDA.

4. Proportion of employees in high tech sectors in top 10 NUTS 2 regions 2000 NUTS 2 Region % of all employees in high-tech N umbers of employees in high-tech Stuttgart24.7457,600 Karlsruhe22.0266,400 Braunshweig20.2141,500 Tubingen20.0167,700 Mittlefranken18.6147,800 Berks, Bucks & Oxon18.3212,300 Unterfranken17.8107,900 Oberbayern17.8361,000 Darmstadt17.6304,600 Piemonte17.6309,500 EU 15 average11.1 Note: OECD wide definition of high-tech includes NACE categories 24,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 manufacturing 64, 72, 73 services Source:Eurostat, Community labour Force Survey

5. Rate of employment growth in high-tech sectors top 10 English counties 1991-2000 County Absolute growth in high-tech employees % growth in high-tech employees Oxfordshire141.0 17,450 Berkshire105.5 37,400 Cleveland94.0 4,300 South Yorkshire78.9 8,350 Nottinghamshire56.7 8,000 Wiltshire55.3 7,950 Lancashire52.9 14,300 Cambridgeshire52.7 9,650 Buckinghamshire51.5 10,550 Surrey49.7 16,700 All English counties274,85028.5 Note:High-tech defined according to Butchart (1987) Source:ONS, 2000 Annual Business Inquiry and 1991 Annual Employment Survey

7. Numbers of companies and employees in high-tech by sector 2001 SectorCompaniesEmployees Manufacturing Publishing specialsit electronic*993 Biotech, pharmaceuticals, & medical dignostics733,257 Computer equipment231,825 Electrical equipment14657 Electronic and telecoms equipment461,550 Instruments, medical & optical equipment1145,040 Automotive engineering design*10806 Motorsport*141,697 Aerospace & related services12840 Other manufacturing701,498 Services Telecoms services302,335 Software, web, internet & other computer services6357,899 Other R&D activities445,907 Technical consultancy & technical testing*3173,257 Other services & support services835 Totals Butchart + additional sectors1,41936,696 Totals Butchart + minor parts of sectors1,06930,843 Note:* These sectors are included in addition to the Butchart (1987) definition of high-tech. Source:OEO Database

8. Location Quotients for High and Medium Technology Sectors in Oxfordshire 2000 Description of sectorLocation quotient for Oxfordshire Publishing & related activities3.99 Manufacture of other plastics1.82 Manufacture of computer & office equipment2.80 Manufacture of electrical machinery & equipment1.50 Manufacture of precision instruments, medical & optical equipment1.82 Manufacture of motor vehicles, parts & accessories1.54 Computer & related activities1.29 Research & development10.26 Architectural & engineering, technical consultancy & technical testing & analysis1.64 Source:Oxfordshire Economic Observatory Database

9. High-technology engineering Oxfordshire Motorsport Industry Forum New Media Oxfordshire Media Network Oxford Internet Communications Consortium Oxfordshire Information technology Enterprise Network (OxIt) Bio-medical Oxfordshire Biolink Networks