2. Regional Competitiveness Committees
(RCCs)
o Create regional / local competitiveness councils composed of
public and private sectors
o Build template of indicators so regions can track their
competitiveness for comparison with national and international
regions
o Involve universities in data-collection and analysis
o Build pipeline for technical training and capacity-building
3. COUNTRIES WITH COMPETITIVENESS COUNCILS/COMMITTEES
We are not alone
Australia Korea
Argentina Mexico
Bahrain New Zealand
Brazil Panama
Canada Philippines
Chile Russia
Colombia Saudi Arabia
Croatia Singapore
Dominican Republic Sweden
Egypt United Kingdom
India United Arab Emirates
Ireland United States
Japan
4. STATUS : 11 RCCs already set up as of August 2012
Reg. 4 A
Reg. 3 Region
CALABAR 4B
Central
Luzon MIMARO
Pampanga PA
CAR Reg. 5
(Baguio) Bicol
Reg. 12 Reg. 6
Soccksarge
n NCC Western
Visayas
Iloilo, Bacolo
Gen. San d
Reg. 11
Reg. 7
Southern
C. Visayas
Mindanao
Cebu
Davao Reg. 8
Reg. 10
E.
Northern Visayas
Mindanao Region 9 Tacloban
CDO Zamboanga
5. Sample - Regional Competitiveness Committee Structure
P
R Chairperson Co-Chairperson
O • DTI Director • Private Sector
P DTI shall act as the
Secretariat to the Committee
O
S Membership
A
• AROs
L
• Academe
• Private Sector
* Executive Director/Project Director, overseer
6. Bicol Competitiveness Committee (BCC)
Sample Template
Created on August 26, 2011 (RDC No. 25)
Tasked to improve competitiveness in the public and
private sectors in the region.
Aims to
- improve competitiveness of the LGUs
- ensure complementation of productivity and
competitiveness
programs of the government and private sectors.
7. Bicol Competitiveness Committee
Functions:
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8. Proposed Organizational Set-up / Activities
Regional Development Council/Business
Chambers
Regional Competitiveness Committee
( 50%Public and 50% Private sector reps and academe)
Executive Director/Project Director
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Data Collection
on •Annual Enterprise Capability
Competitiveness survey Building and
•Customer Satisfaction
Indicators Training
Survey
• Field M & E
• BPLS Baseline Data
Validation
9. MONITORING & EVALUATION
1) Annual Enterprise Surveys
Large-scale public opinion surveys conducted through face-to-face interviews
Run among businessmen in Metro Manila and selected cities where there is
a high concentration of business activity such as NCR (350 respondents),
CALABA (75), Cebu (100), CDO/Iligan (75), Davao (100), Iloilo (100), Angeles
(100) for a total of 900.
A series of FGDs conducted in these areas, in April –May in order to finalize
survey agenda, sampling methodology and draft questions.
Actual survey period should start in May (June at the latest) in time for the
September 14 Integrity Summit presentation.
10. MONITORING & EVALUATION
• Customer Satisfaction Feedback Surveys
Quick-response, self-administered surveys covering one specific topic at a
time. First survey covered BPLS and was conducted from Jan 10 – Feb 10.
• Field Monitoring & Evaluation
In-depth field monitoring of specific Local Government Units engaged in the
Business Permits and Licensing System project (BPLS). The visits will review
and validate processes and forms being used as well as conduct interviews
with LGU officials in charge of the process and with businessmen who have
used the process. Twenty field visits will be conducted over the course of the
year.
• Baseline Data Collection
Collection of basic data before and after programs are conducted in order to
measure progress over time
11. CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING
Customer Service Excellence for the LGUs/ BPLOs (c/o CIC)
Aims to enhance LGUs/BPLO’s technical knowledge, professional
attitude, and customer-orientation
Local Investment Promotion (c/o BOI)
Appreciation seminar for local executives, line-agencies and private
sector organization representatives on their roles in investment
promotion. It highlights the different investment promotion tools
and strategies that can be used by the different localities to
promote their area as an investment destination
Urban Planning
With populations growing and resources limited, it is important for
LGUs and regions to properly undertake urban planning for optimal
resource management
12. PROPOSED INDICATORS
Assessing Local Economic Development/ Competitiveness
Broad Indicators I: Dynamism of local economy
II: Responsiveness of LGU to business needs
III: Infrastructure & Risk Assessment
IV: Quality of life
V: Cost of doing business
VI: Human resources and training
RDC - University Partner ( data collection)
13. PROPOSED INDICATORS
I. Dynamism to Local Economy
1. Total Population
2. Total Income
3. Per capita income
4. Gross National income
5. Regional GDP
6. Regional GDP per capita
7. Regional GDP Growth Rate
8. Per capita Internal Revenue Allotment
14. PROPOSED INDICATORS
II. Government Responsiveness to Business Environment
(First 3 sets are Doing Business Subnational Indicators)
1. Starting a Business
a) Number of procedures to legally start and operate a company
(number of procedures to apply for a new business permit)
b) Length of time to apply for a new business permit
c) Cost of applying for a new business permit (in terms % of Income
per capita)
d) Paid-in minimum capital (% of Income per capita)
e) Number of jobs created
15. PROPOSED INDICATORS
2. Dealing with Construction Permits
• Number of procedures to build a warehouse
• Length of time to complete the procedure of building a warehouse
• Cost required to build a warehouse (% of Income per capita).
3. Registering Property
• Number of procedures to legally transfer title on real property
• Length of time to complete the procedure of legally transferring title on
real property
• Cost required to legally transfer title on real property (% of property
value):
4. Business Renewal
• Number of procedures to renew business permits
• Length of time to renew business permits (days)
• Cost of applying for a new business permit (in terms % of Income per
capita)
16. PROPOSED INDICATORS
5. Number of business established due to business streamlined processes
6. Number of businesses who renewed or did not renew
7. Number of PEZA-approved facilities (i.e., buildings, leasable area, etc.)
8. Length of time to secure utility connection (days)
9. Total time spent on administrative matters (i.e., tax and other
payments), days per year
10. Availability of investment incentives, local investment code
11. Number and amount of investments
12. Presence of Local Investment Promotion Office
13. Presence of Business One-Stop Shop
14. Number of local ordinances that are contrary to nationallaws
15. Travel advisories, presence of travel warnings from other countries
17. PROPOSED INDICATORS
III. Infrastructure
• Availability of 24 hr electricity
• Availability of 24 hr water service
• Quality of road network
• Number of telephone service providers
• Number of internet providers
• Quality of internet connections
• Total number of cars for hire
18. PROPOSED INDICATORS
IV. Cost of Doing Business and Risk Assessment
1. Electricity cost (P/kwh)
2. Water rate (P/cu.m.)
3. Fuel cost (premium, P/liter)
4. Minimum wage (per day)
5. Proxy indicators (number of Jollibee or McDonald’s stores)
6. Commercial space rental/lease rate, central business district (P/sqm/month)
7. Commercial lot value (P/sqm)
8. Presence of a comprehensive land use plans of the city or zoning plan, with
updated data and presence of agency/authority who shall enforce it
9. Government inventory of land use
10. Industrial space rental / lease (P/sqm/month)
11. Industrial lot value (P/sqm)
12. Travel time to airport
19. PROPOSED INDICATORS
IV. Cost of Doing Business and Risk Assessment
13. Number of seaports and airports
14. Travel time, access to nearest international airport
15. Travel time to seaport
16. Travel time to nearest international seaport
17. Frequency of flights per day
18. Vulnerability to natural disasters
19. No. of Signal No. 3 typhoons, last 3 years
20. No. of earthquakes, last 3 years
21. Flood prone areas
22. Number of disasters
23. Presence of organized disaster management groups
24. Risk and security indicators
20. PROPOSED INDICATORS
V. Quality of Life
1. Police to population ratio
2. Monthly crime rate
3. Election-related violent crimes
4. Doctor to population ratio
5. Number of hospitals
6. Number of hospital beds
7. Number of tuberculosis cases
8. Number of pneumonia cases
9. Number of high schools
10. Number of colleges/universities
11. Number of commercial banks
12. Number of historical, tourism sites
13. Number of hotel rooms (4-star, 5-star)
14. Number of daily domestic flights, by destination
15. Number of daily international flights
16. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality rate
17. Neo-natal morbidity and mortality rate
21. PROPOSED INDICATORS
VI. Human Resources
1. Total number of high school and college students
2. Number of high school graduates per year
3. Number of college, university graduates per year
4. Number of graduates who earn Licenses, Certification
5. Number of passers in licensure exams / profession/city
6. Number of passers for National Achievement Test (NAT)
7. Percentage of population with college degrees
8. Number of technical-vocational schools
9. Number of graduate schools
10. Total number of employees
11. Unemployment rate]
12. Percentage of Professionals, By Region
13. Number of working age population (ages 15-29)
14. Number of institutions that certify quality assurance
15. Number of Centers of Excellence (COEs) in the locality
16. Number of industries that require continuing education
22. RCC Dialogue
Convened 10 RCCs on June 25-26, 2012, Quest Hotel, Cebu City
64 participants from Regions 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12, (RDC
chair, co-chair, sectoral committee chairs, business chambers heads,
academe presidents, DTI, NEDA, DILG and other relevant government
agencies Regional Directors, development partners included USAID,
INVEST, GIZ, LGSP-LED)
Discussion/brainstorming/agreements:
- RCC organizational structure, functions and membership composition;
- Proposed framework for data gathering of Competitiveness
Indicators;
- Possible areas of partnership among NCC, RCC and development
funders.
23. Moving forward activities/assignments:
1. Framework on competitiveness indicators c/o Ms. Ofie Templo of
INVEST
2. list of RCC members (50% from public and 50% private sectors
and academe) chair, co-chair, Exec. Director/Project Director
3. RDC Resolution papers or equivalent documents for the
creation/adoption of RCC
4. RCC Work Plan for 2012-2013
Next RCC Dialogue, September 24-25, 2012
