Source: North Tyneside Council (2005) Pathways to Prosperity: North - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Source: North Tyneside Council (2005) Pathways to Prosperity: North Tyneside’s Economic Regeneration Strategy 2006-2020, North Tyneside Council: Wallsend.

Data, information and knowledge

Source: Burton-Jones, T. (1999) Knowledge Capitalism: Business, Work and Learning in the New Economy, Oxford University Press: Oxford.

Knowledge-driven economic development

• Local knowledge economies

Source: Local Futures (2003: 13) Regional Employment and Skils in the Knowledge Economy, Local Futures: London.

Knowledge sector count by region, 2000

Source: Hepworth, M. and Spencer, G. (2003) A Regional Perspective

• n the Knowledge Economy in Great Britain, Report for the

Department of Trade and Industry, Local Futures Group: London.

Total expenditure on R&D per capita, 2002

Tot al R&D per capit a by Region in 2002 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 East ern S out h East Sout h West East Midlands Nort h West and Merseyside London S cot land West Midlands Y

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and t he Humber Nort hern Ireland Wales Nort h East

Source: DTI (2005) Regional Innovation Patterns: Summary Note, DTI: London.

Branch plant economy

Source: Pike, A., Rodríguez-Pose, A. and Tomaney, J. (2006) Local and Regional Development, Routledge: London.

Widely dispersed Responsive to the pull

• f labour, markets and

materials Day to day operations Large cities, regional capitals Close to sources of white collar labour, communications and information Coordination World’s major cities: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Beijing Close to capital markets, government and media Strategy Locations Locational Requirements Functional Level

Occupational structure by area (%), 2001

Source: Census (2001) from ONS Neighbourhood Statistics.

22441498 1032968 83698 All people aged 16-74 in employment 11.8 13.6 11.7 Elementary occupations 8.4 10.7 8.7 Process; plant and machine operatives 7.7 9.5 9.6 Sales and customer service occupations 6.9 7.6 7.4 Personal service occupations 11.6 12.3 11.3 Skilled trades occupations 13.4 12.8 15.2 Administrative and secretarial occupations 13.8 12.5 13.9 Associate professional and technical

• ccupations

11.2 9.6 10.2 Professional occupations 15.3 11.5 12.1 Managers and senior officials England North East North Tyneside Occupation

Source: North Tyneside Council (2005) Pathways to Prosperity: North Tyneside’s Economic Regeneration Strategy 2006-2020, North Tyneside Council: Wallsend.

People aged 16-74 by inactive group and area, 2001

3.1 3.4 2.9 Other 5.3 9.0 7.6 Permanently sick / disabled 6.5 6.6 5.7 Looking after home / family 4.7 4.7 3.3 Student 13.5 15.0 15.9 Retired 35532091 1831354 138972 All people aged 16-74 England North East North Tyneside

Source: Census (2001) from ONS Neighbourhood Statistics.

Source: ONE North East (2006) Leading the Way: Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016, ONE North East: Newcastle Upon Tyne.