Mehmet Emin ÖZSANRepublic of Turkey Ministry of DevelopmentGeneral Directorate for Regional Development and Structural Adjustment

10 September 2013

The Use of Statistics in Local and Regional Policies

Regional Development in Turkey Major Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics Areas Regional Statistics Used

– Province Coordination and Monitoring System (İKİS)– Development Agencies Management System (KAYS)– Socio-Economic Development Index (SEDI)– Regional Plans, Programs and Other Studies

Outline

Regional development policies; A structural and fundamental field Highly connected to national development Competitiveness and equity matter Local dynamics and internal potential promoted

Regional Development in Turkey

Regional Development Governance

Structure of Development Agencies

Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) (www.turkstat.gov.tr)Regional GVA, Population & Migration, Demography, Employment and Labor force, Foreign Trade, Education & Health, Culture and Tourism, Environment, Business Stats, Transportation etc.

Ministry of Development (www.dpt.gov.tr/ing)

Provincial Investment Allocations, Provincial and Regional Indexes, Statistics on Development Agencies

Ministry of Finance (www.maliye.gov.tr)

Provincial Tax Revenues, Budget Allocations & Expenditures, Fiscal Reports Ministry of Economy (www.economy.gov.tr)

Regional Investment Incentive Statistics, FDIs, Exports and Imports

Main Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics

Development Agencies Regional Plans & Programs, Project Support Statistics, Investment Support Statistics

Turkish Patent Institute (http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/portal/default_en.jsp)

Statistics on Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs and Geographical Signs

Ministry of Health (www.saglik.gov.tr/)

Statistics on hospital beds, number of doctors, dentists, pharmacists, pharmacy, etc.

Ministry of Education (www.meb.gov.tr/)

Schooling rates in primary, secondary, tertiary education, illiteracy rate, etc.

Main Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics

• Provincial and Regional GDP for 2002-2012 periodo Data is available for 1987-2001 period.

• Regional Input-Output (I-O) Tableso National I-O table is only available for 2002o Izmir Development Agency prepared Izmir I-O Table in

2012.

• Commuting Flows Among Regions o No commuting flows is available for employment market.

Regional Statistics Need to be Produced

Areas Regional Statistics Used Province Coordination and Monitoring System (İKİS)

Needs;

- Updated, sustainable, standard and reliable local information source,- Effective communication platform between local and central government- Institutional capacity at local level (planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation)

Purpose;

- To generate a common information and communication platform to support; Coordination and monitoring processes in provinces, Central –local communication Participation of the local stakeholders in planning process.

- Sectoral and investment project information are accessible for 81 provinces

Development Agencies Management System (KAYS)

Areas Regional Statistics Used

Consists of 9 modules covering all transactions of DAs;

Working Program, Budget, Accounting

Planning and Programming

Performance Management

Shareholder Database

Project-Activity Support Management

Human Resource Management

Archives and Document Management

Investment Support Office

Audit

Socio-Economic Development Index (SEDI)

Areas Regional Statistics Used

Aim;

Ranking provinces and NUTS II Regions w.r.t. their socio-economic development level

Determination of provincial groups according to their development level

Methodology;

Principal Component Analysis, creating an index from many different indicators

61 indicators (demography, education, health, employment, competitiveness, finance, accessibility and other life quality indicators) have been used for 2011 SEDI Index

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REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR INVESTMENT INCENTIVES AFTER 2012

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Development Plans

Sectoral & Thematic Plans

National Strategy for Regional Development

Regional Plans & Programs

Development Agency Work

Program

Project Supports

Works of Other Related

Institutions

Other Projects and Activities

Regional Plans, Programs and Other Studies

Logistics Report of Çukurova Region

Sustainable Development Report for Adana Province

Poverty Report for Hatay Province

Report on Syria East Marmora Renewable

Energy Report

Regional Strategies and Reports

*OKA 2009; ANKARAKA, KUZKA 2011 verileridir

CONTACT INFORMATION

MEHMET EMIN OZSAN

Tel : +90 312 294 66 13e-mail : meozsan@kalkinma.gov.tr