INDICATORS OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY CO-OPERATION
Attachment 9: Indicators Of Regional Impact
Definition: University-Industry collaborations can have an impact on and contribute to the strategic ambitions and development of the region in which they operate, and other regions.The nature of impact will depend on the aims, objectives and design of the project, and the social, economic and physical environment in which they operate.Impact is defined, in strict terms, as changes and effects that would not occur in the absence of the project/case being delivered – this is called the ‘net impact’.However, the ‘gross impact’ of changes taking place is also worth recording – as are direct outputs from a project - as the net impact of aproject/case cannot easily be isolated (n.b. even direct outputs, such as people being trained, may have occurred without the project/case).Both positive and negative impacts should be recorded, as should both quantifiable measures and more qualitative experiences, opinions etc.
To qualify for Phase 1 a project/case must involve a beneficial impact in one or more of the indicator categories 5.1. to 5.7. below.
9.1. Economic
Profit – GVA has increased in the sector or local area in a period since the project start
- % change in GVA (gross value added) in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % GVA change in participating firms/economy minus the average % GVA change for the region (net impact)
Wealth – employment/incomes have increased in the sector or local area in a period since the project start
- % change in output/GDP in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % output/turnover change in participating firms/economy minus the average % output/GDP change for the region (net impact)
Tax revenues – national/local corporation and income tax revenues have increased in the sector or local area in a period since the project start
- assumed to be proportionate to growth in enterprise and employment
9.2. Enterprise
New enterprise formation:
- no. of new firm start-ups/registrations in the project area / sector
- new firm start ups as % of stock in the project area / sector (gross impact)
- % new start ups of project area/sector stocks minus regional average % (net impact)
New enterprise survival:
- % of new firm formations in project area / sector surviving after 12 months and 3 years (gross impact)
- % new firm survival rates in project area / sector minus regional average % rates (net impact)
Enterprise value:
- market capital value of enterprise(s) in the project area / sector
- enterprise % market capital growth in project area / sector (gross impact)
- enterprise % market capital growth minus regional % growth in quoted values
9.3. Employment
Employment growth:
- no. of new jobs created or sustained in the project area / sector
- % change in employment in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % employment change in project area / sector minus regional average % change (net impact)
Higher level employment:
- no. of new jobs created in Professional/Technical occupations in project area / sector
- % change in Professional/Technical employment in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % Professional/Technical employment change in project area / sector minus regional average % change (net impact)
9.4. Knowledge
Research expertise:
- no. or research/innovation centres of excellence created or sustained in the project area / sector.
- no. of research and teaching professionals recruited in project area / sector
- no. and % of businesses engaged with academic/research centres I project area / sector.
Educational attainment:
- % increase in project area / sector workforce with Level 3 and Level 4+ qualifications (gross impact)
- % change in workforce Level 3 and Level 4+ qualification minus regional average % change rates (net impact)
- % change in diploma/graduate (Levels 3 and 4) outturn from educational institutions in the project area / sector (gross impact)
- % change in diploma/graduate outturn minus regional average % change
9.5. Competitiveness
Gross Value Added:
- GVA per head and per hour in the project area / sector compared with regional or sector average rate
Investment:
- business investment as a % of GVA in the project area / sector compared with regional or sector average rate
Skills:
- proportion of project area / sector workforce receiving training in the last 4 weeks compared with regional or sector average rate
Enterprise:
- business start-ups per 10,000 population/employment in the project area/sector compared with regional or sector average rate
Competition:
- exports as a % of business GVA (or turnover) in project area / sector compared with regional or sector average rate
9.6. Regional policy
Contribution to EU regional policy objectives after 2006 (Commission proposal):
Objective 1 – Convergence and Competitiveness:
- how the project contributes to modernisation of the productive base
- how the project contributes to improving infrastructure
- how the project contributes to workforce HR / social integration
- how the project contributes to rural development
- how the project contributes to institutional modernisation
Objective 2: Regional Competitiveness and Employment:
- how the project contributes to regional innovation systems and accessibility
- how the project contributes to local employment and social integration
Objective 3: Co-operation Between Regions:
- how the project contributes to access to international networks and markets
- how the project contributes to regional accessibility to knowledge
9.7. Regional innovation
Business:
- business investment in R&D as a % share of GDP in project area / sector
- % change in business R&D investment share in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % change in business R&D investment share minus regional average % change (net impact)
- R&D jobs as a % of total employment in project area / sector
- % change in R&D jobs in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % change in R&D jobs minus regional average % change (net impact)
- no. of intellectual property patent applications in project area / sector
- % change in IP patent applications in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % change in IP patent applications minus regional average % change (net impact)
Academic/research:
- no. and value of research awards and contracts in project area / sector
- % change in research awards and contracts in project area / sector (gross impact)
- % change in research awards and contracts minus regional average % change
- no. of intellectual property patent applications per (e.g. million Euro) research award and contract funding (gross impact)
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