Regional distribution of human resources in science and technology

European Commission Eurostat

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Science and technology
Labour market - free movement of workers
Target audience: Specialised/Technical

Informations

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• Langue: English

Extrait

Statistics

in focus

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

107/2007

Author

Tomas MERI

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38.1% of people in the region

Oslo og Akershus

were tertiary

educated ....................................... 1

Some European regions combine

a high concentration of tertiary

students with a large stock of

human resources in science and

technology in terms of education

....................................................... 2

The gender distribution of human

resources

in

science

and

technology in terms of education

is widely dispersed among the

German regions ........................... 3

Polish regions had the largest

shares of human resources

in

S&T in terms of education aged

25-34 ............................................. 4

More human resources in S&T in

terms of education are employed

in northern Europe and in the

north of Spain .............................. 4

In Île de France, more than 1.6

million human resources

in S&T

in

terms

of

education

are

employed in services .................. 6

Regional dist ribut ion of hum an

resourc es in sc ienc e and

t ec hnology

From graduation to employment

Developing a favourable and dynamic regional economy through the cohesion

and convergence of the European regions is a major objective of the

European Union. More growth and jobs for all regions and cities of the EU is

one of the main focuses of the new regional policy between 2007 and 2013.

Measurements of inflows and stocks of human resources in science and

technology are often considered good indicators of the growth of the

knowledge-based economy. However, pools of highly skilled persons are not

equally distributed across regions, concentration in capital regions is clearly

apparent and there are differences in and between countries.

38.1% of people in the region Oslo og Akershus

were tertiary educated

Human resources in science and technology in terms of education (HRSTE)

are persons having successfully completed third level education. The

representativeness of HRSTE in Europe varies widely from one region to

another. In Figure 1, the highest proportion of HRSTE among the regional

population is found in Oslo og Akershus (NO), with 38.1%. Inner London (UK)

and País Vasco (ES) followed, with an HRSTE share of 35.5% and 35.1%

respectively. Among the 20 leading regions in terms of HRSTE, some

countries are more represented than others: five were located in the United

Kingdom, four in Belgium and three in Spain.



Manuscript completed on: 29.08.2007

Data extracted on: 01.04.2007

ISSN 1977-0316

Catalogue number: KS-SF-07-107-EN-N

© European Communities, 2007

Exceptions to the reference year: LU, IS and CH 2005.

BG not available due to change of NUTS codes.

For HRST, NUTS and population definitions see methodological notes on page 7.

Source: Eurostat HRST database

Figure 1: Top 20 leading regions (NUTS level 2) regarding human

resources in S&T in terms of education (HRSTE) as a

percentage of the regional population aged 15-74 years and

in thousands, in the EU and selected countries, 2006

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