3. Requirement Which critical sectors, if any, will grow in Europe the most and at what rate over the next three years? What European cities are likely competitors of Amsterdam? What are their advantages and disadvantages per critical sector? 3
4. Key Findings 4 What critical sector will grow the most over the next three years?
13. Union Perception Misperceptions Hindrance to business Refuted by World Bank, WEF In decline Density in public sector 13 Federation of Managerial and Professional Staff Unions. Netherlands
Employment in the Business and Financial is likely to experience the most growth through the year 2015 with a cumulative total of 50.4%. Life Sciences and IT also are likely to experience positive growth with totals of 34.9% and 31.8%, respectively. The Creative and Aerospace/Engineering sectors are likely to experience negative growth with totals of -17.1% and -54.3%.
Overall Competitiveness differs from individual sector analysis in that Access to Markets is the most heavily weighted category as opposed to Talent and Cluster Rankings. Cluster Rankings are only applied to individual sectors. London is the most competitive city with top scores in all categories. Paris is second place followed by the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, Brussels, Birmingham, and then Amsterdam in seventh place. Amsterdam does not hold major competitive advantages over higher ranked cities except in Business Climate and Languages. However, Amsterdam does hold advantages over lesser ranked cities significantly in the areas of Connectivity, Ease of Travel, Languages, and Access to Markets.