What is Competitiveness:
WEF: Institutes system, policy, factors which
productivity v / e country by.
Productivity determines:
- Prosperity level that a country can earn
- Standard of living that it can offer its citizens
- ‘Return on Investment’; This is the driver for more economichse productivity and growth
Definities van Competitiveness
- Productivity which countries their human, financial and natural resources; Michael Porter
- Set van Institutions, policy, factors that determine the level of productivity; World Economic Forum
- Creating / maintaining an environment that value addition for businesses and welfare for the population ensures; IMD
12 Pilaren van Competitiveness
Factor-driven Economies: basic requirements
- Institutions
- Infrastructure
- Macroeconomic environment
- Health and primary education
Efficiency-driven Economies: Efficiency enhancers
- Higher education and training
- Goods market efficiency
- labor market efficiency
- Financial market development
- Technological development
- Technological readiness
- Market size
Innovation-driven Economies; Innovation and Sophistication factors
- Business sophistication
- Innovation
Belang van Competitiveness Enhancement
- Encourage companies to concurende high quality products to deliver
- To attract investment
- A larger share of the world economy to get
- More prosperity and welfare to generate
- Higher standard of living for all citizens to offer