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Anders Hedetoft from CRT has prepared an analysis of Bornholm’s business indicators for Bornholm’s Regional Growth Forum. The analysis contains an overall description of actual as well as anticipated business development on Bornholm in the period from 1996 until 2016.
Of special interest, the analysis indicates that, like other peripheral areas, value increment on Bornholm has not been able to keep pace with economic development in the country as a whole. However, compared to other peripheral areas, economic growth on Bornholm has fared reasonably well: “An honourable development”, was the term used by analyst Anders Hedetoft.
The economic contribution of the cultural and creative industries
29.04.10
Jie Zhang, senior researcher at the CRT, has in a newly published working paper examined the economic importance of cultural and creative industries in Denmark seen from a regional perspective.
The paper is based on the usage of tourism satellite accounts in the construction of regional satellite accounts in the cultural sector. The principle findings reported in the paper show that gross output from cultural and creative industries is approximately 3 % of national production, gross added value and national employment.
22 April: seminar in Malmö on regional business development
12.04.10
22 April 2010 on Malmö Högskola the CRT together with Göteborg University, Aalborg University and Nordregio are going to present results from a 5-year research project on regional business development in the global knowledge economy. The case studies which will be presented includes a number of very different sectors: food and drink, tourism, automotive and new media. Admission free.
A position as research professor in Regional Economics is vacant at the Centre for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT) on Bornholm, Denmark. The position is available for a period of five years with a possible extension of three years. The centre wishes to strengthen its position as a major national applied research centre to the study of regional economy on the basis of register data, regional national accounts, satellite and social accounts and modeling with focus on monitoring regional economic development and regional economic impact assessment.
The current research activities of the CRT include economic, social and political processes, strategies for integrated planning and governance. The candidate must relate to the focus areas of CRT: tourism, regional development (rural areas), maritime regions (islands and coastal areas) and peripheral regions. The successful candidate must have an excellent international research profile and a strong fund raising capacity and should be prepared to take a leading role in the research group “Regional data and Modeling” as well as supporting and inspiring the research activities in other research groups at the centre, such as survey based tourism development, sectors predominant in rural areas, and knowledge dynamics.
The position is open from 1 July 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. Duties may include the successful applicant’s own research, development of the field, assessment tasks, grant applications, and research management such as supervision and training of research fellows. Ph d. students and other staff. Information on the CRT is available under About CRT, and enquiries about the position can be made to Steen Schønemann, Director, tel. +45 56441144, ss@crt.dk.
Terms of appointment and payment according to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists. While negotiation for salary supplement is possible, the starting salary is currently DKK 603.628,00 DKK including annual supplement/pension (as pr. 1 October 2009 – “Lønramme 37”).
Applications must be in English, emailed as a single PDF file to crt@crt.dk (subject line: your last name, Professor), and include in the following order:
Curriculum vitae (with applicants e-mail address & telephone number)
Description (max. 5 pages) of current and proposed research including its relation to other research at the CRT
Full contact details (name, address, telephone & email) of 2 professional references
Complete publication list indicating max. 5 papers particularly relevant to the application
Reprints of the 5 particularly relevant papers (included, most recent first, in the single file)
The CRT wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Deadline for applications is the 24th of April 2010, 12:00 pm local Danish time. Applications or supplementary material received thereafter will not be considered.
Assessment of applicants will primarily consider their level of documented, original scientific production at an international level, including contributions to developments in their field. The managerial, out-reach, and innovative qualifications of applicants will also be considered. The assessment will follow the guidelines that are available in English and Danish at http://www.ku.dk/regel/2/2024E.html. Applicants will be notified of the composition of the assessment committee.
Applicants must provide supplementary documentation if requested by the committee
Applicants may be summoned for an interview and/or requested to give a trial lecture.
Each applicant will receive that part of the assessment relating to him/herself.
An evaluation committee will be responsible for choosing among candidates who meet the professor qualifications. Personal qualifications will be the focus of that evaluation.
108,000 fewer tourist nights on Bornholm in 2009
22.03.10
The tourism sector is bleeding. In the past few years the accommodation sector has registered a decline in the number of overnight stays across Denmark. Bornholm is more dependent on tourism than most other regions in Denmark and has regrettably experienced a larger decline in the number of stays compared to the rest of the country.
Nationally, the decrease for all accommodation types was 7.4 % compared with Bornholm’s 7.7 %. Bornholm’s economy has, in other words, been relatively hard hit by the general decline within the tourism sector.
A silver lining around the cloud There is, however, a silver lining around the cloud, says Anders Hedetoft from the Center for Regional and Tourism Research in Nexoe:
"Bornholm has for the second consecutive year had a smaller decline in the number of German tourists than the rest of the country", says Anders Hedetoft, who also points out the fact that Bornholm has experienced an increase in the number of Norwegian tourist nights at a time, when the rest of Denmark has experienced a decline.
Sweden and Poland are also interesting local markets for Bornholm, but the island has experienced a greater decline in the number of tourist nights compared to the rest of Denmark. Bornholm has actually lost over a quarter of both the Polish and Swedish tourist overnight stays in 2009 compared to 2008.
Article by CRT researcher accepted for publishing in Industry and Innovation.
22.03.10
An article by CRT Researcher Jesper Manniche and Associate Professor Stefania Testa from Genoa University on “Knowledge bases in worlds of production: The case of the food industry” has been accepted for publishing by the scientific research journal "Industry and Innovation".
The article will be published in their August 2010 issue.
Abstract This article aims to contribute to research on the knowledge dimension of industrial innovation and competitive advantage by combining two conceptual constructs that are applied in growing but separate bodies of research. One, the so-called ‘SAS model’, regards knowledge bases of firms and distinguishes between Synthetic, Analytical and Symbolic knowledge. The second, the ‘Worlds of Production’ construct, classifies firms according to differences in technologies and markets and outlines four possible action frameworks within which companies operate and innovate. Combining these conceptualisations seems to enrich analyses within both perspectives and provide a useful framework for studies on knowledge dynamics in different economic contexts. Empirical evidence regarding knowledge dynamics of two ‘alternative food’ producers, one from North Italy and one from Bornholm/Denmark, is presented, indicating that symbolic knowledge which in current literature is mainly delimited and described within cultural industries, may also be relevant for other industries such as the alternative food sub-sector.
Tourism generates 5 % of all jobs in Denmark
11.01.10
Tourism contributes significantly to employment in Denmark and creates one out of every 20 jobs. This is one of the results of the new regional tourism satellite account (RTSA), which has been developed by senior researcher Jie Zhang from the Center for Regional and Tourism Research in close cooperation with VisitDenmark. The report can be downloaded in Danish from www.visitdenmark.com/analyser.
The report is a comprehensive structural analysis, highlighting the importance of tourism in a social-economic as well as national economic context. An initial account on the economic importance of tourism was published by VisitDenmark in May 2009. This comprehensive version has been expanded with estimates of tourism's direct and indirect impact on employment and value added tax at the national and regional level.
Focus on tourism value and employment
The report is a factual, knowledge-based tool to put tourism on the agenda around Denmark, not only by focusing on tourism revenue, but also its ability to create value, employment and contribute to public accounts.
The basis for calculating tourism's direct and indirect effects, the so-called regional tourism satellite account (RTSA), has been developed according to internationally accepted methods and designed for VisitDenmark by and in collaboration with PhD Jie Zhang from the Center for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT).
Call for papers to ISISA 2010
21.12.09
From 23 to 26 August 2010 the CRT and the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) are hosting the 11th Islands of the World Conference under the theme "Celebrating Island Connctivites". The conference will be held on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, and call for papers has now been sent out.
Although physically isolated, economically separated from markets, and having their distinct cultural identity, islands largely depend on, and are deeply embedded in, complex relations, intrinsic linkages and strategic connections to the surrounding world. These configurations of connectivities will be thematically organized around the pertinent issues of change facing the islands of the world today.
More expensive to raise capital in the periphery of Southern Denmark
25.11.09
Firms in the peripheral areas of the Region of Southern Denmark have as easy access to capital as other firms in the region. However, they must pay a higher interest rate shows an economic analysis which the Centre for Regional and Tourism Research has carried out for the Region of Southern Denmark.
The analysis carried out by Anders Hedetoft, CRT, showed that firms in the region's peripheral areas have as easy access to capital as other firms in the region. However, they must pay a higher price for having the capital put at their disposal. Measured by employment level per business, firms in the Region of Southern Denmark level the national average. Firms in peripheral and island municipalities though, are smaller. Firms in the Region of Southern Denmark have a slightly lower debt level than national average, but within the region there are not large differences. This indicates that firms in peripheral locations have as easy access to foreign capital as the region's other businesses. However, firms in peripheral and island municipalities of the region pay a significantly higher price to have foreign capital made available.
Small businesses - high financing costs
The fact that businesses in peripheral and island municipalities must pay a higher price for their external financing cannot be readily explained by a lower profitability and higher debt share. Therefore, it is concluded that the primary reason for the higher funding costs is the size of firms (on average small businesses with less bargaining power in relation to banks and other capital providers).However, it is also possible that lenders assess a business location in a peripheral area as more risky than a suburban location, and therefore demand a risk premium for investment in these areas.
Please note that the latest data available are from 2005 and 2006, and therefore the report cannot say anything about the effect of the global financial crisis.
CRT’s MSc in Experience Management is ready for export
25.11.09
Centre for Regional and Tourism Research is working to develop the Master's programme MOLLY so that it can also be offered in other peripheral areas. First step is Thy in Northern Jutland, Denmark.
While the almost 25 students at CRT's Master’s programme in Experience Management in Peripheral Areas (MOLLY) are sweating over their project assignments on 2nd module, efforts are pursued to further develop the MOLLY programme, so that it can be offered in other peripheral areas on a national as well as an international level.
Education programme designed for peripheral areas
The ambition is to develop a kind of education caravan for the Danish periphery, with the scientific base at CRT on Bornholm and institutional anchoring through Roskilde University (RUC). The first step is in Thy in Northern Jutland. Thy Education Centre is responsible for premises and logistics. Another outcome of the further development of the Molly-programme is that current students on Bornholm will be given the opportunity to finish their Master's Degree on Bornholm, as the CRT will also be able to carry through the 3rd and 4th module of the programme. From the beginning these two modules were only offered at Roskilde University.
If you want to hear more about CRT’s Master in Experience Management in Peripheral Areas please contact:
In the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens there is a small half-timbered house which is part of University of Copenhagen. Since October 2009 CRT has rented the building which holds offices as well as meeting facilities.
Next to the old observatory in the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens there is a small half-timbered house. CRT has rented the building primarily to ensure that our two colleagues based in Copenhagen, Jie Zhang and Bjarne Madsen, can work in just as nice surroundings as the rest of the CRT's employees, who enjoy the facilities of Stenbrudsgården. However, the house also has the obvious advantage that now the CRT can host meetings in Copenhagen without having to find the facilities "in town".
Feel free to stop by and say hello to Jie and Bjarne - the address is Øster Voldgade 3, 1353 Copenhagen K.
Bridging Regional Divides - NAF conference 23 to 25 September
23.09.09
The North Atlantic Forum and Centre for Regional- and Tourism Research is hosting the biannual North Atlantic Forum Conference on Bornholm 23 to 25 September. The theme is BRIDGING REGIONAL DIVIDES - New Forms of Rural and Urban Interaction in the North. Download programme.
The conference theme, Bridging Regional Divides – New Forms of Rural and Urban Interaction in the North, will particularly focus on the issues of governance and urban-rural partnerships as well as knowledge mobilisation and innovation dynamics in the interplay between urban and rural regions. Find out more on www.northatlanticforum.org.
Traditionally the urban-rural “division of labour” has entailed a system of mutual exchanges, where cities and metropolitan regions provide access to attractive jobs, higher education, public services, cultural activities, and main infrastructure, while rural areas have supplied agricultural products and provided leisure opportunities experiences in a natural habitat. But how valid are these functions and roles today?
The knowledge dynamics of developing regional food
20.08.09
CRT is part of a large European research project which focuses on understanding the nature and dynamics of the knowledge economy and its impact on the development of different European regions. CRT has used Bornholm as a case study.
The five-year project has a partnership of 28 researchers and practitioners, from 12 countries across Europe, including many world-leading economists, sociologists and economic geographers.
CRT has used Bornholm as case study – both for analysis on the regional level and on the level of individual firms. Reports on the findings of the Bornholm cases may be downloaded here.
North Atlantic Forum and CRT hosts conference on Bridging regional divides
20.08.09
North Atlantic Forum (NAF) and CRT are hosting a conference on bridging regional divides on Bornholm in September 09.
The conference takes place on Bornholm on September 23-25th. The conference theme, Bridging Regional Divides – New Forms of Rural and Urban Interaction in the North, will particularly focus on the issues of governance and urban-rural partnerships as well as knowledge mobilisation and innovation dynamics in the interplay between urban and rural regions.
There is still time to participate. For more information and registration, please see here.
New Director at CRT
27.07.09
Dr. Peter Billing, who has been director of the CRT for eight years, has decided to stand down. Starting on September 1, 2009, the new Director of the CRT will be Steen Schønemann.
Steen Schønemann, aged 44, holds a master in political science and comes from a position as Chief of Staff of the Regional Development Department in the Regional Municipality of Bornholm.
CRT's Director stands down
24.06.09
After eight years as the director of Centre for Regional and Tourism Research, Bornholm, Denmark, has Peter Billing decided to stand down from his position.
It has been a privilege to be involved in developing the Centre into a creative knowledge institution of regional, national and international recognition, but especially to become an important actor in the development of Bornholm. Eight years is a considerable lengthy time and since we have accomplished a lot of our strategic goals, I now find it a suitable occasion to say farewell. Today Bornholm is a place, that is pulsating with creativity and exciting initiatives, and I will still take part in that with great commitment and enthusiasm, says Peter Billing.
The Chairman of the Centre, Professor Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, informs that a new director will be
appointed consequently. Until then Peter Billing will continue to be responsible for the daily management and activities of the Centre.
North Atlantic Forum
International Conference Announcement
19.05.09
International Conference Announcement:
CRT and the North Atlantic Forum invite you to a conference on Bornholm
September 23rd to 25th , 2009
“Bridging Regional Divides”
- new forms of rural and urban interaction in the North
Online travel sales in Europe increased by 24% from 2006 to 2007. In 2006 online travel sales represented EUR 39.7 billion – approximately 16% of the market. Carl Henrik Marcussen estimates a further increase of about 18% during 2008 to about EUR 58.4 billion (22.5% of the market). The European online travel market could increase by another EUR 8.5 billion or 15% in 2009 to reach EUR 67 billion. The full study is available here.
Trends in European online travel market 1998 – 2009
(per cent of the market)
1998: €0.2 billion (0.1%)
2004: €20.8 billion (9.5%)
1999: €0.8 billion (0.4%)
2005: €30.2 billion (12.9%)
2000: €2.5 billion (1.1%)
2006: €39.7 billion (16.1%)
2001: €5.0 billion (2.3%)
2007: €49.4 billion (19.4%)
2002: €8.9 billion (4.0%)
2008: €58.4 billion (22.5%)
2003: €13.9 billion (6.5%)
2009: €69.9 billion (25.2%)
Direct sellers accounted for 65% of European online sales in 2007 and intermediaries 35%. For the individual types of services European online sales of travel and tourism services in 2007 are as follows:
Air travel: 57%
Hotels (and other accommodations): 17%
Package Tours: 14.5%
Rail: 7.5%
Car rentals (and car ferries): 4%
The trend study by CRT Senior Researcher Carl Henrik Marcussen has been available online since March 2000 and carried out since 1998. The study is updated once a year.
New Publications from CRT in English
16.01.08
The list of available publications from CRT in English has been updated. It is now possible to download academic papers which the employees at Center for Regional and Tourism Research have written during 2007.
The majority of our publications are published in Danish only, because they are part of Danish projects. However, some of our publications are available in English, either because of their international scope or because they are part of international research programmes. In 2007 two publications in English have been published. These are:
Now it is also possible to download academic papers written by employees at CRT from our website. See the full list of available papers here.
Tourism Potential in Poland
30.10.07
Bornholm can get more tourists from Poland, but it takes hard work to get hold of the lucrative market in Eastern Europe. This is the conclusion of a new report from Center For Regional and Tourism Research, Polish Market for Holidays on Bornholm – By Sea and Air.
The Reports concludes that generally the Polish market is very attractive. The Polish economy has an annual growth rate of 5-6 per cent, the country's population is twice the size of the Scandinavian countries and Polish people are younger than European average and like to travel. Therefore, it is very likely that Bornholm’s position on the Polish market can be improved, though it is going to be hard work.
Bornholm has a prominent position on the Polish market compared to other destinations in Denmark. However, despite the fact that more and more Poles travel abroad, Bornholm has not been able to enlarge its market share. The number of Polish tourists have increased, however, the majority only come on day excursions. The report therefore suggests to focus on two main areas: to increase the number of Poles who visit Bornholm and to increase the number of bed nights. Furthermore, Bornholm is to be marketed on a larger scale in Poland. It is also of major importance to better the travel opportunities from Poland to Bornholm - both by sea and air.
International Research Project about Food Knowledge Dynamics
02.10.07
13 to 14 September CRT hosted a meeting for researchers from a number of European countries. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a joint proposal for an international research project within EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research. The proposal is to be submitted in December, but whether or not the project proposal is accepted is not decided until March 2008.
In December a proposal is submitted for an international research project about "Food Knowledge Dynamics" financed by the EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research. Aalborg University will be lead partner of the project which besides CRT counts research institutions from a number of European countries. The full working title of the project is "Food Knowledge Dynamics. Knowledge processes, qualities and experiences in the interaction between consumers, producers and regulators". How does this interplay influence on economic growth, competitiveness and quality of life in Europe?
Besides researchers from CRT and Aalborg University, researchers from England, Ireland, The Netherlands, Austria, France, Portugal and Turkey participated in the meeting, and researchers from Italy and Germany are involved in the project as well. Furthermore, it is planed to find Eastern European participants. The output of the meeting was a plan for the remaining work concerning finishing the proposal which, as earlier mentioned, it is to be submitted in December.
Senior researcher Jesper Manniche represents CRT in the project and has participated in the preparations for the international researcher assembly on Bornholm. In retrospect, he is very pleased with the outcome of the meeting as well as the setting in general:
”CRT’s unique surroundings and our very modern electronic meeting facilities here at Stenbrudsgården were praised by the participants. The guests were also very satisfied with their stay at Jantzens Hotel in Gudhjem and the lunch both days which were delivered by Brasserie Truberg and Forellen, our local fish shop here in Nexø, respectively. Altogether, the meeting underlined Bornholm’s great potential as venue for national and international meetings and conferences”.
Collaborative agreement between CRT and Øresund University
01.10.07
Center for Regional and Tourism Research has signed a collaborative agreement with Øresund University - a consortium of twelve Danish and Swedish universities and university colleges in the Øresund Region.
The chief purpose of the collaboration will be education, research, projects and conferences within the following themes:
Tourism
Peripheral areas
Islands and maritime regions.
Furthermore, project financing will be a central part of the formalised relations between CRT and Øresund University. An example could be joint applications for the EU-funded programme Interreg IVA for Øresund, Skagerak and Kattegat. The focus of the programme is to enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.
In order to substantiate cooperation and secure regular interchange of information and ideas, Øresund University now holds an observer post in the governing board of CRT. So far, the collaborative agreement lasts for a three-year period until 30 June 2010.
Øresund University
Øresund University is not literally a university. It is a consortium of twelve universities and university colleges on both sides of the Sound (Øresund) in the Swedish province of Skåne (Scania) and the Danish province of Zealand (Sjælland). The consortium is based on the geographical proximity and a long common history and culture. Aiming at becoming a significant science region, Øresund University increases quality and efficiency among the participating institutions by opening up all courses, libraries and other facilities to all students, teachers and researchers. The education and research of both countries thus complement each other in making Øresund a scientific and educational stronghold. The twelve participants are:
Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark Danish School of Education Technical University of Denmark Copenhagen Business School Kristianstad University IT University of Copenhagen The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Lund University
Malmö University
Roskilde University Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
In Spring 2007 the Manager of Bornholm Airport, Peter Hviid, initiated a working group named Task Force Poland. Their work has now resulted in a project named Task Force Poland – the Polish market for holidays on Bornholm which Center for Regional and Tourism Research is responsible for.
Since 2000 the Polish marked for air travel has been growing rapidly. From 2005 to 2006 the number of international air travel passengers to/from Poland increased by 38 %. A survey from 2006 carried out by CRT shows that during the same period of time more and more people from Poland has decided to spend their holiday on Bornholm. Therefore, there are clear indications that Bornholm has the possibility of receiving more tourists from Poland than is the case today. But how?
During Summer 2007 CRT carries through a survey of the Polish Market for holidays on Bornholm. The aim of the project is to find out how to get more Polish tourists to the island. The project focuses especially on how to increase the number of overnight stays. Today most tourists from Poland visit Bornholm only on day trips.
The working group Task Force Poland consists of representatives from the Regional Municipality of Bornholm, Destination Bornholm which is the Bornholm tourism marketing organisation, Bornholm Airport and Center for Regional and Tourism Research. Their work aims at finding out what kinds of initiatives are necessary to get more Polish tourists to Bornholm
Customer survey on the ferries to and from Bornholm
21-08-07
For several years CRT has carries out customer surveys on the ferry routes of Bornholmstrafikken to and from Bornholm. This is once again the case in the Summer of 2007.
Four months each year - February, May, July and November - CRT carries out a survey of how satisfied the customers on board the Bornholmstrafikken ferries between Rønne and Ystad (Sweden) and Rønne and Køge (Zealand) are with the services of the ferry company. In the Summer months a similar surveys is carried out on the ferry route to Sassnitz in Germany.
Part of the survey questions are obligatory according to Bornholmstrafikken's tender contract (the ferry company is a department subordinate to the Danish Ministry of Transport). However, a large part of the questions are part of the survey due to the ferry company's own request and vary depending on season, speciel needs and interests. The survey is a classic questionnaire carried out among a broad section of the customers on board the ferries.
By the end of each survey period, Bornholmstrafikken recieves a report which includes all the results of the survey including comparison with the same period last year. The Danish Ministry of Transport receives only a number of tables summing up the most important figures.
Feel free to contact Project Manager Hasse Jensen hasse@crt.dk or tel. + 45 56 44 00 34, if you would like to know more about the project.
In December a proposal is submitted for an international research project about "Food Knowledge Dynamics" financed by the EU’s 7th Framework Programme for research. Aalborg University will be lead partner of the project which besides CRT counts research institutions from a number of European countries. The full working title of the project is "Food Knowledge Dynamics. Knowledge processes, qualities and experiences in the interaction between consumers, producers and regulators". How does this interplay influence on economic growth, competitiveness and quality of life in Europe? 