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Enhancing Competitiveness of OCTs for Sustainable Development

This presentation by Olivier Gaston, Representative of OCTA, addresses the critical factors impacting the sustainable development of Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). It explores the dual development models based on natural resources and luxury tourism, discussing the challenges of long-term sustainability and the need for innovative strategies leveraging local assets. The role of cooperation, regional integration, and EU support in fostering competitiveness, capacity adaptation, and resilience is emphasized. Key administrative challenges and potential solutions for effective implementation of development objectives are outlined.

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Enhancing Competitiveness of OCTs for Sustainable Development

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  1. CompetitiveOCTs for a sustainabledevelopment Olivier GASTON Representative of OCTA Chairman & Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

  2. Key figures • Population • Size • GDP : LDCs and “industrialised” territories OCTs assets • Biodiversity • Natural resources • Economic exclusive zones

  3. Biodiversity

  4. Natural resources

  5. Economic Exclusive Zones

  6. Sustainabledevelopment: issues 2 existing development models in the OCTs • Development based on natural resources (example of cooperation) • Development based on attractive business climate & luxury tourism Issues: sustainability in the long run and difficulty to replicate for less competitive OCTs • need for innovative paths based on local assets and external environment

  7. Theoretical Linkages between OAD objectives 2 1 + Adaptation capacity and resilience + +/- 3 + + Cooperation and RegionalIntegration Greater Competitiveness

  8. Regionalcooperation RegionalEuropeanDevelopmentFundexponentialincrease Supported by twoother objectives of competitiveness and resilience Administrative challenges: creation of « mirrorfunds »?

  9. Competitiveislands - factors Local factors • Natural resources • Regional insertion and accessibility • Business climate (bureaucracy) • Technology: human resources and research • Competitiveness poles – centres of excellence International factors • Preferential access: preferential duties AND flexible rules of origin

  10. Competitiveness: how the EU issupporting? Local factors : Development Policy • Territorial EDF: education, training, business environment, accessibility… • Regional EDF: Territorial Strategies for Innovation project, SMEs project in the Caribbean International factors: Trade preferences (strongly eroded) • Duty free access to EU market • Technical barriers to trade: rules of origin

  11. Competitiveness: what more couldbedone in OAD? International factors: trade • Ask the European Commission to ensure OCTs are adequately and early informed on the EU trade policy • Rules of Origin release: extend improvements granted to other similar territories (eg automatic derogation for some SIDS) Sustainable development • Support innovation policies • Include economic sectors in areas of cooperation

  12. Adaptation capacity and resilience Draft OAD • New areas of cooperation for aiddelivery • Expectations for eligibilityto DevelopmentCooperation Instrument environmental programmes To go further • TakeintoaccountOCTs in UNFCCC decisionmaking • Explore Agendas 21 as a tool for prospective approach, participative governance and sustainabledevelopment

  13. Conclusion • Need for greater attention to objectives of competitiveness and resilience in OAD implementation • OAD implementationrequires coordination : • EU financialdecisions (effectiveness) • EU free tradeagreements • International cooperation on climate change and biodiversity

  14. Thankyou for your attention

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