Business meeting Fourth Consortium Meeting, 16-17 March 2007, Brussels

1. Business meeting Fourth Consortium Meeting, 16-17 March 2007, Brussels Bart van Ark Groningen Growth and Development Centre University of Groningen This project is funded by the European Commission, Research Directorate General as part of the 6th Framework Programme, Priority 8, "Policy Support and Anticipating Scientific and Technological Needs".

2. Outline • Database and actions until end of 2007 • Post-2007 steps on EU KLEMS • Publications • Events • Next steps on related research • Administrative issues • Questions

3. Database and related actions until end of 2007 • Remaining work on analytical module of the database • Update to 2005 • Extension (e.g. for non-core countries, experimental variables) • Revision of some series, repairs and fill remaining gaps • Make plan on a bilateral basis between Groningen/London and consortium • How to do updates? • Work on updates and extension on rolling basis? • Release on rolling basis or only December 2007? • Preparation of statistical module of database • Eurostat will publish statistical modules (variables as in analytical database, industry detail might differ) • Guidelines from NSI’s are not always precise and need to be worked out in direct contact with NSI’s • Propose that consortium partners will enter discussion with NSI’s on precise implementation • Technical support from Groningen

4. Post-2007 steps on EU KLEMS • Who will do the work on analytical module? • Match incentives and interest for party to “run” the database • Keep EU KLEMS consortium alive to back up with data provision? Opt out? New partners? For example, do more with interested NSI’s? • Simplify structure from consortium to subcontracting system? • Who will pay? • 7th framework? • EU institutions • National institutions on country specific parts? • … • EU KLEMS is and will remain an open network database • Add-ons to database are automatically part of public domain • Intellectual property is linked to papers, publications, etc.

5. Publication Plan: Three Categories I. Documentation of EU KLEMS database • User Manual (methods and sources) • Vol. I: Productivity in Europe: Measurement, Trends and Explanations (authored by Timmer, O’Mahony and van Ark) • Special issue of Economic Systems Research (edited by Timmer and Aulin) • Special Issue of National Institute Economic Review (Spring 2007) (edited by O’Mahony and Robinson) II. Joint publications of consortium • EU KLEMS Productivity Report: second issue? • Vol. II: Trends and Comparisons of Productivity in Europe (edited by van Ark and Stehrer) • “Country narratives” using EU KLEMS database • First presentation on 12 January in Amsterdam • Outline • Time schedule

6. Volume II outline • Introduction (Bart van Ark and Robert Stehrer) • Europe’s Productivity Performance (Bart van Ark, Mary O’Mahony and Marcel Timmer) • Trends in economic growth in OECD (Jorgenson and Timmer) • Germany, France and UK (Bernd Görzig, Laurence Nayman and Mary O’Mahony) • Denmark, Sweden and Finland (Martin Junge, Hans Olof Hagén and Matti Pohjola) • Italy and Spain (Matilde Mas & Carlo Milana) • Austria, Belgium and Netherlands (Michael Peneder, Chantal Kegels and Henry van der Wiel) • Central and Eastern Europe (Robert Stehrer) • Japan and Korea (Kyoji Fukao and Hak Pyo)

7. Volume II time schedule • First half April 07: outline paper Volume II • Second half April 07: full proposal to publisher • June 07: contract with publisher • July 07: working papers on Volume II • September 07: workshop ?? • November 07: first draft Volume II • January 08: final manuscript Volume II • Autumn 08: publication Volume II

8. Publication Plan: Three Categories • Vol. III: Explaining Productivity in Europe: The Role of Labour, Technology and Firms • Selection of research papers from analytical research WPs (7-10) • Edited by O’Mahony (+ Falk, Los and Bartelsman?) • Give priority to joint papers • Plans can be drafted on basis of discussions of joint work in Brussels and workshops • Deadline for final drafts: Autumn 2007 (to present at final conference) Free space • Based on data research or analytical work in analytical work • Also bring out as EU KLEMS working papers • Make reference to: ““This paper is based on the EU KLEMS database which has been funded by the European Commission, Research Directorate General as part of the 6th Framework Programme, Priority 8, "Policy Support and Anticipating Scientific and Technological Needs (project 502049)" • Also after release of public version, please, check use of underlying data with local consortium partner and EU KLEMS consortium

9. Events • Analytical workshops for WP8-10 (Spring and Autumn 2007) • Policy & adacemic related events in individual countries • Separate workshop (lunch, seminar) with policy makes • Tie session into current conference or meeting schedule in country • Co-organized like ministry or NSI • Please, let us know upcoming events • Final conference in 12-14 December 2007 • 2 or 2,5 days • Internal and external participation on open invitation & paper proposals (+/- 200 people) • Location: Netherlands (Amsterdam, Groningen, The Hague) ?

10. Next steps on “EU KLEMS related” research • Possible areas: • More intensive use of supply-use tables (Bart Los, Joerg Beutel) • Trade and FDI data (…) • Intangible capital (…) • General equilibrium modelling (…) • Labour market and demography (…) • … • How to move ahead? • Assign coordinating person(s) • Form smaller and extended teams from EU KLEMS • Seek appropriate parts of FP7 programmes (keep track of deadlines for application) and other funding schemes • Use EU KLEMS network as way of planning • NOT EU KLEMS 2 – but use it as support activity

11. Administrative Issues • Record activities (workshops, visits to NSI’s, etc.)  it all counts for the EU KLEMS output and for your auditor (we don’t get everything !) • Financial accounts 2005/2006 approved early: keep it up !! • Send financial statements in advance to g.ypma@rug.nl to check for EU conditions; only after that get approval from auditor • Also for final year: audit-approved reports: • We will check with Commission on reporting data but count on September • Also count on surprise audits in final round