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Capturing Opportunities for Innovation in Asia’s Metropolitan RegionsEdward LemanPresident, Chreod Ltd.27 March 2013
Share of World’s Gross Domestic Product (2012, 2030)
22.5
16.5
17.8
6.8
1.6
4.2
1.9
17.8
11.7
27.9
11.1
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0
Canada
France
Germany
J apan
Korea
United Kingdom
United States
Euro area (15…
Brazil
China
India
Indonesia
Russian Federation
% of World's GDP 2030 2012
Source: OECD (2013)
India’s and China’s GDP will more than quadruple by 2030
47.9
48.4
26.0
25.1
60.8
45.9
55.8
40.6
106.7
208.3
220.7
150.5
73.9
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0
Canada
France
Germany
J apan
Korea
United Kingdom
United States
Euro area (15 countries)
Brazil
China
India
Indonesia
Russian Federation
% change in GDP, 2012-2030
Source: OECD (2013)
4Asia’s economic growth will not happen in the countryside…
5Cities will be where Asian economies grow…
6Urbanizing Asia, 2012
7Asia’s Metropolitan Regions (> 1 mn), 2010
182 of World’s 454 metropolitan
regions are in Asia (41%)
Source: Chreod Global Metropolitan Database
Population of Asia’s Metropolitan Regions
Source: Chreod Global Metropolitan Database
World’s Most Populous Metropolitan Regions, 2010
0 10 20 30 40
TokyoSeoul
ShanghaiMumbai
Sao PauloMexico City
New York-NewarkBeijing
DelhiHongkong-Shenzhen
KolkotaDhaka
Guangzhou-FoshanChengdu
Buenos AiresKarachi
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa AnaChangsha
CairoLondon
Rio de J aneiroChongqing
IstanbulMetro ManilaOsaka-Kobe
WuhanParisXian
J akarta (DKI)Lagos
MoscowHangzhou
NanjingShantouXiamenChicago
ShenyangKinshasa
J inanTianjinHefei
ShijiazhuangDongguan
LimaSanta Fé de Bogotá
TehranChangchun
Fuzhou, FujianBangalore
Ho Chi Minh City
population millions
35 of the world’s largest metropolitan regions are in Asia; 21 are in China
Source: Chreod Global Metropolitan Database
10Shanghai Pudong
1988
2012
Not IF but HOW to engage with Asia’s metropolitan regions
Canada’s engagement must be demand driven…and go beyond oil, gas and minerals. We need to better understand market demands.
What is needed?• lots of sustainable
infrastructure• lots of sustainable
buildings• huge mobility (transport)
improvements within and between cities
• lots of investment• innovative financing
Growing middle class demanding:• better environmental
quality• safer cities (natural
disasters)• smarter cities (energy)• affordable cities.
Asia’s metropolitan regions need to be hugely innovative if they are to become environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.
Canada’s innovators need to engage with Asian metropolitan regions:• companies• design professions • city governments• public agencies• universities.
Federal government should take on a coordinative and supportive role in Canada’s engagement with Asia’s metropolitan regions.
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two parting ideason moving forward…
1. EDC and CPP Investment Board spearheading a $1 bn innovative urban investment fund to support Canadian innovators in Asia’s metropolitan regions
2. NRC, SSHRC, IDRC, companies to capitalize a $100 mn Urban Innovation Fund to support commercial and academic R+D on sustainable development of Asia’s metropolitan regions.
Sorry I couldn’t make it to today’s session. Best wishes from Beijing for a productive discussion!
Edward Leman