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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At the Crossroads” Survey 31 Figure 3.9 represents the combination of perceived importance and effectiveness of each of the factors. Important factors with a low rank of effectiveness (high ineffectiveness) are the focus of attention especially if they are located above the “critical index” curve. 1 Figure 3. 9. Cameron County: Critical Index of Factors (Importance v. Effectiveness) Ineffective 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 Critical Index=.20 1. Entry level Skills 4. Management Skills 2. Available Water 5. College & Univ Ed 3. K-12 Education Source: UTB-CBIRD 2002 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Importance This analysis illustrates that while Cameron County respondents consider “Skill of Entry-level Workforce” as one of the most important factors for economic development, providing such a workforce is considered the least effective attribute of the region. Other factors with high importance coupled with low regional effectiveness are: ⇒ Affordable & Available Water Supplies ⇒ Quality of K-12 Education ⇒ Skill of Managerial & Professional Workforce ⇒ Quality of College & University Education In short, some of the factors ranking highest in importance for Cameron County’s economic development also rank highest in terms of region’s general lack of effectiveness in providing these same factors. 2 Effectiveness: Matamoros Matamoros respondents were also asked to rank the effectiveness of their region in providing each factor. The factor considered most effectively provided is Industrial Parks (46%), followed by Telecommunications (34%), Quality of Life (32%), Internet (31%) and Quality of K-12 Education (30%), Table 3.4. In this instance however, more striking than “which” industries Matamoros ranks with high effectiveness – is the generally low level of “all responses” regarding Matamoros’ effectiveness in providing most of these key factors. (Industrial Parks at 46% is a low “high.”) 1 A single point on the graph represents the intersection of each of the factors’ importance and its regional effectiveness according to the respondents’ opinion. The “critical index” was calculated for each factor by multiplying the percentages of the “very important” responses by the percentages of the “not very effective” responses. 2 Hidalgo County respondents list the same factors as high in importance but low in community effectiveness in the following order: Entry level workforce, affordable & available water, K-12 education, quality of college & university education, and quality of managerial & professional workforce. One Region -- One Future “The most important factor will be the retention of all the educated and skilled people of our region. Many get educated here because of the low cost, but leave our region to work elsewhere.” Cameron County Survey Respondent, Spring 2001
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At the Crossroads” Survey 32 Table 3. 4. Matamoros Effectiveness: Key Factors Factor Effectiveness Industrial Parks 46% Telecommunications 34% Quality of life (cultural and recreational activities) 32% Internet 31% Quality of K through 12 education 30% Transportation Services (air, land, rail, water) 28% Affordable and available housing 28% Skill of entry level workforce 27% Environmental Quality 26% Quality of technical and vocational education 25% R&D from universities and Industry 23% Quality of college and university education 22% Skill of managerial and professional workforce 22% Affordable and available water supplies 22% Office Spaces 21% Health Services 21% Public Services (police, fire, etc) Rank 20% Empowerment and enterprise zones 19% Venture Capital for new firms 18% Business Incubators 18% Business Incentives (Tax, regulations) 16% Financing and capital access 14% Free Trade Zone 14% Affordable and available energy 12% Source: UTB-CBIRD 2002 Using the same method for Matamoros as used for Cameron County, a Critical Index was calculated for each factor by multiplying the percentages of the “very important” responses by the percentages of the “not very effective” responses, Figure 3.10. This analysis illustrates that survey respondents consider “Affordable & Available Energy” as the most important factor for economic development, yet providing such energy is one of the least effective attributes of the region. Other factors with high importance coupled with low regional effectiveness include: ⇒ Financing & Capital Access ⇒ Business Incentives ⇒ Public Services (police, fire, etc.) Una Region -- Un Futuro
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Duca, John V. and Mine K. Yucel.
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