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Jonathan Coe South West RDA

Jonathan Coe South West RDA. What are we trying to achieve? A Regional Perspective. Outline:. The Prize Issues, opportunities and Challenges The ‘Ask’ To Government To the Region. The prize. Improved evidence Improved understanding Improved targeting of activity

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Jonathan Coe South West RDA

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  1. Jonathan Coe South West RDA What are we trying to achieve? A Regional Perspective

  2. Outline: • The Prize • Issues, opportunities and Challenges • The ‘Ask’ • To Government • To the Region

  3. The prize • Improved evidence • Improved understanding • Improved targeting of activity • Public sector support making more of an impact on securing : • Sustainable Economic Prosperity across the South West

  4. Issues; Opportunities, Challenges • Consistency • Ensuring a consistent evidence base that can be used to steer strategy and delivery at local, sub-regional, and regional levels

  5. Issues; Opportunities, Challenges • Capacity • Ensuring Authorities have sufficient capacity/resources to deliver • Pooling resources where possible through existing infrastructure – esp. SWO and RIEP SW

  6. Issues; Opportunities, Challenges • Common ownership • Securing buy in from other public bodies, Business, Third Sector, Public(?) • Availability/quality of data • At regional/sub-regional/local level • Allsop implementation and beyond

  7. Issues; Opportunities, Challenges • Economic geography • does not follow administrative boundaries • how should this be reflected is this reflected in the local economic assessment process (and at regional level)?

  8. The ‘ask’ : Government • Provide clear framework for development of assessments, setting out minimum requirements in respect of • ‘core’ areas / indicators • stakeholder engagement • timing

  9. The ‘ask’ : Government • Allow for development of cross boundary assessments where appropriate – e.g. in MAA areas • Build on what already works • Endorsement of bodies that can support this process – Observatories; RIEPs etc.

  10. The ‘ask’ : Ourselves • Be willing and able to : • agree a consistent approach • pool resources and analysis where appropriate and cost effective • recognise need for prioritisation at regional level • Establish clear expectations on all sides as to how the assessments will be developed and used

  11. Final thought… “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”(Emerson)

  12. THANK YOU REGIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY 2006-2015

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