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DAIWA Anglo Japanese Research Exchange Visit

DAIWA Anglo Japanese Research Exchange Visit. 14 November 2005. Dundee. Scotland’s 4 th City Population – 145,000 Collapse of manufacturing jobs Out-migration High rates of poverty High quality suburbs Highest % of students Bio-Tec research Digital Media initiatives

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DAIWA Anglo Japanese Research Exchange Visit

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  1. DAIWA Anglo Japanese ResearchExchange Visit 14 November 2005

  2. Dundee • Scotland’s 4th City • Population – 145,000 • Collapse of manufacturing jobs • Out-migration • High rates of poverty • High quality suburbs • Highest % of students • Bio-Tec research • Digital Media initiatives • Regional centre • City of contrasts

  3. Proportion of different social groups by local authority

  4. Community Planning Challenges • Significant level of poverty (48% in CRF) • High number of students (9.9% of ec.act.) • Dense urbanisation • Private sector landlords • City Centre issues • Peripheral estate issues • Vacant homes – 1406 ( 6.5%)

  5. Social challenges • Significant levels of drugs misuse • Comparatively high rates of crime • High rates of child protection enquiries • Poor educational outcomes • Teenage conception rates particularly high

  6. Dundee City Council Main Service Departments

  7. Communities Department • Community Regeneration / Social Inclusion Partnerships • Community Safety • Decentralisation / Neighbourhood Management Initiative • Equality Action • Partnerships with voluntary & community organisations • Health Development • Children & Young People • The Central Library, Community Libraries & Learning Teams • Literacies Initiative • Community Centres and Projects • Outdoor Activities

  8. Purpose • To bring the Council closer to its communities and to promote community learning and development • Goals • Support the active informed citizen • Promote community regeneration

  9. Strategic Priorities • increasing citizen participation • securing positive, challenging contact with young people • developing local community centres and libraries • building partnerships with the voluntary organisations and community groups • delivering community learning

  10. Planning Relationships Local Community Plans Service Plans City Council Corporate Plan Dundee Community Plan

  11. Community Planning Themes ECONOMY LIFELONG LEARNING DUNDEES’ ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP HEALTH & CARE COMMUNITY SAFETY

  12. NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP NETWORK MAP

  13. Local community planning • COMMUNITY • PLANNING PARTNERS • Dundee City Council • Tayside NHS Board • Tayside Police/Fire Brigade • Communities Scotland • Scottish Enterprise Tayside • Voluntary Sector Representatives • Private Sector • Further Education • THE COMMUNITY • Individuals • Community groups • Representative Structures • Community networks Communities Officers • NEIGHBOURHOOD • PARTNERSHIP NETWORKS • Council Departments • Partner Agencies

  14. Summary • Local government faces significant challenges • Strong community engagement with government • Good range of services, with some very interesting and well developed examples • City Council ‘base-level’ provision has been enhanced significantly as a response to needs • The city cannot afford the current level of services • Tensions between local gov. and central gov.

  15. DundeeCity

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