Working together to deliver

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• Working together to deliver
• a flourishing region

Andrew MorganHead of Strategy Regional
AffairsEast Midlands Development Agency
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What is the RES?

• The regional economic strategy is a blueprint for
  sustainable economic growth of the region
• It is not
• emdas strategy
• emdas corporate plan
• just about emda activity
• about emda funding

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Forecasts for the regional Economy

• Growth to remain in line with UK average
• Employment growth in line with UK
• Business services sector to grow rapidly
• Continued losses in employment in production and
  primary sectors

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Challenges in the East Midlands

• Globalisation
• Closing the productivity Gap
• Strengthening the economic base
• Enhancing learning, skills and employability
• Reducing sub-regional disparities

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Aflourishingregion

• The East Midlands

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Themes and Priorities
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The Implementation Plan Process

• Primarily informed through bilateral discussions
  with partners and groups.
• Underpinned with mapping and gapping analysis.
• Discussions to take place between August and
  early October 2006.
• Partners to review November/December 2006
• Publication of Implementation Plan in January
  2007.

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Expected Benefits

• Reinforces that the RES can only be delivered in
  partnership.
• Mechanism to improve focus and coordination of
  RES Delivery .
• Allows us to measure and evidence the impact the
  RES has in shaping regional partnership delivery.

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Local authority engagement

• LG-EM leading on districts (some detailed
  responses received)
• emda discussions with unitaries and counties
  (most responded in detail)
• Some identified resources

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2b) Format of Plan