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Employment, learning and skills‘A flourishing region’
Regional Economic Strategy for the East Midlands 2006 – 2020
[ Click for downloads ]‘A Flourishing Region’ for the East Midlands is the third Regional Economic Strategy. It follows the publication of ‘Prosperity though People’ in 1999 and ‘Destination 2010’ in 2003, which set the ambition for the East Midlands to become a ‘Top 20’ region in Europe.
When last measured in 2005, the region had climbed from 35th to 28th place in the European rankings. Much has been achieved but there is still much that remains to be done.
We retain the ambition to become a leading region in Europe by 2010 but it is now time to reflect on what is working and what is not, to assess and reassess the challenges we face for the future and to renew and reinvigorate our collective commitment to achieving success.
‘A Flourishing Region’ sets out our aspirations and vision for the region over the next decade or so to 2020. Its production follows the most extensive consultation process we have ever undertaken and is informed by the most comprehensive evidence base assembled on the East Midlands, its economy and its strengths and its challenges.
Over the last year, East Midlands Development Agency (emda), who co-ordinated the RES, attended over 100 events reaching around 1,400 regional stakeholders and partners, held roadshows in 11 public venues across the region, including city centres and tourist attractions and for the first time. Members of the public were invited to join the consultation through an advertising campaign on billboards and public transport and through a dedicated website which received over 20,000 hits. In total 495 substantive written contributions were received.
But who does this Strategy belong to? Well, it's a Strategy to achieve the future wealth and well-being of all East Midlanders, throughout the region. It belongs to everyone in the region. emda has worked hard to involve as many people as possible in creating a vision that means something to everyone. The only way to get the job done is for all of us to get behind our region and to get behind this vision. The strategy tells us where we're headed and how we're going to get there.
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Regional Economic Strategy Main Documents.
Regional Economic Strategy - 'A Flourishing Region' - Full Document
File Type: PDF
File Size: 4.7 MB
Regional Economic Strategy - 'A Flourishing Region' - Executive Summary
File Type: PDF
File Size: 405kb
Regional Economic Strategy - 'A Flourishing Region' - Text Only Version 1
File Type: PDF
File Size: 1.7MB
Regional Economic Strategy - 'A Flourishing Region' - Text Only Version 2
File Type: DOC
File Size: 2.66MB
Regional Economic Strategy Evidence Base Documents
You can download the evidence base documents from www.emintelligence.com
Sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment of the RES, 2006 - 2020
File Type: PDF
File Size: 349kb