North West Infrastructure Partnership – 22 September

Taking Forward the Regional Strategy

Ian Ruff – Head of Regional Strategy - NWDA

RS2010

• Progress to date

• Moving Forward

• Development of the Strategy/Pillars

• Issues

• Next Steps

Progress to Date

• Evidence base, regional forecasting panels, scenario setting and sub regional studies

• Principles and Issues paper and consultation report

• Thematic Seminars

• Sub Regional Priorities

• Values and Outcomes

Progress to Date (2)

• Sustainability Appraisal

• Peer Review

• Project Plan

Project Plan

• Part 1 including high level strategic framework and implementation framework September – December 2009

• Informal consultation early 2010

• Development of Part 2 including detailed spatial and thematic policies to deliver Part 1 - 2010

• Both parts subject to full consultation

• Examination in Public

Developing the strategy/pillars (2)

• Strategy to cover totality of values and outcomes in Principles and Issues Consultation

• Pillars developed as mechanism to take forward strategy– Where NW has international/national competitive

advantage– Ensure distinctiveness– Combine agendas– Deliver complementary growth across the region and

sub regions

Developing the strategy/pillars (2) • Pillars

– Low Carbon Technologies and Energy– Digital and Physical Connectivity– Social Capital– Culture, Sport and Quality of place– Advanced Manufacturing, Intellectual Property and Science.

• Based on evidence, Principles and Issues, thematic seminars, specialist expertise and national policy

• Mapping key assets against sub regional priorities and contribution to outcomes

Issues

• Balancing competitive advantage with those things which must be addressed such as climate change, poor health, deprivation, spatial land use, low skills etc.

• All key activities such as housing stock, core skills, core sectors, employment land, aggregate minerals, waste etc. to be included.

• Either contribution to pillars or specific actions

• Pillars and place balanced to mutual advantage for the region

Next Steps

• Development work on pillars mapping key assets against sub regional priorities and contribution to outcomes

• Work led by NWDA and 4NW with support from – RS2010 Project Team– Regional Intelligence Unit– Sustainability Appraisal Team– Specific expertise

• RS2010 Advisory Group

• Identify potential actions and options for inclusion in Part 1

Questions and Discussion

• How can we ensure third sector activity is core to the strategy?

• What assets of comparative advantage does the region have in terms of social capital?