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How Best Can We Deliver Regional Economic Growth In A Period Of Deficit Reduction?
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This Seminar will be held at The Queens Hotel in Leeds
On Wednesday 15th September 2010
Seminar reference REG/314 |
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 REBALANCING THE ECONOMY; PROMOTING GROWTH OUTSIDE LONDON AND THE SOUTHEAST
TAKING AN INCENTIVE-LED APPROACH AND SUPPORTING WHAT WORKS;
MINIMISING NORTH-SOUTH DIFFERENCES;
OVERCOMING LOSS OF LARGE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT;
ENCORAGING EFFECTIVE INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY
How should we refine growth policy at a time of constrained public expenditure?
How do we avoid a north/south divide and disproportionate impact on already deprived areas?
How can we deliver a progressive, incentive-led approach, supporting what works?
How might the public, private and third sectors best perform?
How do we meet the challenges, opportunities and pitfalls?
How can we create private sector jobs in all regions to balance the shrinking of the public sector?
How can we deliver a new geography of opportunity?
How can we develop the role of manufacturing throughout the UK with stronger domestic and export markets?
How can we avoid poor economic headwinds stultifying sustained manufacturing recovery?
How can we grow the role of the knowledge economy, making all our cities and regions successful and sustainable?
How can social enterprise make a substantial impact on delivering economic growth in troubled times?
In rebalancing the economy, what is realistic, what is desirable?
How best can we make the UK a place where enterprise and innovation are made easier and can succeed?
What should be the future of RDAs; how can necessary and appreciated RDAs have maximum impact on sustaining growth?
Why and how should city regions and local enterprise partnerships replace RDAs to achieve and sustain economic growth?
How should local enterprise partnerships and economic prosperity boards work?
How should and must higher education help drive regional economies with transformational change?
Where can we hope to be in ten years time?
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This CPPS seminar brings together key figures from across sectors in the important debate on how to avoid a north/south divide and achieve economic growth throughout the UK, meeting the Coalition Government's aims and expectations at a time of major cuts in public expenditure.
The day encourages brief, focused presentations followed by engaged discussion by all attending in a relaxed setting. It is hoped that it will make a valuable contribution to taking forward the issues.
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The fee for the day's Seminar is £345.00 plus VAT.
Earlybird Discounted rate £250 + VAT for bookings received before 13 August 2010
GENEROUS NEGOTIATED DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND FOR MULTIPLE BOOKINGS.
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