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Lunar Society Business & Economy Group 26 March 2013 A Vision for Birmingham Sir Albert Bore

Lunar Society Business & Economy Group 26 March 2013 A Vision for Birmingham Sir Albert Bore Leader, Birmingham City Council. A Challenge for Birmingham. Manifesto Commitment to put vision, energy and drive back into Birmingham Key Priorities

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Lunar Society Business & Economy Group 26 March 2013 A Vision for Birmingham Sir Albert Bore

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  1. Lunar Society Business & Economy Group 26 March 2013 A Vision for Birmingham Sir Albert Bore Leader, Birmingham City Council

  2. A Challenge for Birmingham • Manifesto Commitment • to put vision, energy and drive back into Birmingham • Key Priorities • to tackle inequality and deprivation, promote social cohesion across all communities. • to lay the foundations for a prosperous city, built on an inclusive economy; and • to involve people in local communities in the future of their local area and their public services

  3. Tackling Inequality and Promoting Social Cohesion

  4. The Foundations for a New Approach • Living Wage - work should bring dignity and pay enough to provide for the essentials of life£7.20 - £7.45/hour • Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility - local employment, training apprenticeships, living wage • Youth unemployment (15,000 young employed in Birmingham) - multi-million pound jobs budget - multi-agency ‘call to arms’ campaign with Birmingham employers - Birmingham Baccalaureate to get young people an education for the world of work

  5. Future Strategy • Housing-led growth to 2030 • population growth 150,000, housing need 80,000 • + 100,000 jobs • Cultural Birmingham • Entrepreneurial places are creative places • Arts & Culture Summit, October 2012 • Cultural Advisory Board

  6. An Innovative and Prosperous Economy • Economic Zones - target sectors that offer economic growth - locate to suit the city’s spatial opportunities • Advanced Manufacturing Hub • City Centre Enterprise Zone • Tyseley Environment District • Longbridge ITEC Park • Life Sciences Campus • Food Hub

  7. Economic Zones

  8. The Enterprise Zone

  9. Women’s Enterprise Hub • Encourage start-ups and enterprises to help women into work- supported by microfinance funds • - Phase I established with South & City College, Digbeth Superfast Broadband Digital Connectivity • Deliver affordable superfast broadband to Digbeth, Eastside and Jewellery Quarter areas Birmingham as a Green City • Birmingham Carbon Roadmap • Birmingham Energy Savers retrofit programme of homes and offices

  10. An involvement of people in local communities • Deliver a range of local services through neighbourhood management teams • - housing management, youth services, community and play services, community safety • Devolve executive responsibilities and budgets to 10 District Committees • - with chairs participating in Cabinet meetings • - web streaming of meetings from Council House • Establish a Victims Champion on WM Police & Crime Panel

  11. Budget constraints £615m • No choice but to create a new model of local government

  12. A Triple Devolution Model • City Regions • - integrated economic development functions • Cities • - integrated public services, with reduced resources • Local Neighbourhoods • - prevention measures, co-provided with residents • - local delivery hubs

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