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Knowledge for profit: experience with the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway

Knowledge for profit: experience with the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway Gateways to the Future Ways Forward for Rural Business Support A conference for rural development professionals 30 th October 2007 Karen Murray, University of Plymouth. Background – Rural Enterprise Gateway

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Knowledge for profit: experience with the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway

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  1. Knowledge for profit: experience with the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway Gateways to the Future Ways Forward for Rural Business Support A conference for rural development professionals 30th October 2007 KarenMurray, University of Plymouth

  2. Background – Rural Enterprise Gateway • Brief project overview • Knowledge Network • Who we are • What we do • How we work • What we don’t do • Examples

  3. Background • December 2004 • Principal funder SWRDA • Defra, EAGGF – Objective 1 • Region-wide project evolved from SWARD & GARD • Managed by Business Link Devon & Cornwall – all regional Business Links working together

  4. Background • Enhanced Gateway • Knowledge Network • Project Officers – work with groups • Workforce Development • Group Development • EFFP • SW CoRE

  5. Knowledge Network Who we are • University of Plymouth in collaboration with the Royal Agricultural College • synergy • local delivery

  6. Knowledge Network Who we are • Wider network • Rural businesses • Universities & Colleges • Research Organisations & Institutes • Knowledge Transfer Networks • Berr KTNs • National Rural • Govt departments and agencies • Local Authorities • Other support initiatives • ……………………………

  7. Knowledge Network What we do • For Rural Businesses • Knowledge & Information to take their own businesses forward • Interface between the research community and the Industry • scientific, technical, business and social • Industry developments • policy, legislation, market…………. • Reactive and proactive

  8. Knowledge Network What we do • Report to groups – one sentence to complex lengthy reports • Report to other support organisations • Publish to the website – www.regsw.org.uk

  9. Knowledge Network How we Work • Access to all conventional academic resources • Energetic employment of social capital (networking) • Groups can drive themselves forward

  10. Knowledge Network How we Work • Work from Action Plans • Group-specific requirements • Clusters • Fisheries & aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, agriculture, services, manufacturing………. • Organic, conventional • Tourism, bio-energy, manufacturing • Environment, policy

  11. Knowledge Network How we Work • Respond to ad-hoc enquiries • Groups • Individual businesses • Business Link Gateways

  12. Group Leader Knowledge Network How we Work

  13. Group Leader Knowledge Network How we Work

  14. REGNetwork Knowledge Network How we Work

  15. REG Network Knowledge Network How we Work

  16. REG Network Knowledge Network How we Work

  17. REG Network Knowledge Network How we Work

  18. REG Network Knowledge Network How we Work

  19. Knowledge Network How we Work • Information Management • Extensive Database • Rural Enterprise Gateway groups • Contact and Action Plan details • Information delivery record • All outputs • To whom, when and how delivered • E-mail and postal distribution lists • Delivery team kept up to date

  20. Knowledge Network What we don’t do • Consultancy • Political lobbying • Primary research • Hand-holding • Whingeing

  21. Knowledge Network Examples • Renewable Energy • Cellulosic Ethanol • Bottled Water • Effect of food processing waste spread to land • Countryside Services • Five Farmers • Flowers – innovations in transport and packaging

  22. Knowledge Network Examples • Public Procurement • Local Food • dunnhumby • Distrubtion solutions • Tuna – satellite imaging • Reduced tillage • New model for EBVs • Tourism Trends

  23. Knowledge for profit: experience with the South West Rural Enterprise Gateway Gateways to the Future Ways Forward for Rural Business Support A conference for rural development professionals 30th October 2007 KarenMurray, University of Plymouth

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