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IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

9 th Annual Meeting. IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH. In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal 26-27 March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland. PLENARY SESSION I: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

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IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

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  1. 9th Annual Meeting IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal 26-27 March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland PLENARY SESSION I: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH Baron FrankalDirector of Economic Strategy, New Economy, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, United Kingdom

  2. Delivering Local Development In Manchester – why its’ economy matters. • Accounted for 60% of all population growth across the North West in the last 10 years – reversing decades of population shift in the opposite direction • Has largest travel-to-work area of any conurbation in the UK outside London, and 7 million people live within one hour’s drive • Generates £46 billion of Gross Value Added on an annual basis, accounting for around 40% of GVA in the North West • This is the equivalent of: • West Yorkshire • Wales • Croatia

  3. Challenges

  4. AGMA • GM Combined Authority • Local Enterprise Partnership • Police and Crime Commissioner • Manchester Family • New Economy • Marketing Manchester • Business Growth Group – MIDAS, Business Growth Hub & UKTI • Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce • Collaborative governance Governance looks good

  5. Governance and the economy working together for jobs rich growth • Manchester Independent Economic Review • Strategic sites review • Enterprise Zone: Airport City • Greater Manchester Strategy • City Deal • Investment Funds • Strategic Assessment Framework

  6. Funding Appraisal Allocation and Investment Pipeline Regional Growth Fund • Projects • STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK • To find consensus on projects that: • Provide good GVA (net economic impact) • Demonstrate value for money • Maximise private sector leverage • Deliverability Growing Places Fund • Projects Urban Broadband Fund, GM Transport Fund, ERDF, Evergreen, GIB JV… “Revenue” streams: EZ, pooled business rates, new homes bonus, earnback… The Investment Framework

  7. What is needed from the public sector? • Autonomous decision-making, leadership • Infrastructure (transport & digital) investment, for example • £560m Northern rail hub • £25m Growing Place fund • £12m Urban Broadband Fund • Investment in skills – to reduce the productivity gap • Working within practical economic geographies

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