The Gloucestershire Economic Strategy (GES) defines and guides the economic regeneration of Gloucestershire and provides a practical economic framework around which to base plans at a local level. It addresses critical issues including business competitiveness, skills, innovation, connecting communities to economic opportunity and improving both rural and urban areas. The public sectors role includes building the foundations that will let the private sectors entrepreneurship thrive.
The Strategy will be made up of three documents:
The Economy of Gloucestershire 2006/07 produced annually by the GLMIU, provides the evidence base.
The Gloucestershire Economic Strategy 2008-2015, sets out the Strategy.
The Delivery Plan will cover a rolling three years, and be produced annually to enable priorities to change during the lifetime of the Strategy.
As a County level strategy which is part of a larger policy framework, including the Urban and Rural Economic Strategies, the document does not contain a high level of detail.
There are five key themes in the strategy: Location; Connectivity; Development & Resilience; Jobs; and People.
We aim to build on the progress made so far in these themed areas and to promote the role of partnership working as a major contributor to the economic well-being of the County. The Strategy provides a framework to secure continuing sustainable growth and prosperity for the 7 years from 2008 to 2015. It aims to create the conditions that enable businesses to be more successful by increasing their productivity, and encouraging a low carbon, high resource efficiency approach to doing business.
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Gloucestershire Economic Strategy 'Draft' Main Document
Gloucestershire Economic Strategy Appendices
Gloucestershire Economic Strategy Consultation Feedback Form
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Catherine Farrell
01242 864 194
catherine.farrell@glosfirst.co.uk
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