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European Structural Funds 2014-2020
Social Enterprise Workshop
24th June 2013
The North East LEP
• Private-led Board (incl business, councils, HE and FE but wider partnership)
• Northumberland, Tyneside, Wearside and County Durham
• Recently completed Adonis Review providing baseline and aspirations
• Key activities – Enterprise Zone, North East Investment Fund, City Skills Action Plan/City Deals
The North East LEP economy
• 2m population• £32bn GVA• Strong mix of sectors –
advanced manufacturing/automotive, offshore, energy, biomedical and pharma, creative/digital and some and professional services
• Significant catch-up to 2008• Challenge of more and
better jobs, productivity and inclusion
What have we been asked to do?
• To prepare European Structural and Investment Fund Strategy for 2014-2020 – 1st version due Sept 2013
• Emphasis on alignment of funds to achieve jobs creation and poverty reduction across partnership
• Respond to Europe 2020 agenda and UK Govt. Industrial Strategy
• One element of wider LEP Growth Plan work• Wider remit for LEPs/Seen as a test case for localism
NELEP approach
NELEP & EU2020 priorities
• Europe 2020 sets out 11 objectives with 7 emphasised for UK
• NELEP – initial work suggests focus on:– Innovation, R&D– Access to Finance/SME
support– Low Carbon growth– Skills and education – Poverty reduction and
inclusion
Getting involved
• Strategy in development and seeking input • Use of different mechanisms – Finance, CLLD, Social
Innovation. • Social Enterprise key in these but challenges?
• Today – do priorities sound appropriate? Your view of potential role of social enterprise?
• Development - NESEP on vision and objective task and finish group – direct joint influence
• Ongoing engagement - to Sept and beyond• Contact – james.davies@nelep.co.uk• More information - www.nelep.co.uk