Glasgow City Region Launches A New Economic Strategy For The Region

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In June 2016, we met as the City Region Cabinet and agreed that we would collaborate more formally going forward. This is about ensuring each part of the conurbation plays an equally important role. We will work as one to ensure the continued and accelerated growth and success for our city region, with each local authority playing a leading role. The core aim of this The Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal Cabinet has agreed two substantial new steps towards the closer integration of the eight councils in the region.

Our approach, unfortunately and dramatically affirmed by the post-January spread of the Covid-19 health crisis and the emergence of its significant, negative economic impacts for the city-region and the nation, was sceptical of hard forecasting for the future. We emphasised that city-regions are complex, evolving economic systems. They need to be understood in an evolutionary, The RES Grand Challenges and Economic Outlook The need for the delivery of the first phase programme outlined in the Regional Economic Strategy (RES) – and detailed in this emerging Action Plan – is even greater than when the RES was approved in December 2021.

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A new Forestry and Woodland Strategy for Glasgow City Region is set to boost the number of trees in the area by a further 18 million over the next 10 years. Currently the Region’s forests and woodlands cover around 60,000 hectares, but the strategy highlights that a further 9,000 hectares could be planted.

A new report shows that Glasgow City Region’s £1.13 billion City Deal has made significant progress across delivery and key initiatives under the Regional Economic Strategy.

The strategy sits within the context of the Glasgow City Region economic strategy 2017 – 2035 and is aligned to Scotland’s economic strategy (March 2015) the Scottish Government’s agenda for cities (Reviewed January 2016) and ‘Tourism Scotland 2020’.

The Glasgow City Region City Deal will bring thousands of new jobs to Glasgow and the city region. support thousands of unemployed people

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Today sees the launch of an ambitious campaign for Glasgow City Region to become a Living Wage Place – the first city region in Scotland to do so. Backed by Living Wage Scotland, and supported by local leaders and key employers, one of the largest regions in the UK has set targets to grow both the number of accredited Living Wage employers, and employees Since the launch of the previous Regional Economic Strategy, the Glasgow City Region Economic Partnership, and the delivery organisations (Scottish Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Scottish Funding Council, local universities and colleges, and the partner councils) have moved towards more Regional operating models.

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We have committed to delivering a shared Regional Economic Strategy which targets 100,000 extra jobs; 6,500 new businesses, and big improvements in qualifications, training and skills and to bring thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land into use and support the building of 110,000 new homes across the region. 5. Glasgow Regional Economic Partnership Figure 5.1 – GVA of Glasgow City Region [9] Figure 5.2 – Employment of Glasgow City Region [10] Regional Aspirations to 2030 The region has set itself clear and ambitious aspirations to achieve by 2030. These are outlined in the new vision: „By 2030, Glasgow City Region will have the most innovative, inclusive and

Glasgow City Region Economic Strategy The Glasgow City Region Economic Strategy was launched in December 2021, with the accompanying detailed action plan approved by Cabinet in August 2022. The strategy has already started to have a profound impact on wider public sector policy, decision-making and spend for the local area of 1.8 million residents and 50,000

Glasgow City Region has a proud history of operating globally. It was a pioneer of the first industrial revolution. And, as we move towards Industry 4.0, the Region is transforming its economy to continue to play a leading role in the industries of the future. Whether it is Low Carbon, Precision Medicine or Advanced Manufacturing we are developing products and

Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth for Glasgow City Region, said “Through the restoration of peatlands, sowing of wildflower meadows and planting of millions of trees, in areas particularly vulnerable to climate impacts, we are addressing the climate emergency and moving ahead at pace in our drive to NetZero. The Glasgow City Region City Deal will fund major infrastructure projects; create thousands of new jobs and assist thousands of unemployed people back to work; improve public transport and connectivity; drive business innovation and growth and generate billions of pounds of private sector investment.

roductivity in the Foundational Economy. Over the next few months, the City Region team will explore how the Foundational Economy could play a role in the new Regional Economic Strategy – whether broadly in terms of shifting the focus of sector policy, or

Foreword Glasgow City Region is Scotland’s economic success story. We are already the powerhouse of our country’s economy and our £1.1billion City Deal – a ground-breaking partnership between the eight local authorities and the Scottish and UK governments – is building on this success. It is only the start of our ambition. Our regional economic strategy outlines our

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University of Glasgow spin-out Chemify today launched the world’s first ‘chemputation’ (chemistry and computation) facility – the world’s most advanced laboratory for molecular design and synthesis – in Maryhill, Glasgow. Supported by the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator, with an additional £1.1m funding from Scottish Enterprise, the £12 The collective commitment by the eight local councils and influential employers in the Region to tackle low pay supports ambitions within the Region’s Economic Strategy to drive inclusive growth and productivity – challenges specific to the Regional economy. The real Living Wage is an independently calculated rate based on the cost of living and is paid voluntarily by Today we formally launched a new action plan for the Region’s innovation economy. I wanted to say a few things about the plan and what it means for the Region. Firstly, we are clearly starting from a position of strength, with the Region’s world-class innovation economy already thriving and set to grow even further. Our selection by the UK Government to

It is anticipated the Regional Strategy will be refreshed in 2022 to reflect the national tourism strategy Scotland Outlook 2030 and national Recovery Plan. The Glasgow City Region Intelligence Hub recently undertook a review of Retail and High Streets across the Region.

UK Industrial Strategy & AI The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy was launched by the UK Government in late June – part of the wider mission to revitalise the UK economy. However, the labour market opportunities created through the strategy may be mitigated by the rise in AI and its potential disproportionate impact on graduate-role job creation. Director’s Blog – what’s been going on across Glasgow City Region It’s only the first week of June – but already it’s been a busy month at Glasgow City Region. Our Cabinet meeting took place on Tuesday. The Cabinet is responsible for driving regional economic growth. It is attended by the Leaders of the eight Glasgow City Region councils, with meetings held every

In particular, the Glasgow City Region Economic Strategy sets out a number of outcome indicators over three grand challenges of Inclusive Economy, Enhancing Productivity and Climate Emergency.

Today the Glasgow City Region Cabinet gave the green light to a new £64.5 million City Deal project which will provide funding for all eight of the Regions’ councils to refurbish existing or to create new commercial or industrial premises. We have worked hard to continue progressing projects across the Region, with new contract tenders providing business and employment opportunities vital to our economic recovery. Projects on the ground, such as the urban neighbourhood and city park at Sighthill and Scotland’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District, are also rapidly taking shape.

Glasgow Metro is a new transport provision that will improve connectivity within Glasgow and the wider City Region encompassing a An ambitious campaign has been launched for Glasgow City Region to become a Living Wage Place – the first city region in Scotland to do so. Today sees the launch of an ambitious campaign for Glasgow City Region to become a Living Wage Place – the first city region in Scotland to do so. Backed by Living Wage Scotland, and supported by local leaders and key employers, one of the largest regions in the UK has set targets to grow both the number of accredited Living Wage employers, and employees

The Glasgow City Region (previously Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region, [1] also known as Clydeside) is a somewhat urbanised city region in the western central belt of Scotland nestled in the Clyde Valley and consisting of the following eight councils: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City Council, Inverclyde, North

A new report issued today by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities sets out an ambitious agenda for future-proofing the employment and skills systems in Glasgow City Region. Glasgow City Region Economic Strategy 2021 The new strategy sets the approach for how the Region will weather current and future key challenges, Glasgow has launched an economic strategy in preparation for key future challenges set to “disrupt our way of life”, including technological advances, the climate emergency and the impact of Covid-19. The ‘city region’ plan is expected to have a “profound impact” on wider public sector policy, decision-making and spend over the next 10 years for the

This Strategy will also advance our efforts to double the city centre’s residential population, encouraging the growth of new communities in the heart of Glasgow. So too will it harness the city centre’s crucial role in the journey to Net Zero carbon, and support its status as a hub for innovation and the digital economy. We will progress local actions and priorities for every part

The Regional Skills Investment Plan has been co-produced with a number of key partners including our regional colleges, universities and Skills Development Scotland, and it has been designed to support the needs of the City Region economy and the ambitions of government and the Skills and Enterprise Strategic Board. It takes account of a wide range of economic and Glasgow City Region has been selected as one of three pilot areas across the UK to share £100 million funding for a new innovation and research accelerator, part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up plans. Taken forward as a Regional project, the Innovation Accelerator will build on progress made in recent years, including our three emerging world-class Innovation Districts

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