Connecting to Success, the new West Midlands Economic Strategy, was launched on 10th December 2007. It sets out the region’s approach to closing the £10 billion output gap, by seeking to raise output per head in the West Midlands to at least the average for the UK as a whole. Find out more about the launch...
The process of developing Connecting to Success has been the most comprehensive and participative to date. It began with the building of a strong base of evidence to underpin the Strategy and included two substantial phases of consultation, involving 12 major public consultation events across the region, numerous smaller meetings and approaching 400 written consultation submissions.
Hailed as the UK’s first low carbon Regional Economic Strategy, Connecting to Success sets a vision of the region as, ‘a global centre where people and business choose to connect’. The West Midlands is already recognised as a great place to invest, work, learn, visit and live.
While Connecting to Success sets out what we need to do and why we need to do it. The associated Delivery Framework deals with how the Strategy will be delivered, and what role regional and local organisations and partnerships have in that delivery.
We are consulting on the draft Delivery Framework from 10th December 2007 until 22nd February 2008.
Paper copies of Connecting to Success are available on request from Advantage West Midlands: email wmes@advantagewm.co.uk to request a copy.