Economic strategy to be updated for York, North Yorkshire and East Riding
York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is updating its economic strategy to strengthen its proposals to central government for future investment opportunities, like the Industrial Strategy.
It is now looking for contributions from businesses and residents about the area’s productivity, resilience and demography to help shape the LEP’s proposals.
LEP Chair Barry Dodd CBE said: “In response to the complex business environment in which our businesses are operating, we need to update our shared understanding of the area’s economic strengths, so that we can continue to build water tight cases to central government, for future investment opportunities.
“We want to help our partners get ahead of the game to secure the best possible future for our residents and businesses. Given the changes anticipated under the Industrial Strategy, we are encouraging everyone to get involved and take part in the debate.”
The LEP plans to host an online conversation #YNYERFutures sking people to respond to its economic data and think pieces by leading partners to inspire the debate. There will also be a survey for people to express their views.
The conversation will be structured around a series of questions to enhance the LEPs understanding of several broad challenges including productivity, resilience and demography. The conversation itself will take place over the next six weeks.
Once the LEP has a detailed understanding, they will be narrowed down to specific problems and opportunities.
In the #YNYERFutures series, the first of the think pieces to inspire the debate is a blog from the University of York’s Professor Jon Timmis, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange. The piece gives us an insight into how advanced robotics and artificial intelligence may affect our lives – day to day and what economic opportunities might arise?
