Strategy & Investment Plan
Strategy and action
As the sub-regional economic partnership (SREP) for Greater Cambridge, the GCP produces a sub-regional economic
strategy (SRES). The priorities in the SRES are produced in wide
consultation with our partners and include a review of district economic strategies and linkages to the regional
economic strategy (RES).
Greater Cambridge sub-regional economic strategy
The 2009-2012 SRES is a three-year plan with a ten-year outlook. It aims to achieve the Partnership's vision and
ensure the sustained economic success of Greater Cambridge.
The vision of the SRES is that “Greater Cambridge should be a world leader in the knowledge-based economy which combines business success with a high quality of life for all.”
The aims are founded on a recognition that by working together the Partnership can ensure that:
- Growth of the high-tech cluster will be sustained, enabling businesses and research institutions to excel internationally
- Partners will create a dynamic but inclusive economy enabling more people to fully contribute to, and benefit from, economic growth
- Communities can genuinely thrive – in Cambridge city, the market towns and rural areas within Greater Cambridge
- Planned growth of the sub-region is managed in a sustainable way to protect and enhance the quality of life for everyone that lives and works here.
Download the 2009-2012 SRES goals
Investing in Communities Business Plan
This details how key objectives will be met via projects delivered to increase social inclusion in relation to goal
3 of the SRES.
Download the 2007-2011 IiC Business Plan
Regional economic strategy (RES)
This sets out the agreed framework and priorities for economic development across the East of England.
Download the RES
GCP strategy
A summary of the three goals and four objectives of the Greater Cambridge sub-regional economic strategy is
detailed below, and a table showing how they link to the
East of England Regional Economic Strategy (RES).
Goal 1 - Social Development
Enabling individuals and communities to thrive and achieve their potential
Goal 2 - Economic Prosperity
Competing nationally and internationally through a successful local economy
Goal 3 - Environmental Sustainability
Meeting the challenges of climate change while maintaining a high quality environment
Objective 1
Grow a world class, knowledge based, low carbon economy
Objective 2
Encourage the resource efficient growth of a diverse and robust economy across the whole of Greater Cambridge
Objective 3
Build a strong skills base and high levels of economic participation
Objective 4
Develop sustainable infrastructure and a high quality of life
| RES Goal | Objective 1 |
Objective 2 |
Objective 3 |
Objective 4 |
Enterprise |
x |
x |
x |
|
Innovation |
x |
|
|
|
Digital Economy |
x |
x |
|
x |
Resource Efficiency |
x |
x |
|
|
Skills |
|
|
x |
|
Economic Participation |
|
|
x |
|
Transport |
|
|
|
x |
Spatial Economy |
|
x |
|
|
Government liaison
The GCP liaises with government at a local, regional, national and international level, from Government Office East
in the region to government departments in
Whitehall and the European Union in Brussels.
We welcome discussion and debate and coordinate meetings with government to ensure that the interests of Greater Cambridge are clearly represented and to showcase significant developments and highlight key issues that require government intervention.
Government liaison can take several forms and includes:
- Producing a structured response to government consultations, for example, with regard to the development of the new regional economic strategy and to ensure that the interests of Greater Cambridge are effectively represented
- Organising and hosting regular visits of government officials such as visits by the Treasury research teams
- Liaison with local MPs on key issues and assisting the production of policy statements to provide clear communication to government about the contribution of Greater Cambridge to the UK economy while highlighting the specific needs of the area.
The GCP has developed a new Hymn Sheet on our approach to working with government.
