• Develop world-class research institutes and research within and outside education, which interlock with business, including the growth of postgraduate and research training.
• Foster closer collaboration between higher education, businesses and the public sector.
• Build on the research and information base through the further development of Local Intelligence Network Cornwall (LINC).
  Strengthen existing networks/clusters and, where appropriate, build new ones.
• Grow business R&D, graduate enterprise and SME participation by enabling better access to finance and business support.
  Research what it takes for a peripheral and knowledge-based rural economy to succeed, and exploit this research elsewhere.
• Maximise benefit from the existing bank of intellectual property, including the cultural product, and support initiatives to trade world-wide.

• Identification and prioritisation of key sites
• Develop a programme of intervention to bring forward the key sites on a phased basis.

To provide appropriate employment space in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

 Support the knowledge economy, target sectors and incubation.

• Implementation of a fully cohesive approach to focussed support which recognises the sectors best-placed to understand need and appropriate delivery mechanisms. This will include the facilitation of early-stage development for new sector organisations.
• Provision of ongoing support for sector networks that have proven capabilities and/or identified potential with commitment to innovation, flexibility and responsiveness in developing models of sector support.
• Increase of knowledge exchanges between business sectors via a cross-sector approach, by creating and/or intensifying direct links with other western European economies (in Ireland, France and north-west Spain) and investing in activities which maintain a fixed locational advantage (e.g. those relating to culture, history and geography).
• The development and maintenance of links with regional/national sector networks to ensure alignment and adoption of best practice.
• Maximise the added value of the creative industries input to other sectors by fostering innovation and creativity in all sectors, and marketing this effectively to attract new business.

• Facilitate the application of sector-specific knowledge and/or new technologies, whether product or service-driven. Take advantage of export opportunities through exploitation of the Cornwall brand and opportunities provided by European Denomination of Protected Origin schemes (e.g. Cornish clotted cream).
• Develop and offer sector specific skills training, including training on the application of new products or service technologies, and develop links with Sector Skills Academies. This action links with the Workforce Development Objective.
• Maximise the use of ICT within all businesses with the aim to get all businesses online. This action links with the Information Society for All Objective.
• Exploit the sector specific knowledge transfer expertise of relevant local, regional, national, and international HE institutions to the full commercial advantage of Cornwall's sectors and their constituent businesses.
  Build on and integrate the sector development potential offered by the pilot incubation centres at the CUC in Tremough, Omega and the Cornwall Medipark, with opportunities to roll out additional developments in North and South East Cornwall.
• Facilitate access to finance for businesses within key sectors where specific finance is warranted outside of generic finance models

• A focus on quality improvements via training, investment and advice programmes.
• A major investment in ICT capacity in visitor information, marketing and booking systems.
• A major co-ordinated investment in marketing to new potential visitors, particularly those with higher spend rates and those that visit out of the main summer months, through a new programme, ‘Quality Cornwall', co-ordinated through the Cornwall Destination Management Organisation.

This will involve an infrastructure programme to deliver a number of partnership projects, including:

• 100% coverage of leading-edge broadband for the rural economy.
  The provision of bandwidth equivalent to any UK city for the 18 key towns (as specified by the Cornwall Key Towns Study), enabling them to compete on a global playing field.
• Two or three locations with ‘unlimited' bandwidth, acting as a magnet for innovative businesses. Options should include an iconic centre strategically located (e.g. near Newquay Airport) and/or an entire town or city, along with a rural location (for example West Penwith).
• Exploring all avenues to evaluate the longevity of any investments made as the technologies for delivering these services are varied, allowing for continued exploitation beyond the timescales of the EU Convergence Programme. Technologies could include next-generation wire-based technologies over the existing copper infrastructure; wireless technologies, including fixed, nomadic and mobile applications; fibre optic technologies, providing true future-proofing; mobile phone technology and coverage.
• Support for the development of digital marketing to overcome barriers to rural business and provide new access to world wide markets

This will be undertaken through an integrated approach that reaches out to all businesses.

• By sector: Propositions aimed at sectors such as farming, tourism, and food and drink will emphasise particular benefits. The use of the digital media content and its distribution will enhance business competitiveness, remote working, public services and cultural development.
• By theme: Themes that offer value to businesses across sectors will be exploited, including flexible working, eBusiness, networks, business continuity and eProcurement. A toolkit approach will ensure the benefits are delivered as widely as possible.
• By geography: A deep understanding of the variances in take-up, from real hot spots like Falmouth/Penryn to lagging areas, will allow the benefits to be driven home across Cornwall in highly targeted ways. There are also opportunities to promote the wider use of technology such as video and teleconferencing, which reduce the need to travel and are thus advantageous in terms of productivity increases and environmental benefits.
• By developing links to the digital media sector to generate content which will add value to the ICT infrastructure.
• By supporting the development and application of new business models and networking processes to support commercial and social enterprises and communities, maximising the potential of ICT.

Delivery of ICT advice and support to businesses through a range of mechanisms, including a basic level of support available to every business, is likely to include:

• A phone hotline for ICT advice & support
• A drop-in centre, which will offer 1:1 advice as well as demonstrating a full range of basic and cutting-edge applications and a sample home office.
• Specialist support and advice by themes identified to deliver the greatest business benefits, such as flexible working, eBusiness, networking and eProcurement.
• A ‘Rolls Royce' service for businesses able to demonstrate significant growth potential through the exploitation of ICT.

• Taking ICT into the most challenging and deprived areas, e.g. by working in partnership with the UK charity Everybody Online. Disability issues will also need to be considered.
• A computer recycling initiative to get used Personal Computers (PCs) to sections of the community where they are really needed - to school children without a home PC, to the workless and the elderly.
• Local information networks. Content will be delivered through a variety of devices (the PC will never be the device of choice for everyone) and will open channels for delivering other citizen benefits such as eGovernment initiatives, telecare and education.
• Not-for-profit internet service provider (ISP) initiative offering connection subsidy for deprived households.
• Active and inclusive use of ICT provision will be encouraged through support for initiatives to develop home grown digital media content to engage audiences and communities

• eCommunity partnerships to overcome mobility problems, address core employability skills and tackle worklessness.
• Development of eLearning materials as part of a blended learning solution to support the training needs of employers and employees.
• Promotion of all learning opportunities and pathways through to HE.
• Creation of centres of excellence and skills academies in key vocational areas such as ICT and establishing links between the centres.
• Use of ICT to remove barriers and create parity of access for learners

• A flexible-working project to make Cornwall the flexible working capital of the UK, which should include an eRural agenda.
• Telecare, enabling people to have more care in the community.
• eGovernment, delivering government and local services in an efficient and accessible way.
• eMarketplace, opening up opportunities to businesses through engagement and collaboration.
• eTown, a true beacon and magnet for innovators in a knowledge society.
• eVisitor, a sophisticated new information and purchasing system for visitors.
  Promotion of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as a leader in ICT through the Cornwall brand programme.
• Broadband TV/IPTV/Digital Challenge, the development of infrastructure and high quality content to engage communities and reach world-wide audiences/markets

Appointment of Cornwall Carbon Policy Officer to:

• lead and facilitate the production and delivery of a Cornwall Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan;
• co-ordinate and facilitate a strategic Cornwall Carbon Management Task & Finish Group;
• co-ordinate the provision of easily understandable & impartial carbon management information support for the public and private sector in Cornwall.

Development of a Cornwall Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan with time-specific carbon reduction targets identified and agreed with key organisations across the county.

Adoption of 'Merton' type rule for Cornwall - setting % RE targets for all new developments

Development of Sustainable Energy Strategy for Truro/Threemilestone Urban Extension - to set energy standards for all new developments.

Creation of Sustainable Energy Action Plan for the CPR regeneration area