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Top Ten Priorities


Top Ten Priorities
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment Space
Well-designed and high quality
Business-friendly approach to development

TOP TEN
PRIORITIES

2007 - 2021
The Best Start for Young People
Raise aspirations
Improve employability in higher-wage economy
Focused Support to Growth Businesses
Help business to compete globally
Sector Development
Local supply chains
Structured Skills Development Programme
Focus on achievement at Levels 3 and above
Enhance the Image and Brand
As a place for business
To encourage a high quality year-round visitor economy
By embracing the cultural distinctiveness
By continuing to manage the quality landscape
‘Low-Carbon’ Competitive Economy
Implement sustainable energy initiatives such as Wave Hub
Create an environmental technology industry
World-Class Research and Innovation Centres
Build on the success of the Combined Universities in Cornwall
Develop public and private sector incubation and research centres
Enable knowledge-based businesses and employees to
realise their potential
Stimulate competitiveness and quality jobs
Encourage inward investment in strategically important industries
Transformation into an Information Society for All
Provide locations in Cornwall with unlimited bandwidth
Ensure that every business gets online and maximises the benefit of ICT
Ensure that every household has the opportunity to get online
Strategic Transport Connections
New scheduled air services and development of Newquay Cornwall Airport
Improve the rail system and services
Road connectivity
Ports, harbours and sea transport including Isles of Scilly connectivity
Building Sustainable Communities for a Rural Knowledge Economy
In areas of opportunity (18 key towns)
In deprived areas such as the Clay Country, Penzance, Camborne, Pool and Redruth
Develop a networked rural knowledge economy including villages and smaller towns
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