Work Streams
The Core Cities Group is structured around eight strategic work streams . Through working groups, these work streams provide high level expertise to the Core Cities Group, working to implement individual action plans.
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A summary of the eight work streams objectives is set out below.
Transport and connectivity
The Transport and Connectivity Group comprises transport and policy experts
from across the Core Cities, and works with DfT, RDAs, PTEG, PTAs and PTEs
to help influence and develop policy and thinking, particularly with Government,
to ensure that transport strategy supports the continued economic growth
of the Core Cities and the city regions.
Innovation
The Innovation Group aims to influence Government thinking and proposals
in relation to innovation and business support, to ensure that the Core
Cities and city regions are able to realise their assets and opportunities.
The Group aims to influence innovation policy to: drive forward economic
growth; meet the challenges and opportunities of globalisation and; ensure
the UK’s continued success in wealth creation and scientific policy-making.
Skills and employment
This Group works to influence Government thinking and proposals in relation
to skills and employment to ensure that the Core Cities are able to both
develop the complex skill sets we need to compete internationally and are
able to include more of our citizens in our economic growth.
Sustainable communities
This work stream supports the Core Cities in successfully delivering sustainable
communities by increasing understanding of the opportunities and needs of
the Cities and city regions, securing increased support for investment programmes
and removing barriers to progress. The Group works to reinforce and build
on public and private sector confidence in the ability of the Cities to
deliver, working toward increased devolution to the Cities and city regions.
Culture and creative industries
This Group works to influence Government thinking and proposals in relation
to culture provision and the development of the creative industries across
the Core Cities, enabling them to provide cultural access and experience
for all, to attract and sustain creative industries, and improve the reputation
and image of the cities internationally.
Climate Change
The Climate Change Working Group was created to support climate change mitigation
and adaptation strategy and action across all Core Cities activities and
to better understand the opportunities and threats climate change presents
to large cities in the UK. The group has been set up to help understand
the serious challenges that we face and to help address issues that need
to be tackled in part at a local level, building on the commitment made
in the Nottingham Declaration in 2000.
Core Cities Climate Change group pamphlet (pdf)
Finance and Industry
The Finance and Industry work stream works with Government to strengthen
financial devolution and promote economic growth. It seeks to do this by
increasing the possible range of long-term financial opportunities and freedoms
for local authorities, and by improving the engagement of business in ensuring
that resources are targeted to achieve common objectives.
Governance and partnerships
This Group works to influence thinking and share best practice to provide
an overall framework that supports city region development but at the same
time creates the space for individual city regions to develop governance
arrangements that reflect local circumstances. The Group also works to develop
other important partnerships, for example between the Core Cities and London.