South West RDA Sector Development Initiatives

The South West of England Regional Development Agency's policy for developing key sectors is to produce business-led strategies to maximise the economic potential of emerging, developing and established sectors on a regional and sub regional basis. This includes developing a regional ICT infrastructure strategy to boost economic competitiveness.

The sectors currently receiving active support through the South West RDA are as follows:

Established Regional Sectors

Sectors that are important to the region for either employment, GDP or because they are a specialised sector for the region. These are Aerospace, ICT, Food and Drink, Marine and Tourism.

Emerging Sectors

Sectors that have the potential to be important to the economy of region in the future. These are Creative Industries, Biotechnology and Environmental Technologies.

The majority of SWRDA funding for sector development comes from the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Download the table of the SWRDA SDF projects for the period 2001-2003 or browse by sector below.

ADVANCED ENGINEERING	Advanced Engineering Skills Project Aerospace A3 Awareness, Advice and Action for Skills Let's Do I.T. Devon Economic Partnership Skills First Somerset Skills Support Project Manufacturing for the Future
FOOD AND DRINK	Food and Drink Sector A3 Awareness, Advice and Action for Skills Let's Do I.T. Somerset Skills Support Project
ICT	Training for Convergence A3 Awareness, Advice and Action for Skills Let's Do I.T. Devon Economic Partnership Somerset Skills Support Project IT@Work
MARINE TECHNOLOGIES	Marine southwest Let's Do I.T. Somerset Skills Support Project
TOURISM	Tourism sector A3 Awareness, Advice and Action for Skills Let's Do I.T. Devon Economic Partnership Somerset Skills Support Project
PRINTING AND PACKAGING	Somerset Skills Support Project IT@Work
BIOTECHNOLOGY	Biotechnology Sector Somerset Skills Support Project
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY	Enviro Skills SW Let's Do I.T. Somerset Skills Support Project

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