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SELEP EU Investment Prospectus: Driving Growth and Jobs in South East EU Region

SELEP was established in 2011 with a simple governance structure, focusing on growth communities, coastal, and rural areas. With increasing responsibility, SELEP is developing an EU Investment Prospectus aligned with the Economic Growth Strategy. Priorities include low carbon, social innovation, SME support, and coastal communities. The direction of Structural & Investment Funds emphasizes smart specialization and the 'Quadruple Helix' approach involving public, private, HEI, and civil society collaboration. Opportunities for social enterprise, innovation, and transnational programs like INTERREG and Horizon 2020 are highlighted. The emphasis is on projects that deliver tangible outputs in support of growth and jobs, following the principles of SMART – SUSTAINABLE – INCLUSIVE.

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SELEP EU Investment Prospectus: Driving Growth and Jobs in South East EU Region

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  1. Developing a South East EU Investment Prospectus

  2. Background – SELEP • Established early 2011 • Simple governance structure • Private sector chair and three private sector vice chairs • Board of 45 • Executive Group of 24 • Streamlined support • Small secretariat (5.5) • Senior Officer Group • Working with, and through, partners • Principle of subsidiarity: • Only intervene where we can add value to what happens locally whether in growth communities, coastal or rural areas.

  3. SELEP Area

  4. Increasing responsibility • Initial strategic remit for SELEP • Increasing responsibility from Government • Autumn statement devolved functions and introduced requirements • Need for Economic Growth Strategy to be devised AND EU Investment Prospectus • Limited guidance from Government to date

  5. Context • Common Strategic Framework • Delivery of Structural & Investment (SI) Funds in 2014-20 • € 376 Billion to deliver Cohesion Policy • Focus is on Growth & Jobs • Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth • Europe 2020 Strategy • EU Growth Programme in England • Combined programme for delivery of SI Funds • € 6.17 Billion across England; allocated by LEP areas • LEPs responsible for delivery • SELEP developing EU Investment Prospectus • Aligned to Economic Growth Strategy

  6. SELEP Priorities Low carbon Social Innovation

  7. SELEP Priorities • Geographical variations across LEP area • Federated nature of LEP • Pan-LEP commonalities • SME Support • Innovation • Social inclusion • Thematic approaches • Coastal communities • Rural economy

  8. Direction of SI Funds • Change in emphasis of SI Funds • Targeted intervention • Smart specialisation • Tangible outputs in support of Growth and Jobs • ‘Quadruple Helix’ approach advocated • Builds on principle of triple helix approach • Public, private, HEI and civil society joint working • Greater scope for social innovation / enterprise

  9. So what does this mean? • Actions / projects can support social enterprises and community groups… …but have to demonstrably deliver Growth & Jobs • Requirements for delivering against certain SI Funds… …but some flexibilities and freedoms in delivery • Government’s EU Growth Programme needs to be adhered to… …but LEP and its partners responsible for determining direction of investment programme and projects

  10. Opportunities • Social enterprise / innovation • SME competitiveness • Higher level skills • LEADER • Coastal communities • Wider linkages • INTERREG • Scope for innovation, particularly in transnational Programmes • Horizon 2020 • Drive for greater societal impact in new research & development Framework Programme • Also includes former Life+ and Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Programmes

  11. In summary… • Growth and Jobs are paramount • Flexibility within principle of targeted intervention • We need your project ideas! • Remember… SMART – SUSTAINABLE – INCLUSIVE

  12. Lorraine George EU Investment Prospectus secondee, South East Local Enterprise Partnership lorraine.george@essex.gov.uk 01245 430472 / 07500 976369 South East Local Enterprise Partnership lep@essex.gov.uk www.southeastlep.com Tweet us @southeastlep

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