Hertfordshire Works
'Hertfordshire Works' is the name for the new economic partnership for Hertfordshire. Its Board first met on 30 March 2009 (papers are on this site).
Consultation begins on Hertfordshire’s draft Economic Development Strategy
Hertfordshire’s new economic partnership Hertfordshire Works, agreed at its inaugural meeting in March 2009 that a new economic strategy be produced for the county. A visioning workshop was held in July and the first draft of the strategy was discussed at the Hertfordshire Works Board Meeting on 1 September 2009.
The draft strategy is focused on a high-level economic vision and on the key objectives that emerged from the visioning workshop held in July: wider soundings were taking during September and October and the draft strategy was launched for formal consultation at the Hertfordshire Forward Conference held on the 6 November 2009.
The draft vision is: ‘By 2021, Hertfordshire will have a resilient and low carbon economy characterised by quality jobs, innovative and dynamic business, supported by a well skilled workforce and an entrepreneurial culture, where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and fulfil their ambitions'.
Our five key economic objectives are
- Creating a vibrant, low carbon economy
- Stimulating enterprise, innovation and inward investment
- Developing a well skilled workforce for the future
- Providing quality locations and infrastructure
- Creating vibrant towns, vibrant communities
The formal consultation period will last until the end of February with a view to formal adoption by the Hertfordshire Works board in March 2010.
see full Draft Economic Strategy document
Watch this film, in which Hertfordshire Works' Chairman, Robert Gordon, outlines some of the key issues raised in our draft Economic Development Strategy and includes comments from delegates and speakers at last year’s Hertfordshire Forward conference.
Please respond to the consultation by downloading the attached form . Please note, you will need to save this form to your machine. When you have completed the form, please email it as an attachment to: hertfordshire.forward@hertscc.gov.uk