SME SME s & Cluste r s & Cluste r Pote ntial in L Pote ntial in L ime r ime r ic k ic k F utur e Pr oofing Oppor tunitie s Dr. Pa t Da ly Dire c to r o f E Di t f E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt & Pla nning i D l t & Pl i L ime ric k City & Co unty Co unc il 3rd I nte rna tio na l Cluste r Co nfe re nc e Co nfe re nc e Se pt 30th/ Oc t 1st, 2015 - L ime ric k, I re la nd
Pre se nta tio n Ove rvie w Pre se nta tio n Ove rvie w 1 1. L L ime ric k E ime ric k E c o no mic Co nte xt c o no mic Co nte xt 2. L 2 L ime ric k 2030 E ime ric k 2030 E c o no mic & c o no mic & Spa tia l Pla n – A Ne w Cluste r? 3. SME s & E me rg ing Cluste r Oppo rtunity Oppo rtunity
L ime ric k 2030 Stra te g ic F ra me wo rk L ime r ic k 2030 E c onomic & Spatial Str ate gy will... • De live r 12,000 ne w jo b s b y 2030 (5,000 in City Ce ntre ) thro ug h pro je c ts o utline d in L Ce ntre ) thro ug h pro je c ts o utline d in L ime ric k 2030 ime ric k 2030 Pla n & Re g e ne ra tio n F ra me wo rk. Focus ... • Ac c e le ra te stra te g ic pla nning & site s de live ry to • Ac c e le ra te stra te g ic pla nning & site s de live ry to F po sitio n fo r F DI & I ndig e no us inve stme nt & o pe n up inno va tio n ne two rks fo r jo b c re a tio n a nd so c ia l de ve lo pme nt. Marketing Plan Investments Economic Strategy Spatial Plan Innovation Fund € 750 M 12,000 Jobs Strategic & Corporate 7 Strategic Sites _________________ ______________ ______________ el Mode _________________ Market & rebrand M k & b d 5,000 in City Venture Capital Investment infrastructure ‘contatgion’ EU Financing Key sectors Innovation ecosystem Sells ambition VC & Syndicate Funds Future Skilling Future Proofing Partnership Pension Funds X2 Start ‐ ups PPPs/Clusters X2 Expansions ucture LCCC ‐ SPC Dynamic Partnerships Council Leadership PPPs ‘Charter’ Charter Stru ‘E ‘Enterprising ’ i i ’ SPV SPVs Economic Forum JVs
High Value Food and Drink Pharma ICT/Electronics ICT/Electronics Logistics and Distribution d b Business and Professional Engineering & High Tech Engineering & High Tech Services Services Manufacturing Tourism, Sport and Leisure Med Tech d Cultural, Creative and Digital Media Food & Agri Tech
Limerick for IT Initiative Limerick for IT Initiative The Limerick 2030 Plan calls for “[a]n The Limerick 2030 Plan calls for [a]n • • employer led sector ‐ specific skills project ‐ linked to Limerick’s growth sectors.” In January 2014, in response to this key • challenge, major industry in the Limerick region, including General Motors, Johnson & Johnson and Kerry Group, together with the University of Limerick, the Limerick Institute U i i f Li i k h Li i k I i of Technology, Limerick City & County Council and IDA Ireland, formed a unique IT skills partnership ‘Limerick for IT’. Since its establishment the initiative has • created over 200 high skilled IT jobs and has been acknowledged as a major FDI skills g j innovation. The FDI industry in Limerick believes that the initiative has the potential to create 1,000 IT jobs in the next 3 years .
L L ime r ime r ic k –National ic k –National National City of Culture 2014 City of Cultur e €10m investment in 2014 €44m generated for the local economy 2014 3000 events with 156 Made in Limerick projects 2500 Limerick artists involved
European Capital of Culture Bid City Significant stakeholder investment in bid 3 rd level academic engagement playing an important part First stage of bid is completed in September 2015
Mid We st Ac tio n Pla n fo r Jo b s Mid-We st Ac tio n Pla n fo r Jo b s
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