Summary of Measures

The list of Priorities and Measures are:

Priority 1 - Stimulating the emergence of new growth and high technology sectors

1. Exploiting a business centred research capacity
2. Investing in targeted SMEs
3. Developing growth sector start-ups
4. Attracting growth sector champions
5. Supporting new employment opportunities

Priority 2 - Modernising businesses through enhancing competitiveness and innovation

6. Exploiting new market opportunities
7. Accelerating the adoption and transfer of new technologies, products and processes
8. Maximising the potential presented by e-business
9. Improving processing and marketing of agricultural products
10. Enhancing management and workforce skills and capacity

Priority 3 - Building a world leading learning region which promotes equality, employment and social inclusion

5a. Supporting new employment opportunities
10a. Enhancing management and workforce skills and capacity
11. Creating a responsive training and education system
12. Enhancing the curriculum for the world of work
13. Developing an adaptable and entrepreneurial workforce
14 Building a learning infrastructure for the 21st century
15. Tackling gender imbalances in the labour market
16. Assisting people back to work
17. Tackling disadvantage
18. Expanding and supporting a thriving social economy

Priority 4 - Developing economic opportunities in targeted communities

20. Building neighbourhood strength
22. Equipping communities with tools for re-integration
23. Regenerating targeted coalfield and steel areas
24. Promoting the adaptation and development of rural areas
25. Developing forestry resources
26. Broadening the agriculture and forestry skills base

Priority 5 - Supporting business investment through strategic spatial development

27. Seizing the opportunities of strategic economic zones
28. Developing Sheffield city centre
29. Realising economic opportunities in urban centres
30. Embedding the benefits of new business investment

Priority 6 - Providing the Foundations for a Successful Programme

31. Removing transport constraints on economic growth
32. Improving access to finance for SME businesses
33. Integration of economic, social and environmental good practice across the programme through the embedding of the Cross-Cutting Themes

34. Technical Assistance
35. Technical Assistance