Government Offices (GOs) work with Government departments and other partners to strengthen the economy in every region, working to reduce the gap in economic growth rates between the regions and ensure all regions are in the best position to recover from the economic downturn.
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Our role in the region
includes both sponsoring and monitoring the effectiveness of the
Northwest Regional Development Agency, and working to improve the
understanding by businesses, institutions, local authorities and other
strategic bodies in the North West of the Government's economic
policy.
Our work involves many key
regional partners including:
Sub-regional
Partnerships
Improving regional economic
performance and delivering prosperity for all is a key objective for
Government Office for the North West. The Northern Way Growth Strategy
highlights the gap in
prosperity and productivity between the three northern regions and the
English average.
The Regional
Strategy RS2010
In July 2007 the Government
published the Review of the Sub-National Economy and Regeneration which
included reforms to streamline arrangements at the regional level. The aim
of the reforms was to bring together economic development and spatial
planning and try to address the fragmentation of strategies and
organisations at the regional level. The proposed approach is to replace
them with a Single Regional
Strategy.
A skilled and flexible
workforce is essential to keep businesses competitive and for individuals
to be employable. The Regional Skills Partnership has the task of
improving adult skills in the region. The Partnership involves
Government Office for the North West, Northwest Regional Development
Agency and other regional organisations, employers and adult skills
providers.
