Local Economic Development Plan (LEDP)

We have a new local economic development plan for Belfast called Staying Competitive.

The plan will run from 2006 to 2010. It clearly identifies the integral role that we play in adding value to, and complementing, the economic development of Belfast and the region as a whole.

The plan looks at four areas of major policy change:

the Review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland (RPA)
changes in European Union funding 2007 to 2013
the Government's economic vision for Northern Ireland
proposals emerging from RPA concerning community planning.

Download Local Economic Development Plan

Download Staying Competitive (Local Economic Development Plan) 2006 - 2010 (PDF - 863KB)

Main themes

The main themes of this plan are:

Business competitiveness

The objectives are:

to stimulate Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) growth and competitiveness
to promote and enhance development in key growth sectors
to encourage economic growth through the development of business incubation facilities
to establish a World Trade Centre facility in Belfast
to promote entrepreneurship within Belfast.

Talent

The objectives are:

to establish formal linkages between education and industry
to promote Belfast as a knowledge city
to sell the attractiveness of Belfast as a place to live, work and do business.

Community economic regeneration

The objectives are:

to support area-based economic development activity
to co-ordinate local employability activity in the city.