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- Regeneration
- Regeneration
- ERDF
- East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of nine regions to qualify for Competitiveness and Employment funding with a specific focus on low carbon economic growth.
Under the 2007-13 programme, the region can receive €110.9m of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) investment.
Priorities
The East of England Operational Programme Document outlines the investment priorities for the region. It focuses on three main priorities:
- Priority 1 - Promoting innovation and knowledge transfer to improve productivity, to encourage commercialisation across the region's research and development base, and establish energy efficient and clean technologies. In turn, this will enable increases in productivity and resource use efficiency, the wider application and take up of information communication technology and other technologies which support innovation and productivity improvements and encourage businesses to engage with Higher Education Institutions and other organisations to effect knowledge transfer.
- Priority 2 - Stimulating enterprise and supporting successful businesses by overcoming barriers to business creation and expansion, improving access to finance for business and supporting the development of social enterprises (particularly those engaged in low carbon activities), supporting the development of high growth and high value-added businesses, and developing clean technologies and renewable energy clusters.
- Priority 3 - Ensuring sustainable development, production and consumption by working with communities (both urban and rural) to support local jobs and business growth. To do this in a manner that generates low carbon outcomes, supports the development of low carbon approaches to construction and refurbishment of properties and promotes the efficient use of resources and the minimisation of waste in the region.
The full East of England Operation Programme Document setting out the strategy of the programme can be found with other documents of interest on the following pages.
For more information contact the ERDF Programme Delivery Team: East of England on 0303 444 6400 or email ee.erdfenquiries@communities.gsi.gov.uk.
