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East of England Development Agency

Contact Address
Victory House, Vision Park
Chivers Way
HISTON
CB24 9ZR

Telephone
01223 713900

Fax
01223 713951

Website
www.eeda.org.uk

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Who are we?

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is the driving force behind sustainable economic development in the East of England.


EEDA is led by a Chief Executive, Chair and 14 Board Members, supported by an executive management team. The board comprises representatives from the business sector, local authorities, trade unions, higher education and the voluntary sector, who are all successful within their own fields as well as contributing to the success of EEDA.


EEDA is organised into directorates in order to deliver the corporate plan, which is our response to the Regional Economic Strategy (RES).


Our directorates are:


  • Chief Executives Team
  • Communications
  • Corporate Services
  • Enterprise and Skills
  • Innovation
  • Spatial Economy
  • Strategy and Intelligence


    • Within each of the directorates there is a senior management team responsible for achieving EEDA's goals in these areas.


    The themes and priorities set out in the RES inform EEDA’s corporate plan for 2008-2011 which has seven programmes:


  • Business Support
  • Science, Innovation and High-Level Skills
  • Regional Infrastructure
  • Economic Participation
  • Sustainable Economy
  • Strategy and Intelligence
  • Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications


    • What do we do?


    We work with the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and also four unitary authorities; Luton, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock.


    EEDA works with a variety of external bodies within the region in order to achieve the RES.


    EEDA has three key roles:


  • setting and shaping the direction of economic development in the East of England
  • persuading and influencing others to bring resources together to find innovative ways to solve challenging economic issues
  • investing in imaginative projects that challenge the norm and will have a significant impact on economic development in the East of England.


    • The vision for the East of England is to create a leading economy, founded on a world class knowledge base, creativity and enterprise. Our role is to:


  • lead and mobilise partners and deploy resources to deliver economic growth in line with the demands and direction of local businesses and organisations


  • deliver measurable, practical programmes that make a positive difference to people's lives and businesses
  • invest in large, long term projects that have a real impact on communities and people's lives
  • persuade and influence others to bring resources together to find innovative ways to solve challenging economic issues.


    • To do this we work with a range of partners - including regional and local authorities, businesses, educational establishments and the voluntary sector.


    To deliver our stretching programme of activities, EEDA has an expenditure budget for 2008/09 of £154 million - less than 0.5 per cent of total public spending in the region.


    How have we made a difference?


    Since EEDA was established in 1999, it has:

  • Created or safeguarded 31,994 jobs

  • Helped 143,513 people to improve their skills
  • Helped 8,231 businesses to start and grow
  • Helped 61,092 businesses to improve performance
  • Regenerated 251 hectares of “Brownfield” land
  • Leveraged £679 million in public and private
    • regeneration investment
  • Supported the creation of two new universities

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