Releasing the Potential of Rural Economies: Innovation

A rural manufacturing business
Date and time:
Thursday, 5th February 2009 at 10:30am
Location:
Merchant Taylors Hall, York

Are rural communities being encouraged to release their economic potential though innovation and new ways of working?

New ideas and innovative products and services can help lessen the recession’s impacts, and hasten the recovery of rural economies.

Can the public and corporate sectors strengthen such opportunities?

Are there successful examples and initiatives on which to build?


Our joint event with The Northern Way and the northern RDAs will focus on how innovation in rural areas can be encouraged to help drive stronger rural economies.


The event is the first of four summits following the report on 'England’s rural areas: steps to releasing their economic potential' by  Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate. 


Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn, will be delivering the Government's response to Stuart's report at the event.


We've been reporting regularly to the Secretary of State on how the recession is impacting on rural businesses, employment and households. Find out how you can contribute and help enable the rural voice and needs to be put to the National Economic Council.


Unfortunately this event is now full, but we'll post information and presentations from the summit on our website as soon as we can

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Comments

1

Please give details of the cost - and who is speaking?

Phil Turner

Posted by  at 3:11pm on Thursday, 15th January 2009
2

Thanks for your comment Phil.

We're just finalising the agenda and speakers for the day, and we'll add the full details here shortly. There is no cost to attend the summit.

I'll pass your details onto the organisers.

Posted by  at 3:25pm on Thursday, 15th January 2009
3
It says that this is the first of 4.  Are the others on the same theme? as it is too short notice for me to make this one
Posted by  at 12:38pm on Friday, 23rd January 2009
4
Thanks for your comment. Sorry about the short notice for this event.
The other summits will be on different related themes and in different areas - we'll add details to the website as soon as we can.
Posted by  at 9:30am on Monday, 26th January 2009
5

We've now uploaded Stuart's opening and closing speeches from the event.

They're combined into this single document

Posted by  at 11:09am on Thursday, 12th February 2009

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