All RDAs across England are closing by March 2012
(see transition and closure section).
With our resources reducing steadily, this page has not been recently updated and the information below may not be current.
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National lead role
Each of England’s nine Regional Development
Agencies has a “lead role” with individual Government departments,
allowing them to liaise with and represent the interests of all
RDAs in each particular area.
Nationally the South West RDA holds the lead
role for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS). The key objectives for this role are:
- To be recognised as the RDAs’ voice, and main
point of contact, on DCMS national policy development and issues.
To ensure that communication routes are in place to raise the
profile of RDA activity. And to provide a mechanism for
organisations and stakeholders wishing to engage with, and consult,
the RDAs collectively on matters relating to culture and
tourism.
- To develop and enhance critical national
initiatives which require co-ordinated action*,
and which will further improve the productivity and prosperity of
England’s visitor economy.
- To ensure that the RDAs’ work on economic
development is informed by the national perspective and takes full
account of the potential contribution that culture and tourism can
make.
- To ensure an appropriate level of
engagement by RDAs in order to maximise the economic, social,
health and environmental benefits of the London 2012 Games for the
UK.
Delivering
for DCMS (May 2010) is a document that provides
further information about how the RDAs are contributing to the
delivery of DCMS’ objectives.
Partners
The RDA focuses regionally on tourism
development with its partners, South West Tourism and the Regional
Tourism Skills Network (both RDA-funded projects). In
addition, we ensure that the regional perspective is reflected in
national policy and strategy, and work within the new regional
cultural arrangements (following the Hodge Review into Regional
Cultural Infrastructure in 2008).
*such as the development of the England
Strategy, Partners for England, Englandnet, Welcome to Britain,
National Skills Strategy, 2012 Winning Strategy, Seachange and new
regional cultural arrangements.