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.
If in doubt, please contact us directly.
Policy
The South West RDA works to ensure the South West’s strategies
and aspirations are taken into account when new European policy is
developed. We also help the region get the most out of the European
policy and programmes.
Currently, core work includes:
- Exploring the post-2013 EU policy and funding landscape -
although a new programming period began in 2007 and will run until
2013, the shaping of the next period is currently under way.
- Ensuring that we respond to Commission Green Papers - we are
currently looking at the Green Paper on adapting to climate
change.
- Engaging with Territorial Cooperation, the third objective of
the European Regional Development Fund alongside Competitiveness
and Convergence.
- Developing a strategic approach to the Commission’s funding
programme for research and development, the Seventh Framework
Programme (FP7) in collaboration with the Agency’s Innovation
team.