are public bodies which aim to co-ordinate regional economic development and regeneration, including housing investment (through Regional Housing Boards – known in the SW as the South West Regional Housing Body).
An RDA is a semi-autonomous regionally based body operating at arms length vis-à-vis its sponsoring political authority. It is a multifunctional and integrated agency, the level of which may be determined by the range of policy instruments it uses. It supports mainly indigenous firms by means of ‘soft’ policy instruments.
Launched in 1999, they 'aim to co-ordinated regional economic development and regeneration, enable the English regions to improve their relative competitiveness and reduce the imbalances that exists within and between regions'. (See http://www.local-regions.odpm.gov.uk/rda/info/).
In 1999 the government set up nine Regional Development Agencies to coordinate regional economic development and regeneration. The Regional Development Agency for Tyne and Wear is One NorthEast.
The agency within each of the 9 English regions, Scotland and Wales that promotes economic growth and regeneration.
Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) were established by Government to promote sustainable economic development in England. Their main tasks are to help the English regions improve their relative economic performance and reduce social and economic disparities within and between regions. There is an RDA in each of the nine regions of England. In many cases the RDA's website provides information on sources of funding (including grants administered by the RDA) and locally-based advisers (including Business Link). For further information see relevant websites. See www.englandsrdas.com for links to all the RDAs and other organisations, as well as related information. The RVCF for London is The Capital Fund ( www.thecapitalfund.co.uk).
Nine Government agencies set up in 1999 to co-ordinate regional economic development and regeneration, enable the English regions to improve their relative competitiveness and reduce the imbalances that exists within and between regions.
The agencies aim to co-ordinate regional economic development and regeneration, enable the English regions to improve their relative competitiveness and reduce the imbalances that exist within and between regions.
