Innovation
The Core Cities contain many of our top educational institutions and are the source of many new and important business ideas. It is vital that we support innovation and local enterprise, getting more ideas to market by maintaining a strong link between public investment and the needs of business.
The Innovation Group aims to influence Government thinking and proposals in relation to innovation and business support, to ensure that the Core Cities and city regions are able to realise their assets and opportunities. The Group aims to influence innovation policy to: drive forward economic growth; meet the challenges and opportunities of globalisation and; ensure the UK’s continued success in wealth creation and scientific policy-making.