LED Strategy
The 2011 Draft LED Strategy is available for public inspection.
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2010 Local Economic Strategy
This document arises from a process involving the Bitou LED Steering Committee that is representative of the major interests involved in the local economy. The process entailed reviewing earlier work conducted in the formulation of a broad-scale LED strategy. This work produced an extensive set of proposed interventions and actions that could be undertaken to promote the local economy. This was considered too extensive and required prioritisation and focussing.
The Bitou LED Steering Committee undertook the task of prioritising the proposed interventions. With the support of consultants Common Ground, a short list of short- and medium-term interventions was identified. These formed the basis for the compilation of this document. The focus of the implementation strategy falls on actions prioritised for the first three years of the application of the strategy. The document follows the following structure:
- A brief section on the overarching emphasis for LED in the Bitou Municipality summarises the focus of the priorities identified for the implementation plan;
- Eight sections follow which set out the prioritised interventions by theme. The themes are:
- Human Resource Development;
- Entrepreneur Development;
- Job Creation;
- Branding;
- Land Ownership;
- Capital Availability;
- Nodal Development; and,
- Enabling Environment.
Each of the sections includes an overarching statement of objective and a suggested Indicator of Success for the respective themes. Each section also includes a table, which sets out the proposed interventions (with a number reference to the earlier document), together with more specific success indicators, activities, time frames and allocated responsibilities. The conclusion sets out further steps in the process.
Download 2010 Implementation Plan
2010 Local Economic Development Strategy Final Report
