DDEP
Brief History
Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership, DDEP, was formed in early 2001, when a shadow board of public and private sector representatives was set up with the aim of creating sustainable economic regeneration through partnership working.
A key factor in the early success of DDEP was its ability to attract significant private sector backing from major local employers such as Toyota, Tarmac and Eurostar, alongside representatives from the public sector, universities and education, and the voluntary and community sector.
In December 2002, DDEP was formally accredited by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) as the Sub-Regional Strategic Partnership, SSP, for the region covering the City of Derby and the boroughs of Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak and South Derbyshire.
emda's vision is that by 2020, the East Midlands will be a flourishing region - with growing and innovative businesses, skilled people in good quality jobs, participating in healthy, inclusive communities and living in thriving and attractive places. The vision will be measured using the 'Regional Index of Sustainable Economic Wellbeing', which emda have developed to measure progress towards their twin aims of sustainable economic growth and economic wellbeing; and the SSPs are regarded as a vitally important key to achieving that aim. By channelling funds through the SSPs, emda seeks to ensure that real improvements are made at a grass roots level.
Priorities of the DDEP:
We co-ordinate regeneration activities across the Derby and Derbyshire sub-region, while seeking to ensure that initiatives do not conflict, but work towards common goals.
The DDEP will consider projects that will encourage business, create jobs, promote equality and help build strong and sustainable communities. Generally, activities supported by the DDEP will fall within one of the three key themes below:
Employment and Skills
For Derbyshire's businesses to compete successfully in the growing, fast-moving world market, they need workers who are equipped with up-to-date, relevant skills.
The DDEP seeks to ensure that people in the region can access the training and education they need, to provide such a pool of talent and know-how. It aims to break down barriers to learning, addressing issues of access to childcare, providing better information about opportunities, and offering advice and guidance.
Business Support
The DDEP will play an active role in creating an environment where businesses and entrepreneurs can flourish.
Our challenge is to encourage local people to be entrepreneurial, and to provide assistance to fledgling and growing businesses in the region.
We want to encourage Derbyshire businesses to make the best possible use of the latest technology, facilitating broadband Internet connections across the region, and offering training in ICT systems.
Infrastructure
The foundation of a successful economy is its infrastructure - land, buildings, transport, and communications. The DDEP will seek to ensure that region develops and modern and sustainable infrastructure.
Developments will be in keeping with the history and culture of the region, and must be in harmony with the environment - one of Derbyshire's key assets.
The importance of tourism to the region's economy cannot be overstated, and we aim to develop this further, promoting the Peak District, and the emerging attractions of the National Forest, Derwent Valley Mills (part of a World Heritage Site) and Derby City.
Sustaining Communities - Supporting Rural, Community & Voluntary and locally focused issues
The underpinning theme of the DDEP is "creating sustainable and enterprising communities". We are principally concerned with removing economic barriers to business and community development to ensure that the opportunities we create are open to everyone.
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