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P4G Cluster SPF Roadmap

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The West Midlands Plan for Growth is the region’s short to medium-term economic plan, pinpointing economic clusters where the region can ignite above-forecast levels of growth. These are clusters where the West Midlands has a comparative advantage and businesses are confident to invest. Combining the power of private and public sectors around these opportunities gives the region a credible path to returning to the fastest-growing region in the country outside of London by 2030.

For this project, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ will gain an understanding and communicate the contribution of ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and wider West Midlands to the UKRI agenda and the future of next generation services.

From this understanding, SuperTech West Midlands will be able to:

  • Attract private sector partners locally and internationally.
  • Support public sector innovation funding applications with regional universities.
  • Highlight opportunities to regional policymakers in alignment with the Plan for Growth.
  • Showcase a unique regional story to elevate the UK ProfTech sectors globally.

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  • Developing a ‘Research and Innovation roadmap’ for next-generation services for the West Midlands across a 10-year horizon, providing a framework for guiding regional economic policy development to support financial growth.
  • Using industry contacts and regional and national networks to inform the roadmap, carrying out interviews and roundtables to support the evidence base.
  • Testing the roadmap as a policy instrument, sharing insights and collecting qualitative feedback.
  • Launching a public version of the Research and Innovation roadmap.