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2001 Conference - Rotorua
Regional Development - A
Springboard for Growth
Ross Stanway
Business Development Manager
Rotorua District Council
 Contents
Planning - Evaluating
"Just Do It" - (Carefully!)
Planning
- District/regional framework
- Community vision
- Mission
- Themes
- Guiding principles
- Local government role
Regional Development
Key theme - "a great place to live, work and
do business"
Economic Development Strategic Plan
- People
- Passion
- Participation
- Process
Economic Think Tank
- Opportunities
- Challenges
- Collation
Economic Strategic Plan
- Facilitator
- Business community consultation
- Game plan
- Time frames
- Local Government role
Plan Development
- Likely strategic directions
- Scoping
- Degree of difficulty/importance
- Economic indicators/measures
Draft Plan
- Presentation
- to Contributors
- to Local Government/Council
- Final Draft
- Adoption
- Distribution
- Enabled and provided a clear point of reference
- All players/big picture
- Endorsement of key sectors
- Early engagement with Central Government
Challenges Now
- Governance structures
- Free flow conduit to coal-face
- Momentum/Relationships
- Focus on communication
- Monitoring against milestones
- Reporting requirements
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