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2001 Conference - Rotorua
Collaboration
Jeff Troon
CEO, Venture Southland
Contents
The Concept: Collaboration
From local to inter regional:
- We are small players in a global economy
- We need to identify our individual strengths and opportunities
locally
- We need to cooperate and collaborate on an inter regional
basis to maximise our resources and effectiveness
Benefits of Collaboration
- Interchange of ideas
- Pooling resources on common issues
- United voice to Central Government
Our Approach
- Determine local needs and aspirations
- Broad approach Enterprise, Tourism, Community Development
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| Southland District |
Invercargill City |
Gore District |
30,000 population
30 small communities |
50,000 population |
12,000 population |
| Concept Development
Plans - Projects |
Regional facilities |
District facilities
Heritage |
Southland Examples
Co-Operation, Imagination and
Implementation
- Locator Beacons
- Hump Bridge Track
- S.I.T zero fees
- Indoor Stadium
- Topoclimate
- Living Fiordland
- Hokonui Moonshine Museum
Inter Regional Collaboration
The Venture Partnership
Southland Taranaki Far North
Common Challenges and Opportunities
Identified
- Regional Immigration
- Tourism
- Health Issues
- Rural Depopulation
- Communications
Inter-Regional Collaboration in Practice
Broadband - Internet Access, Stage I
Common Issues:
- Need for quality internet access for all sectors urban/rural.
- Southland faciliated study on consumer needs and options
- Far North facilitated a complementary study on international
approaches
- Common approach identified and promoted to Government
Broadband - Internet Access, Stage II
- National Strategy & Statements
- Kiwi Share - whole of the community approach
- Government funding for consumer aggregation pilots in
Southland, Taranaki and Far North.
- Potential application to other urban/rural regions.
Summary
- We need to form strong local organisations.
- We need to work together on an inter-regional basis on issues
of mutual interest
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