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2. Background
The 2020 Economic Development Strategy
has been created to provide a framework for
increasing the economic prosperity of the
Council region.
This strategy sits under the Council City Plan
2030 and supports the economic intent of a
“City of opportunity”.
The Economic Development Strategy will:
ECONOMY
• Support a prosperous, connected and growing
economy through the implementation of
the Economic Development Strategy and
Cultural Tourism Plan, provide support for
the Northern Economic Plan and active
participation in the BuildingWestern Adelaide
program.
COMMUNITY
• Foster healthy, inclusive and cohesive
community through library and community
facilities, partnerships with sporting
clubs, implementation of the community
engagement framework and youth
development programs.
ENVIRONMENT
• Care for our distinctive, adaptable and
sustainable environment including waste
management, stormwater capture,
community program and implement priority
actions for the environment, climate change,
biodiversity and energy plans.
PLACEMAKING
• Build a place where people want to
live and work through strategic place
making, enhancement of our precincts
and community hubs, investment in capital
works and improvements to transport and
transport assets and services.
• LEADERSHIP
• Cultivate confidence in our strategic,
accountable and engaged leadership approach
by development of a customer focussed
culture, robust governance and review and
management of our strategies, policies
and systems.
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield in partnership
with government, community and business are
pursuing this major policy program of strategic
economic development and community renewal.
Significant place-based and land use projects have
been identified that will provide new opportunities
to attract investment, businesses and trade and
enhance the liveability features of the community.
The Economic Development Strategy will further
inform the direction and actions needs to support
these important projects and to help ensure that
PAE is an attractive and positive destination for
economic investment and development.
The Economic Development Strategy is broken
into key areas, being identification of the
current economic environment, challenges,
opportunities and the actions required to make
the Strategy a reality.
This Strategy is a living document. Whilst the
actions and strategies contained provide a road
map for enhanced economic outcomes for the
community who live and work in it, this Strategy
doesn’t exclude any future opportunities
that may present themselves during the life of
this document.
The Economic Development Strategy also links
into other key Council documents including but
not limited to, the Environmental Strategy and
the Festivals and Events Strategy and will play a
key role in shaping the framework for the future
Placemaking and Tourism Strategy.
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What it looks like Indicator
• Prosperous
gross regional product
• Connected
proportion who feel that they can easily access information and organisations
• Growing
number of local jobs
ECONOMY
A city of opport u n ity
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