2016-11-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

          4                           “The Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA)
                                      recently released a report on the future of Australia’s workforce. It
                                      clearly states that “the path to prosperity in this new global order
    The Economic                      will be innovation” and that “the commodity in scarce supply will
        Vision                        be ideas”.


The vision statement for this Plan is: “A dynamic and        There is a role for Council to play in economic development,
resilient economy for generations to come.”                  particularly in the establishment of an environment that is
                                                             conducive to business development, that is in-line with the
We will achieve this vision by focusing on:                  community’s social and environmental values. However
•   encouraging business growth in industry sectors that     many other organisations (including federal and state
    have low environmental impact and high economic          governments, chambers of commerce, Tourism Noosa,
    value                                                    and private enterprise) play an important role in the
•   leveraging and enhancing Noosa’s brand                   development of the local economy.

•   recognising and supporting sustainable tourism as an
    ongoing key economic driver
•   recognising education as a key feature of knowledge
    economies
•   focusing on Council’s regulatory role (for example the
    planning scheme) that enables business development
    in industry sectors of competitive advantage and
    opportunity
•   encouraging a spirit of entrepreneurship and
    innovation within the Noosa community
•   advocating on behalf of the community
•   supporting specific strategies focused on developing
    priority industry sectors:
    »» health and wellness
    »» digital economy
    »» rural enterprise
    »» environmental industries
    »» education and training
    »» tourism
    »» professional services
    »» creative industries.




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