The Government has announced that all Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), including SEEDA, will close by 31 March 2012.
Responsibility for economic development and regeneration in England is being passed onto successor bodies, including Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and central Government departments
Our objective is to ensure a professional and cost effective closure by this date. We have pledged to work closely with our partners, contractors and stakeholders to ensure that the past and future economic benefits of key programmes and assets continue to deliver the greatest economic value for the South East and value for money for the taxpayer.
Please click here for more details about our closure plan, transition arrangements and successor organisations.
European investment: PEOPLE
What is PEOPLE?
PEOPLE is a European mini-programme led by the Junta of Andalucia co-funded under the Interregional Cooperation programme, INTERREG IVC.
The aim of PEOPLE is to explore the opportunities for new forms of employment and for improving well-being and cohesion in the frame of the demographic and societal changes. This way, PEOPLE will contribute to reinforce the cohesion and social welfare in the participating regions and find solutions to address some of the consequences of the economic downturn.
There are five themes open under PEOPLE in the UK :
- E-health and Independence (Sub-objective 2)
- Silver economy (Sub-objective 3)
- Social and e-inclusion (Sub-objective 4)
- Social entrepreneurship (Sub-objective 5)
- Civil society empowerment (Sub-objective 6).
This is a €4million programme involving seven European regions: Andalucia ( Spain ), South East England (United Kingdom), Venezia ( Italy ), Noord-Brabant ( Netherlands ), Malopolska ( Poland ), Stockholm ( Sweden ) and Timis ( Romania ).
For more information, please visit the PEOPLE website.
