anne marie caulfield - lama spring seminar 2012 - waterford
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Anne Marie Caulfield - LAMA Spring Seminar 2012 - WaterfordTRANSCRIPT
Anne Marie CaulfieldPresident, Waterford Chamber
LAMA Spring Seminar 2012
The Role of Local Authorities
in Enabling Economic Development
Waterford Chamber and Waterford City Council
Successful
Collaborations…
About Waterford Chamber
• Established in 1787
• One of the oldest Chambers in the world
• Represents over 450 businesses in Waterfordin Waterford
• SME’s, Micro, MNC’s
• Represented on a number of state Boards & Bodies
• Waterford Chamber Skillnet
• Enterprise Europe Network
A partnership approach…..
• Partnership Roles:-
• Role of Local Authority:– Create an environment that facilitates – Create an environment that facilitates economic activity
• Role of Business: – Generate economic activity
– Create employment
– Employment retention
Proactive Partnership…..
• Working groups established ……
• Tourism – Destination Waterford City Tourism
– Strategically coordinated Festivals
• Retail • Retail – Destination Waterford City Retail
– Christmas in Waterford
• University of the South East
• Supporting Indigenous companies & MNC’s
• Jointly promoting Waterford through networks
• Strategic inputs
Destination Waterford Retail
• Presentation of the City
• City in Bloom
• Buildings
• Marketing• Marketing
• Various initiatives
• Events
• Christmas in Waterford
• Halloween Spookfest
• 1848 Tricolour Festival
• Fashion Week
Destination Waterford Tourism
• Map
Map is interactive
on www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie
Discover Waterford City - Picture the experience
Destination Waterford Tourism
• Traffic Management Plan
• Town Twinning• Chamber and Town Council formed Town
Twinning Committee
• Tramore Area Plan • Tramore Chamber produced this in
association with Tramore Tourism and Tidy association with Tramore Tourism and Tidy Towns, and presented to Co. Council
• Council’s Tramore Action Plan 2012-2016
• Tramore Chamber has made submissions
• Christmas lights event• In association with Tramore Town Council
• Past co-operation• World Oceans Festival• Sponsored Bins Initiative• Blue Flag Action Group
About Harvest ….
• 7 day festival
• Celebrates Food Heritage & Culture
• 50,000 visitors to the City
• Showcases the City
• Estimated €3m in economic activity
• Promotes Agri-Food business regionally • Promotes Agri-Food business regionally and nationally
• Targets National & international tourism markets
• Home of GIY – collaborative approach
• Fosters artisan producers in the region
• Harvest 2012
• 10th -16th September
In conclusion...
The collaborative
approach works!approach works!
Thank you.Thank you.