Local Innovation Award – Building Economic Resilience

Introduction

Tameside Council was awarded the ‘Local Innovation Award – Building Economic Resilience’ – in March 2010, the only local authority in the country to receive this award.

The Local Innovation Awards  replaced the Beacon Scheme in 2009. Tameside was awarded 6 Beacons whilst the scheme was active.

Tameside has a strong and well rounded approach to building economic resilience. Centred on the Tameside Works First initiative, the Council has shown innovative approaches to engaging communities, businesses, colleges, schools and individuals.

The Council has been recognised as being particularly strong in its partnership with the third sector and engagement with communities supported by a comprehensive delivery strategy. Tameside has demonstrated outstanding business and community involvement that has proved to be extremely proactive in dealing with the recession issues in the locality.

'The culture and leadership of the council and its partners will assist in the delivery of knowledge transfer and improvement across the public sector as a whole.' IDeA

‘Partnership with third sector organisations was exemplary.’ IDeA

' There is a lot for others to learn from Tameside’s approach.' IDeA

The key element of the LIA award is the sharing of knowledge, the creation of 'Communities of Practice' and the provision of one to one support to other Local Authorities. Over the next twelve months Tameside are offering a variety of products to support Local Authorities and Partners to help them ‘Build Economic Resilience’. These include ‘downloadable resources’, ‘article 4 peer reviews’, 'How to Guides' and a 'mobile exhibition’.  This dissemination is free of charge and can be tailored to fit the needs of individual Authorities.

The dissemination of learning and knowledge sharing from the Local Innovation Award – Building Economic Resilience commences at the LGA Conference 2010.

View the Text Version of the LGA Local Innovation Video

LGA Conference Leaflet 320.82 KB   and Building Blocks Exhibition Book 3.51 MB

About the Theme – Building Economic Resilience

The Local Innovation Award Bid 49.18 KB
Tameside’s Supporting Evidence 1.96 MB
Exhibition Boards 3.41 MB

Areas of Interest Form

If you wish to obtain any further information on the knowledge sharing opportunities available, please complete the attached form 149.96 KB and return to localinnovationaward@tameside.gov.uk

For more information please telephone 0161 342 2873.