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Making It: The advanced manufacturing economy in Sheffield and Rotherham
By
Louise McGough
| 27 May 2015
Making It: The advanced manufacturing economy in Sheffield and Rotherham
By
Louise McGough
| 27 May 2015
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Executive Summary
Introduction
What is an Innovation District and how does advanced manufacturing fit in?
The Sheffield and Rotherham context
Box Figure 1: Manufacturing activity as a share of total private sector economic activity
Box Figure 2: Sheffield and Rotherham economic corridor
Box Figure 3: The Advanced Manufacturing Park, Sheffield-Rotherham
The Innovation District concept: how does it apply to the advanced manufacturing innovation sector in Sheffield-Rotherham?
Box Clustering of innovation assets
Box Figure 4: Innovation assets in Sheffield-Rotherham
Box Business and research-led
Box Liveability and place-making
Box Connectivity and transport
Box Case study 1: Fremont, California USA
An advanced manufacturing Innovation District in Sheffield-Rotherham: guiding principles to take forward
Box Support existing businesses as well as attracting new businesses
Box Strengthen linkages in the ‘innovation ecosystem’ and don’t be limited by boundaries
Box Set priorities and determine which interventions will achieve the best impacts
Practical next steps
Conclusion
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1: Key questions for building a qualitative evidence base
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