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