Mission:
To assist the Cluster Opportunity Group in developing strategic policies and actions, and in partnership with other agencies, in order to enhance, develop and sustain regional ICT business' export potential.
Purpose to:
- ascertain the current level of activity and commitment to exports within the cluster and its constituent sub-clusters and identify issues impeding the region's ICT businesses in the export market.
- identify methods of encouragement, engagement and the means to expand the number of businesses committed to growth of exports.
- provide leadership and direction on behalf of the cluster and develop a coherent programme of complimentary strategies with other agencies and bodies.
- provide knowledge of methods of penetrating international trade markets within and across employer, partner and stakeholder organisations.
- recommend strategic priorities and actions, both to AWM and other interested agencies which will positively impact upon the development and sustainability of the cluster.
- undertake research to match the needs of the cluster across the region with the provision of resources to engage in exports.
Meeting Arrangements:
As required to achieve successful actions and outcomes.
Composition:
Business Link Regional ICT Co-ordinator (Lynne Wroe)
UK Trade & Investment (Ajay Desai, based at C&W Chamber)
Business representative of COG - vacant
SME representative - pending
Additional participants to be invited on an on-going basis.