Compete will communicate experience and knowledge on how to raise the profile and performance of major regional cities to enable them to fulfil their potential as drivers of urban renaissance and economic competitiveness. Key partners in project are The European Institute for Urban Affairs at Liverpool John Moores University and the Office of the Prime Deputy Minister (UK).

A dynamic programme of transnational exchange and dissemination will be developed including showcasing events in which individual partner strategies on key themes of competitiveness are presented. The showcases are based on “learning by seeing”. The aim is to provide transferable models.

Drawing on the results of the Competitive European Cities Report (ODPM 2004), the partners will work together sharing experience and best practice on 5 key drivers relevant to the Lisbon competitiveness Agenda: 

Sheffield and the six other city regions: Barcelona, Dortmund, Helsinki, Munich, Lyon and Rotterdam.

The network is led by Sheffield, United Kingdom.

The Knowledge Resource Centre (www.compete-eu.org) is a focus for knowledge sharing on exchanging best practice on city region competitiveness and thereby supporting increased capacity for implementation of effective strategies among city and regional authorities.

A dynamic programme of events will be staged across Europe, each exploring different factors impacting upon city-regional competitiveness. The events will highlight areas of best practice at a strategic and project level. They are free of charge to all whom wish to attend, although numbers are restricted.

Project activities will include: 

The network is funded by European Union’s INTERREG III C –programme for the period of 2005-2007.

Sheffield City Council
Town Hall - Pinstone Street
S1 2HH Sheffield
United Kingdom
Victoria Henshaw (Project Manager), tel. +44 114 273 6781

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