Accenture Delivers International Prospectus for North West Bus. Leadership Team to Help Grow Science, Technology & Innovation
May 21 2015 - 12:19PM
Business Wire
An international prospectus, Discovery to Delivery, produced by
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) was launched today by The North West Business
Leadership Team (NWBLT) to encourage investment in the
region’s science, technology and innovation businesses.
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Individuals (from left to right) - a.
Geoffrey Piper, CEO, North West Business Leadership Team b. Susan
Smith, Head of Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury c. David Pinder, CEO
Baxi UK Ltd and Chair of NWBLT's Science Task Force d. Juergen
Maier, CEO, Siemens UK and Chair, NWBLT e. Robert Hough, Chair,
Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership f. Fiona Gibson,
Managing Director, Products Lead UK & Ireland Accenture North
West
The strategic assessment, directed at major corporations
worldwide, is based on Accenture Strategy research and analysis
commissioned by NWBLT in February. Accenture Strategy and
Accenture’s Global Cities practice worked with NWBLT and private,
public and academic organizations to map the core capabilities that
the region offers to prospective businesses, including quality of
research and development, talent, infrastructure, lifestyle and
local political support. Chief executives and leaders of Manchester
and Liverpool city councils, Local Enterprise Partnerships, leading
academics and private-sector companies were interviewed to help
shape the plan.
The work highlighted the benefits and opportunities in the North
West, while shaping the region’s growth and competitiveness
strategy across a number of categories: identifying potential areas
for improvement, proposals accelerating investment in the region,
promoting global connectivity and growing existing businesses. The
launch includes a promotional campaign to raise awareness and
understanding of the economic growth potential of the North
West.
“Backing science, technology and innovation is at the heart our
plan to build a Northern Powerhouse,” Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne said. “We have already made major progress with
scientific investments like the £250 million Sir Henry Royce
Institute with hubs across the North and significant technology
commitments which will help develop new hubs across Manchester,
Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield.”
“I am convinced that as one nation, we must spread opportunity
to every part of the country and, as this report finds, the North
West has the potential to be a vital part of this,” concluded the
Chancellor.
Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens U.K. and Ireland and NWBLT
Chairman, said, “The North West is one of the best places in Europe
to grow a science, technology or innovation business and, with the
public and private sector commitment to future investment that I am
witnessing, the future for our region is very bright indeed. We
have the world class cities of Liverpool and Manchester and, at
currently over £140 billion, the fastest growing economy in the UK
per capita. This economic development prospectus will aid and
promote our region not just nationally but internationally - which
is what we need to do if we are to attract more vital inward
investment.”
“The report identifies that the North West has the critical
ingredients for businesses to prosper and thrive in a global
environment, including acclaimed academic institutions, a wealth of
graduate talent, and excellent digital and transport links which
allow businesses to connect to global skills and export markets,”
said Fiona Gibson, who leads Accenture’s work with NWBLT. “It
demonstrates the region’s ability to come together and to clearly
articulate the rationale for business growth in the North
West.”
The North West Business Leadership Team is an independent group
of influential business leaders, who work together to promote the
sustainable economic development and long-term well-being of North
West England. It operates as an independent business voice for the
whole North West, providing valuable strategic support for the
region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships. It was launched by HRH The
Prince of Wales in July 1989. Views expressed by NWBLT are those of
the organization and may not necessarily represent those of all of
its members.
Learn more about Accenture’s work with public service agencies
around the world and Delivering Public Service for the Future.
About Accenture
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them become high-performance businesses and governments. The
company generated net revenues of US$30.0 billion for the fiscal
year ended Aug. 31, 2014. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
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